616
AXUS73 KPAH 161615
DGTPAH
ILC003-047-055-059-065-069-077-081-087-127-145-151-153-165-181-
185-191-193-199-INC051-125-129-147-163-173-KYC007-033-035-039-047-
055-059-075-083-101-105-107-139-143-145-149-157-177-219-221-225-
233-MOC017-023-031-035-133-143-157-181-201-207-223-211200-
DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1015 AM CST FRI NOV 16 2012
..EVEN WITH RAIN...IMPROVEMENTS ARE SLOW
SYNOPSIS...
VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENTS CONTINUED ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE PAST
MONTH AS A LATE FALL WEATHER PATTERN HAS EMERGED. THE ONLY SEVERE
DROUGHT /D2/ REMAINS ACROSS THE BETTER PART OF THE PURCHASE AREA OF
WEST KENTUCKY. MODERATE DROUGHT TO ABNORMALLY DRY CONDITIONS EXIST
ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION.
SUMMARY OF IMPACTS...
SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS.
SOIL MOISTURE HAS IMPROVED GREATLY WITH MOST PLACES RECOVERING TO
NEAR NORMAL LEVELS
AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS.
WHILE SOME PASTURES ARE RATED POOR OR VERY POOR...MANY HAVE IMPROVED
TO FAIR OR ADEQUATE CONDITION.
FIRE DANGER IMPACTS.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT AS OF OCTOBER 1...THE OFFICIAL FALL
FIRE SEASON BEGAN. IT ONLY TAKES A COUPLE OF DRY DAYS WITH LOWER
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CONDITIONS TO DETERIORATE.
CLIMATE SUMMARY...
AT PADUCAH KENTUCKY...1.42 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN NOVEMBER.
THIS IS 0.55 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. SINCE SEPTEMBER 1...9.40 INCHES
HAS FALLEN...0.28 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. SINCE JANUARY 1... 25.52
INCHES HAS FALLEN...16.64 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
AT EVANSVILLE INDIANA...1.08 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN NOVEMBER.
THIS IS 0.95 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. SINCE SEPTEMBER 1...11.58 INCHES
HAS FALLEN...3.25 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. SINCE JANUARY 1... 29.55
INCHES HAS FALLEN...9.70 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
AT CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI...1.24 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN
NOVEMBER. THIS IS 0.84 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. SINCE SEPTEMBER
1...10.02 INCHES HAS FALLEN...0.87 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. SINCE
JANUARY 1... 25.20 INCHES HAS FALLEN...15.00 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
PRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK...
A FAIRLY BENIGN WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT WEEK OR
SO WITH SEASONAL DAYS AND CHILLY NIGHTS. NO STORM SYSTEM WITH
SIGNIFICANT RAIN IS FORECAST AT THIS TIME.
THE 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK...FOR NOVEMBER 23 THROUGH 29...CALLS FOR
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NORMAL TO BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION.
DURING THIS TIME...NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ARE 41 TO 46 DEGREES.
NORMAL TOTAL PRECIPITATION DURING THIS TIME PERIOD IS AROUND ONE
INCH.
HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK...
AS OF NOVEMBER 16...STREAMFLOWS THROUGH SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...THE
LOWER OHIO...LOWER WABASH...TENNESSEE AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEYS ARE RUNNING NEAR NORMAL.
NEXT ISSUANCE DATE...
WITH THE AGRICULTURAL SEASON WINDING DOWN AND A TRANSITION TO AUTUMN
CONTINUING...DROUGHT OUTLOOKS WILL BE ISSUED MONTHLY. UPDATES MAY BE
ISSUED IF SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IS SEEN OR DETERIORATION BEGINS
AGAIN.
THE NEXT DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT...IF NEEDED...WILL BE ISSUED
BY FRIDAY...DECEMBER 21.
RELATED WEB SITES...
THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESSES ARE AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER WEATHER AND
DROUGHT INFORMATION (ADDRESSES SHOULD BE IN LOWER CASE)...
LOCAL WEATHER...CLIMATE AND WATER INFORMATION...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PADUCAH
UNITED STATES DROUGHT MONITOR...
HTTP://DROUGHTMONITOR.UNL.EDU
NATIONAL INTEGRATED DROUGHT INFORMATION SYSTEM...
HTTP://WWW.DROUGHT.GOV
MIDWEST REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER...
HTTP://MRCC.SWS.UIUC.EDU/CLIWATCH/WATCH.HTM
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER...
HTTP://WWW.CPC.NOAA.GOV
USDA NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE...
HTTP://WWW.NASS.USDA.GOV
USGS STREAMFLOW INFORMATION...
HTTP://WATERWATCH.USGS.GOV
ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE...
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=PAH
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS...
THE U.S. 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 NATIONAL
DROUGHT MITIGATION CENTER. INFORMATION FOR THIS STATEMENT HAS BEEN
GATHERED FROM NWS AND FAA OBSERVATION SITES...COOPERATIVE NETWORK
STATIONS...THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...AND THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF
ENGINEERS.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS DROUGHT INFORMATION
PLEASE CONTACT...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
8250 KENTUCKY HIGHWAY 3520
WEST PADUCAH KY 42086
PHONE: 270-744-6440
W-PAH.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV
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