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Drought Information Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
233 PM CDT Thu Aug 29 2024 /133 PM MDT Thu Aug 29 2024/

SMALL POCKETS OF SEVERE DROUGHT CONTINUE...

.SYNOPSIS:

.Drought intensity and extent:

According to the August 27 release of the U. S. Drought Monitor,
the severe (D2) drought area continues in small pockets, including
parts of Barber, Pratt, Kiowa and Grant counties.

.Hydrologic conditions:

There are no hydrological concerns.


.SUMMARY OF IMPACTS:

Impacts are marginal and confined to small areas.


.DROUGHT MITIGATION ACTIONS:

.None.

.LOCAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK:

Drought may worsen later in September, especially for areas
currently in severe drought. But heavy rains at the end of August
may put this degradations on hold for a few weeks.

.NEXT ISSUANCE DATE:

This product will be updated Friday 27 September or sooner if
drought conditions change significantly.

The latest graphical drought information statement can be found
at:

weather.gov/media/ddc/DGT/DGT_DDC_08292024.pdf

Additional information on this product can be found at:

weather.gov/ddc/DroughtInformationStatement


.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
Northeast Regional Climate Center:
http://www.nrcc.cornell.edu
New York State Climate Office:
http://nysc.eas.cornell.edu

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 the
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 USGS.

.CONTACT INFORMATION:

If you have questions or comments about this Drought Information
Statement, please contact:

National Weather Service
1111 Forecast Ave
City ST 12345
Phone...555-123-4567
nws.city@noaa.gov

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