Drought Information Statement
Issued by NWS Goodland, KS

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DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1030 AM MDT THU APR 11 2013

...DROUGHT SITUATION SHOWS SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT...

.SYNOPSIS...

THE TRI STATE AREA HAS SEEN A SERIES OF WINTER STORMS BETWEEN LATE
FEBRUARY AND EARLY APRIL. THEY HAVE BROUGHT MUCH NEEDED MOISTURE
WHICH HAS RESULTED IN SHORT TERM SURPLUSES IN SOME LOCATIONS.
HOWEVER...A LONG TERM DROUGHT PERSISTS IN THE ENTIRE AREA AND IT
WILL TAKE A FEW MORE MONTHS OF ABOVE OR NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION TO
RECOVER FROM ITS EFFECTS. THE OVERALL CLIMATE PATTERN SUPPORTS SUCH
A SCENARIO...AND AS A RESULT THE SEASONAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK THROUGH
MID SUMMER CALLS FOR SOME IMPROVEMENT TO THE LONG TERM DROUGHT.

.LOCAL AREAS AFFECTED...

THE LATEST DROUGHT MONITOR ISSUED ON APRIL 9 SHOWS EXTREME TO
EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN THE ENTIRE TRI STATE AREA.

EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT (D4) IS OCCURRING IN AREAS OF NORTHWEST KANSAS
ALONG AND EAST OF AN ATWOOD TO TRIBUNE LINE...WITH EXTREME DROUGHT
(D3) OCCURRING WEST OF THAT LINE.

EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT (D4) OR EXTREME DROUGHT (D3) IS OCCURRING IN ALL
OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.

EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT (D4) IS OCCURRING IN NORTHEAST COLORADO IN
CHEYENNE COUNTY...WHILE EXTREME DROUGHT (D3) IS OCCURRING IN KIT
CARSON AND YUMA COUNTIES.

DROUGHT INTENSITY IS RATED ON A SCALE FROM D0...ABNORMALLY DRY... TO
D4...EXCEPTIONAL.

.SUMMARY OF IMPACTS...

ON JANUARY 9 2013...THE USDA DESIGNATED ALL OF KANSAS AND EASTERN
COLORADO AS PRIMARY NATURAL DISASTER AREAS DUE TO DAMAGES AND LOSSES
CAUSED BY THE DROUGHT. ON APRIL 10...SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA WAS ALSO
DESIGNATED AS A PRIMARY NATURAL DISASTER AREA DUE TO DROUGHT. THE
DECLARATIONS ALLOW FARMERS AND RANCHERS TO QUALIFY FOR NATURAL
DISASTER ASSISTANCE.

COUNTY BURN BANS CONTINUE IN MANY LOCATIONS WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER
DUE TO DRY FUELS.

.CLIMATE SUMMARY...

SUMMARY OF RECENT PRECIPITATION FOR SELECTED STATIONS ACROSS THE
TRI STATE AREA. THE SUMMARY INCLUDES THE MOST RECENT MONTH...THE
YEAR-TO-DATE...THE DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL FOR YEAR-TO-DATE AND
PERCENT OF NORMAL FOR YEAR-TO-DATE. THE DRIEST LOCATIONS ARE AT THE
TOP OF THE LIST.

                          PRECIPITATION (INCHES)

                       MAR      2013    DEP   %NORMAL

LEOTI                  0.16     0.95   -1.38    41%
MCCOOK AIRPORT         0.67     1.26   -1.23    51%
HILL CITY AIRPORT      0.79     1.41   -1.19    54%
STUDLEY 9NNW           0.55     1.21   -0.96    56%
TRIBUNE 1W             0.47     1.25   -0.98    56%
CULBERTSON             0.56     1.37   -0.98    58%
QUINTER                0.58     1.90   -1.04    65%
DENSMORE 2N            0.60     1.77   -0.80    69%
HILL CITY 1E           0.60     2.05   -0.90    69%
NORTON DAM             0.41     1.83   -0.71    72%
NORTON 9SSE            0.62     2.11   -0.79    73%
STRATTON NE            0.74     1.36   -0.50    73%
BREWSTER 4W            0.83     1.68   -0.45    79%
WINONA                 0.36     1.43   -0.38    79%
PALISADE               0.54     1.74   -0.41    81%
COLBY 1SW              0.86     1.66   -0.35    83%
DRESDEN                0.78     2.02   -0.42    83%
TRENTON DAM            0.62     1.79   -0.34    84%
SHARON SPRINGS         1.25     1.95   -0.37    84%
OAKLEY 4W              0.71     1.82   -0.32    85%
IDALIA                 1.54     1.97   -0.28    88%
MINGO 6E               0.58     1.77   -0.23    89%
WALLACE                0.87     1.82   -0.22    89%
HOXIE                  1.58     2.28   -0.21    92%
OBERLIN                0.69     2.35   -0.16    94%
CHEYENNE WELLS         1.02     1.37   -0.08    94%
WAKEENEY 16N           0.59     2.37   -0.13    95%
REXFORD 1SW            0.71     2.13   +0.03   101%
GOVE 4W                0.69     2.41   +0.05   102%
BENKELMAN              1.12     2.35   +0.07   103%
LENORA                 1.05     2.66   +0.15   106%
ATWOOD                 1.70     3.02   +0.39   115%
GOODLAND AIRPORT       1.45     2.30   +0.36   119%
FLAGLER 1S             1.02     1.86   +0.35   123%
RUSSELL SPRINGS 3N     0.48     2.09   +0.42   125%
BURLINGTON AIRPORT     2.10     2.15   +0.46   127%
WRAY                   1.67     2.48   +0.56   129%
JOES                   1.83     2.62   +0.66   134%
YUMA                   1.80     2.13   +0.58   137%
ATWOOD 8SSE            1.42     2.93   +0.87   142%
HAIGLER                2.38     3.26   +1.34   170%
BURLINGTON             2.86     3.53   +1.77   201%

