Drought Information Statement
Issued by NWS Omaha/Valley, NE
Issued by NWS Omaha/Valley, NE
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182 AXUS73 KOAX 130418 DGTOAX IAC071-085-129-133-137-145-155-165-NEC003-011-021-023-025-027-037- 039-053-055-067-095-097-107-109-119-127-131-133-139-141-147-151- 153-155-159-167-173-177-179-200430- Drought Information Statement National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE 1118 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024 ...DROUGHT MONITOR IMPROVEMENTS PICK UP SPEED... .SYNOPSIS: Widespread improvements continue in the wet conditions of March, April, and May 2024. Moderate Drought (D1) is now the driest category of drought in southwestern Iowa and eastern Nebraska. About 50% of the CWA is now considered to be drought free with Abnormally Dry (D0) covering the most territory in the area. A new graphical Drought Information Statement is now available online in a PDF format. This statement can be found at: https://weather.gov/oax/DroughtInformationStatement Additional drought information can be found at: https://weather.gov/oax/drought .NEXT ISSUANCE DATE: This product will be updated by June 13th or sooner if drought conditions change significantly. .RELATED WEB SITES: Additional information on current drought conditions may be found at the following web addresses: US Drought Monitor: https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu US Drought Information System: https://www.drought.gov NOAA Drought Page: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/Drought Additional water and river information: NWS: https://water.weather.gov OWP: https://water.noaa.gov US Geological Survey (USGS): https://water.usgs.gov US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE): https://www.usace.army.mil .ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: The drought monitor is a multi-agency effort involving NOAA`s National Weather Service and National Centers for Environmental Information, the USDA, state and regional center climatologists and the National Drought Mitigation Center. Information for this statement has been gathered from NWS and FAA observation sites, State Cooperative Extension Services, the USDA, USACE and the USGS. .CONTACT INFORMATION: If you have questions or comments about this Drought Information Statement, please contact: National Weather Service 6707 North 288th Street Valley, NE 68064-9443 Phone...402-359-5166 nws.omaha@noaa.gov $$