Drought Information Statement
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS

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DROUGHT STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1052 PM CDT FRI JUN 7 2013

...DROUGHT ENDS FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST KANSAS...

SYNOPSIS...

THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
HTTP://WWW.DROUGHT.UNL.EDU/DM. IT IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN
SEVERAL GOVERNMENT AND ACADEMIC PARTNERS. THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR
IS ISSUED EACH THURSDAY MORNING AND TAKES INTO ACCOUNT
HYDRO-METEOROLOGICAL DATA THROUGH 7 AM TUESDAY.  THERE ARE FOUR
LEVELS OF DROUGHT: D1 /MODERATE/...D2 /SEVERE/...D3 /EXTREME/...AND
D4 /EXCEPTIONAL/.

THE LATEST U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR...ISSUED JUNE 6 2013...INDICATED D2
IN A SMALL PORTION OF SOUTHWEST MORRIS COUNTY...AND D1 ALONG AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HERINGTON TO OTTAWA TO GARNETT. MUCH OF
NORTHEAST KANSAS IS NO LONGER INDICATED TO HAVE ANY DROUGHT.

PERIODIC HEAVY SPRING RAINS CONTINUE TO LESSEN IF NOT END THE
DROUGHT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA.

IN AN EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT /D4/...EXCEPTIONAL AND WIDESPREAD CROP AND
PASTURE LOSSES RESULT. AN EXCEPTIONAL FIRE DANGER EXISTS...AND
SHORTAGES OF WATER IN RESERVOIRS...STREAMS...AND WELLS OCCUR CAUSING
WATER EMERGENCIES.

IN AN EXTREME DROUGHT /D3/...MAJOR CROP AND PASTURE LOSSES ARE
LIKELY. AN EXTREME FIRE DANGER EXISTS...AND WIDESPREAD WATER
SHORTAGES AND RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE.

IN A SEVERE DROUGHT /D2/...CROP AND PASTURE LOSSES ARE HIGH...A VERY
HIGH FIRE DANGER EXISTS...AND WATER RESTRICTIONS MAY BE REQUIRED
WITH WATER SHORTAGES COMMON.

IN A MODERATE DROUGHT /D1/...SOME DAMAGE TO CROPS AND PASTURE IS
POSSIBLE. A HIGH FIRE DANGER EXISTS. SOME WATER SHORTAGES DEVELOP OR
ARE IMMINENT...AND VOLUNTARY WATER USE RESTRICTIONS MAY BE REQUESTED.


SUMMARY OF IMPACTS...

STATE AND LOCAL MITIGATION ACTIONS.
A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR EMERGENCY USE OF STATE FISHING
LAKE WATER HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR THE ENTIRE STATE

SOIL MOISTURE.
ACCORDING TO THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER...SOIL MOISTURE DEFICITS
ARE IN THE ZERO TO THREE INCH RANGE. THE KANSAS AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS SERVICE REPORTS TOPSOIL MOISTURE SUPPLIES WERE 30 TO 40
PERCENT SHORT OR VERY SHORT.

AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS.
FOR THE STATE...THE KANSAS AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE REPORTS
THE CONDITION OF THE WHEAT CROP TO BE 40 TO 50 PERCENT POOR TO VERY
POOR. THE CONDITION OF UP TO 10 PERCENT OF THE CORN CROP WAS POOR TO
VERY POOR. THE CONDITION OF 40 TO 50 PERCENT OF RANGE AND PASTURE
ARE POOR TO VERY POOR. HAY AND FORAGE SUPPLIES WERE REPORTED TO BE
50 TO 60 PERCENT SHORT TO VERY SHORT. STOCK WATER SUPPLIES WERE 30
TO 40 PERCENT SHORT TO VERY SHORT. THE U.S.D.A RELEASED CRP LAND TO
HAYING AND GRAZING ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE.

WATER RESTRICTIONS.
WATER CONSERVATION PLANS HAVE BEEN ENACTED IN 218 COMMUNITIES AND
RURAL WATER DISTRICTS ACROSS KANSAS. WATER RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN
ENACTED OR CONSERVATION OF WATER REQUESTED BY MANY LOCAL ENTITIES
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ABILENE...ALMA...BALDWIN CITY...BENNINGTON...
BERN...BURLINGAME...BURLINGTON...CIRCLEVILLE...COLONY...CONCORDIA...
COUNCIL GROVE...DENNISON...EMPORIA...GARNETT...GRIDLEY...HARTFORD...
HARVEYVILLE...HERINGTON...HOLTON...HOYT...JUNCTION CITY...
LAWRENCE...LEBO...LEROY...LYNDON...MANHATTAN...MAYETTA...MCLOUTH...
MELVERN...MERIDEN...MORGANVILLE...NETAWAKA...NEW STRAWN...
NORTONVILLE...OLPE...OSAGE CITY...OTTAWA...POMONA...PRINCETON...
QUENEMO...RANTOUL...ROSSVILLE...SENECA...SOLDIER...TOPEKA...
VALLEY FALLS...WAVERLY...WELLSVILLE...WHITING...WILLIAMSBURG...
AND THE KICKAPOO TRIBE IN BROWN COUNTY.


CLIMATE SUMMARY...

IN RECENT WEEKS...HEAVY RAINS FELL IN MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND PORTIONS
OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...WITH WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF OVER FIVE
INCHES OCCURRING. MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS HAS MISSED OUT ON THE
HEAVIER RAINS...AND DROUGHT CONDITIONS REMAIN IN PLACE...THOUGH COOL
SPRING TEMPERATURES HAVE KEPT EXTREME CONDITIONS IN CHECK.
PRECIPITATION DEFICITS SINCE EARLY SPRING OF 2012 CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH...WITH VALUES NOW INTO THE 60 TO 90 PERCENT OF NORMAL
RANGE.