.RIVER AND RESERVOIR CONDITIONS...

RESERVOIR LEVELS ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA
AS OF APRIL 10

RESERVOIR                          PERCENT FULL  CHANGE
KEITH SEBELIUS LAKE (NORTON DAM)       50.0%     +1.4%
ENDERS DAM                             35.5%     -0.2%
SWANSON LAKE                           32.8%     +3.7%
HARRY STRUNK LAKE                      72.3%     +6.3%

.PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURE OUTLOOKS...

THE LATEST OUTLOOKS WERE MADE BY THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER ON
MARCH 31.

ONE MONTH TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK...VALID APRIL 2013...ABOVE NORMAL.

ONE MONTH PRECIPITATION OUTLOOK...VALID APRIL 2013...EQUAL
CHANCES FOR ABOVE NORMAL...NEAR NORMAL...OR BELOW NORMAL.

THREE MONTH TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK...VALID APRIL 2013 THROUGH
JUNE 2013....ABOVE NORMAL.

THREE MONTH PRECIPITATION OUTLOOK...VALID APRIL 2013 THROUGH
JUNE 2013...EQUAL CHANCES FOR ABOVE NORMAL...NEAR NORMAL...OR
BELOW NORMAL.

SEASONAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK...VALID THROUGH JUNE 2013...SOME IMPROVEMENT
TO ONGOING DROUGHT.

.QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS INFORMATION PLEASE
CONTACT:

JERRY KILLINGSWORTH
CLIMATE SERVICES FOCAL POINT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
920 ARMORY ROAD
GOODLAND KS 67735

TELEPHONE 785-899-6412
JERRY.KILLINGSWORTH@NOAA.GOV

.RELATED WEB SITES...

LOCAL WEATHER...CLIMATE AND WATER INFORMATION...
   WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CLIMATE/INDEX.PHP?WFO=GLD

US DROUGHT MONITOR...
   DROUGHT.UNL.EDU/DM/MONITOR

NOAA DROUGHT PAGE...
   WWW.DROUGHT.NOAA.GOV

HIGH PLAINS REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER...
   WWW.HPRCC.UNL.EDU

ADDITIONAL RIVER...LAKE AND RESERVOIR INFORMATION...
   USGS - WATER.USGS.GOV
   COE  - WWW.NWD-MR.USACE.ARMY.MIL/RCC/INDEX
   BUREAU OF RECLAMATION - WWW.USBR.GOV/GP/WATER/RFLOW.CFM

CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER...
   WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV

DROUGHT OUTLOOK...
   WWW.CPC.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/EXPERT_ASSESSMENT/SEASONAL_DROUGHT

KANSAS CROP WEATHER...
   WWW.NASS.USDA.GOV/WEATHER/CPCURR/KS-CROP-WEATHER

.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS...
THE DROUGHT MONITOR IS A MULTI AGENCY EFFORT INVOLVING THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AND NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER...THE USDA...STATE
AND REGIONAL CENTER CLIMATOLOGISTS AND THE DROUGHT MITIGATION
CENTER. INFORMATION FOR THIS STATEMENT HAS BEEN GATHERED FROM NWS
AND FAA OBSERVATION SITES...STATE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
SERVICES...USGS...AND THE CENTRAL NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER AND
IRRIGATION DISTRICT.


.NEXT ISSUANCE...
THIS PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED DURING THE FIRST HALF OF EACH MONTH WHEN SEVERE
DROUGHT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE TRI
STATE AREA OF NORTHWEST KANSAS...SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND NORTHEAST COLORADO.

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JDK
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