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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
158 AM MST TUE JAN 23 2007
...DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT...
...DROUGHT AREAS SHRINK WITH MUCH ABOVE NORMAL DECEMBER PRECIPITATION...
.SYNOPSIS...
IN THE JANUARY 18TH RELEASE OF THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR...ABNORMALLY
DRY TO MODERATE DROUGHT CONDITIONS WERE INDICATED ACROSS NORTHERN
PARTS OF THE TRI STATE AREA. IMPACTS FROM THIS DROUGHT WERE MAINLY
HYDROLOGICAL. NO DROUGHT WAS INDICATED IN SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE TRI
STATE AREA.
THE DROUGHT MONITOR FOCUSES ON BROAD-SCALE CONDITIONS. LOCAL
CONDITIONS MAY VARY.
.LOCAL AREAS AFFECTED...
DROUGHT LEVELS...
D0 -- ABNORMALLY DRY OR RECOVERING FROM DROUGHT
D1 -- MODERATE DROUGHT
D2 -- SEVERE DROUGHT
D3 -- EXTREME DROUGHT
D4 -- EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT
PERCENT NORMALS OF PRECIPITATION ARE THE AVERAGE ACROSS A COUNTY FOR
THE INDICATED PERIOD. LOCAL CONDITIONS MAY VARY. A VALUE OF 100
WOULD BE THE CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL...A VALUE OF 50 WOULD BE HALF OF
NORMAL AND CONSIDERED DRY...WHILE A VALUE OF 200 WOULD BE TWICE
NORMAL AND CONSIDERED VERY WET.
DROUGHT LEVEL AS OF JANUARY 18 2007.
PRECIPITATION ENDING DECEMBER 31 2006.
DROUGHT PERCENT NORMAL OF PRECIPITATION
COUNTY LEVEL 1-MONTH 3-MONTH 12-MONTH
------ -------- --------- --------- ---------
YUMA D0 TO D1 >400 150 75
KIT CARSON NONE TO D0 >500 250 95
CHEYENNE CO NONE >500 >300 105
DUNDY D0 TO D1 >300 150 90
CHEYENNE KS D0 TO D1 >400 175 100
SHERMAN NONE TO D0 >600 250 120
WALLACE NONE >800 275 95
GREELEY NONE >800 >300 110
HITCHCOCK D0 TO D1 >400 175 95
RAWLINS D0 TO D1 >400 200 95
THOMAS NONE TO D0 >600 250 100
LOGAN NONE >800 >300 100
WICHITA NONE >800 >300 130
RED WILLOW D0 TO D1 >400 200 95
DECATUR D0 TO D1 >600 250 95
SHERIDAN NONE TO D0 >800 275 100
GOVE NONE >800 >300 115
NORTON D0 TO D1 >600 200 95
GRAHAM NONE TO D0 >600 250 100
.STATE AND LOCAL ACTIONS...
NO KNOWN ACTIONS AT THIS TIME.
.CLIMATE SUMMARY...
TWO SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORMS AFFECTED THE TRI STATE AREA DURING THE
MONTH OF DECEMBER. THE FIRST STORM ARRIVED ON THE 19TH AND LINGERED
THROUGH THE 21ST. LOCATIONS ACROSS FAR EASTERN COLORADO RECEIVED
BETWEEN 10 AND 14 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH 4 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS
NORTHWEST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. EXTREME EASTERN PARTS OF
THE AREA RECEIVED MAINLY FREEZING RAIN. ANOTHER STRONG WINTER STORM
AFFECTED THE REGION BETWEEN THE 28TH AND 31ST OF THE MONTH. ONCE
AGAIN...EASTERN SECTIONS RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WHILE FURTHER WEST LARGE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OCCURRED. A LARGE PORTION
OF NORTHWEST KANSAS RECORDED ONE FOOT OR MORE OF SNOWFALL DURING THE
EVENT...WHILE AREAS OF WALLACE COUNTY KANSAS RECEIVED 2 TO 3 FEET OF
SNOW. IN TOTAL...DECEMBER SAW MUCH ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION IN A
MONTH WHICH IS CLIMATOLOGICALLY ONE OF THE DRIEST OF THE YEAR.
.RESERVOIR AND LAKE LEVELS...
DATA VALID AT THE END OF DECEMBER 2006.
STORAGE CONTENT
END OF MONTH LAST MONTH PERCENT OF
RESERVOIR (ACRE-FEET) (ACRE-FEET) AVERAGE FULL
--------------- ----------- ----------- ------- ----
BONNY RESERVOIR 9935 9797 29 24
SWANSON LAKE 36310 36153 50 32
KEITH SEBELIUS LAKE 8115 7680 63 24
HARRY STRUNK LAKE 23751 21226 81 67
ENDERS RESERVOIR 11074 10776 44 26
HUGH BUTLER LAKE 13105 12683 47 36
.PRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK...
THE LATEST OUTLOOKS WERE MADE BY THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER ON
JANUARY 18.
ONE MONTH TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK...VALID FEBRUARY 2007...ABOVE NORMAL.
ONE MONTH PRECIPITATION OUTLOOK...VALID FEBRUARY 2007...EQUAL
CHANCES OF BELOW NORMAL...NEAR NORMAL...OR ABOVE NORMAL.
THREE MONTH TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK...VALID FEBRUARY THROUGH APRIL
2007...ABOVE NORMAL.
THREE MONTH PRECIPITATION OUTLOOK...VALID FEBRUARY THROUGH APRIL
2007...ABOVE NORMAL.
SEASONAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK...VALID THROUGH APRIL 2007...DROUGHT
CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE.
.QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS DROUGHT INFORMATION
PLEASE CONTACT...
JERRY KILLINGSWORTH
DROUGHT 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.CRH.NOAA.GOV/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 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 OBSERVATION SITES...STATE COOPERATIVE
EXTENSION SERVICES...THE USDA...COE AND USGS.
.NEXT ISSUANCE...
THIS LOCAL DROUGHT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND THE THIRD
THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH...OR MORE FREQUENTLY IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
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