PRECIPITATION TOTALS IN INCHES FOR MARCH 1 2012 THROUGH JUNE 4 2013

                                   DEPARTURE      PERCENT
EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...  AMOUNT    FROM NORMAL    OF NORMAL
TOPEKA                   34.89      -13.42          72
LAWRENCE                 32.22      -20.62          61
OTTAWA                   34.57      -18.45          65
EMPORIA 3NW              32.82      -16.59          66
COUNCIL GROVE LAKE       31.65      -14.19          69
MILFORD LAKE             33.79       -9.92          77
ESKRIDGE                 38.67      -11.21          78
GARNETT 1E               41.91      -11.47          79
JOHN REDMOND LAKE        30.23      -18.79          62

NORTHEAST KANSAS...
MANHATTAN KSU            31.20      -15.94          66
MARYSVILLE               36.40       -7.80          82
HORTON                   38.88      -10.62          79
PERRY LAKE               31.53      -20.19          61

NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
CLAY CENTER              33.20       -7.85          81
CONCORDIA                32.80       -4.25          89
MINNEAPOLIS              34.45       -6.73          84
BELLEVILLE               31.72       -6.71          83
WASHINGTON               32.61      -10.54          76

CENTRAL KANSAS...
ABILENE                  34.06      -10.14          77
HERINGTON                33.22      -13.95          70


AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT FOR MARCH 1 2012 THROUGH
JUNE 4 2013

                                          DEPARTURE
EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...  TEMPERATURE      FROM NORMAL
TOPEKA                     57.9             +2.6
LAWRENCE                   56.9             +2.5
OTTAWA                     55.7             +0.8
EMPORIA 3NW                58.6             +4.1
COUNCIL GROVE LAKE         56.3             +2.1
MILFORD LAKE               56.4             +2.0
ESKRIDGE                   54.7             +1.9
GARNETT 1E                 56.6             +1.4
JOHN REDMOND LATE          56.2             +1.4
POMONA LAKE                57.7             +3.1

NORTHEAST KANSAS...
MANHATTAN KSU              56.4             +1.4
HORTON                     54.9             +1.2

NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
CLAY CENTER                54.7             +0.7
CONCORDIA                  55.4             +1.5
MINNEAPOLIS                56.1             +1.5
BELLEVILLE                 54.0             +1.1
WASHINGTON                 54.4             +1.1

CENTRAL KANSAS...
ABILENE                    59.1             +2.2
HERINGTON                  55.1             +0.8


PRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK...

FOR JUNE...THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER INDICATES A SLIGHTLY BETTER
THAN EQUAL CHANCE THAT TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL...WITH MOST
LOCATIONS ALSO SEEING A SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN EQUAL CHANCE FOR
PRECIPITATION TO BE BELOW NORMAL. THE LATEST U.S. SEASONAL DROUGHT
OUTLOOK INDICATES DROUGHT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO EASE.


HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK...

THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDICATES STREAMFLOWS OF AREA RIVERS AND
CREEKS TO VARY GREATLY...FROM MUCH ABOVE NORMAL TO MUCH BELOW
NORMAL LEVELS. THE LATEST LAKE WATER LEVEL READINGS FROM THE CORPS
OF ENGINEERS INDICATE LEVELS OF THREE FEET BELOW TO TWELVE FEET
ABOVE CONSERVATION OR IRRIGATION POOL LEVELS. THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC
PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOKS INDICATE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE TO LIKELY FOR
MANY AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS THROUGH LATE SUMMER.

NEXT ISSUANCE DATE...

THIS PRODUCT IS EXPECTED TO BE UPDATED IN EARLY JULY.

&&

RELATED WEB SITES...

ALL LINKS SHOULD BE IN LOWER CASE LETTERS.

U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR - HTTP://WWW.DROUGHT.UNL.EDU/DM/MONITOR.HTML
NOAA DROUGHT PAGE - HTTP://WWW.DROUGHT.NOAA.GOV/
HIGH PLAINS REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER - HTTP://WWW.HPRCC.UNL.EDU/
KANSAS STATE CLIMATOLOGIST - HTTP://WWW.KSRE.KSU.EDU/WDL/
KANSAS WATER OFFICE - HTTP://WWW.KWO.ORG/INDEX.HTM
U.S.D.A. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE -
     HTTP://WWW.NASS.USDA.GOV/STATISTICS_BY_STATE/KANSAS/INDEX.ASP
RIVER INFORMATION...
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/
     U.S. GEOLOGIC SURVEY - HTTP://WATER.USGS.GOV/
     CORPS OF ENGINEERS - HTTP://RIVERGAGES.COM/
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER - HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA - HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TOPEKA

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS...

THE DROUGHT MONITOR IS A MULTI-AGENCY EFFORT INVOLVING NOAA/S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER...THE
USDA...STATE AND REGIONAL CENTER CLIMATOLOGISTS...AND THE NATIONAL
DROUGHT MITIGATION CENTER. INFORMATION FOR THIS STATEMENT HAS BEEN
GATHERED FROM NWS AND FAA OBSERVATIONS SITES...STATE COOPERATIVE
EXTENSION SERVICES...THE USDA...COE...AND USGS.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...

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

     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
     1116 NE STRAIT AVE
     TOPEKA KS 66616

TELEPHONE - 785-234-2592
E-MAIL - W-TOP.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV

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