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AXUS71 KRNK 170051
DGTRNK
NCC005-009-033-157-169-171-189-193-197-VAC005-009-011-017-019-021-
023-029-031-035-037-045-063-067-071-077-083-089-121-141-143-155-
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DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
751 PM EST THU NOV 16 2023
...SEVERE TO EXTREME DROUGHT PERSISTS ALONG & WEST OF THE BLUE
RIDGE...
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND CONTINUED DRYNESS THROUGHOUT MUCH OF
THE SUMMER AND AUTUMN SEASONS, HAVE ALLOWED FOR THE EXPANSION OF
SEVERE TO EXTREME DROUGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY
AND ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE 2008
SEASON THAT EXTREME DROUGHT HAS BEEN OBSERVED ANYWHERE IN THE NWS
BLACKSBURG SERVICE AREA. ELSEWHERE, MODERATE DROUGHT CONTINUES TO
EXPAND ACROSS MUCH OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND THE FOOTHILLS IN VIRGINIA
AS WELL AS NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA.
STREAM FLOWS AND SOIL MOISTURES CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TO LEVELS
RANGING FROM LOW TO WELL BELOW NORMAL FOR MID NOVEMBER. THE RISK
FOR WILDFIRES HAS ALSO INCREASED DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF
SEASONAL DIE OFF OF VEGETATION AND THE LOSS OF THE TREE CANOPY.
THIS HAS ALLOWED FOR ADDITIONAL FINE FUELS TO DRY OUT FASTER,
ESPECIALLY ON DAYS WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS.
AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS HAVE DECREASED GIVEN THE END OF THE GROWING
SEASON, HOWEVER SOIL MOISTURES NEED TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY
DURING THE WINTER AHEAD OF SPRING PLANTING.
MORE ON THE IMPACTS AND TEMPERATURE/PRECIPITATION OUTLOOKS FOR THE
NEXT FEW WEEKS AT THE LINK HERE AND ADDITIONAL LINKS BELOW.
LATEST LOCAL DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT LINK:
WEATHER.GOV/MEDIA/RNK/DGT/DGT_RNK_11162023.PDF
ALL PDF DGTS WILL BE STORED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RNK/DROUGHTINFORMATIONSTATEMENT
.NEXT ISSUANCE DATE:
THE NEXT DROUGHT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED ON NOVEMBER 23, 2023
.RELATED WEB SITES:
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON CURRENT CONDITIONS AND FORECAST DROUGHT
MAY BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES:
U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR...HTTPS://DROUGHTMONITOR.UNL.EDU U.S.
DROUGHT PORTAL...HTTPS://WWW.DROUGHT.GOV/DROUGHT CLIMATE
PREDICTION CENTER (CPC)...HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV U.S.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS)...HTTPS://WATERWATCH.USGS.GOV DROUGHT
IMPACT REPORTER...HTTP://DROUGHTREPORTER.UNL.EDU/MAP SOUTHEAST
REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER (VA/NC)...HTTPS://SERCC.COM NORTHEAST
REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER (WV)...HTTPS://WWW.NRCC.CORNELL.EDU
LOCAL WEATHER INFORMATION...HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RNK
ADDITIONAL WATER AND RIVER INFORMATION:
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV
US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...HTTPS://WWW.USGS.GOV/WATER
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS...HTTP://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
1750 FORECAST DRIVE
BLACKSBURG, VA 24060
PHONE: 540-553-8900
RNK.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV
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