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DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
840 AM CDT FRI MAR 17 2023
..DROUGHT SEVERITY AND COVERAGE HAVE IMPROVED BUT REMAIN
.SYNOPSIS:
.DROUGHT INTENSITY AND EXTENT: ACCORDING TO THE MARCH 14TH ISSUANCE
OF THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR, EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT (D4) IS STILL BEING
SHOWN ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA AND FAR WESTERN IOWA.
COUNTIES WITH D4 INCLUDE DAKOTA AND DIXON IN NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA,
AND WOODBURY IN IOWA. EXTREME DROUGHT (D3) IS BEING SHOWN IN PARTS
OF DAKOTA AND DIXON COUNTIES IN NEBRASKA; WOODBURY COUNTY IN
NORTHWEST IOWA AND EXTREME SOUTHERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
SEVERE DROUGHT(D2) IS BEING SHOWN ACROSS ALL OR PARTS OF BEADLE,
JERAULD, SANBORN, AURORA, DAVISON, GREGORY, BON HOMME, YANKTON,
UNION AND CLAY COUNTIES IN SOUTH DAKOTA; OSCEOLA, SIOUX, O'BRIEN,
CLAY, PLYMOUTH, CHEROKEE, BUENA VISTA, WOODBURY AND IDA COUNTIES IN
NORTHWEST IOWA. MODERATE DROUGHT (D1) OR ABNORMALLY DRY CONDITIONS
(D0) ARE DEPICTED ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION. THE PERCENTAGE OF
THE REGION IN D4 IS AT 1.81 PERCENT, DOWN FROM 1.98 PERCENT AT THE
START OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. THE PERCENTAGE OF THE FORECAST AREA IN
D3 OR WORSE IS 3.57 PERCENT, DOWN FROM 20.61 PERCENT AT THE START OF
THE CALENDAR YEAR. THE TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF THE FORECAST AREA IN D2
OR WORSE HAS DECREASED FROM 63.86 PERCENT TO 25.45 PERCENT SINCE THE
START OF THE CALENDAR YEAR.
.PRECIPITATION: PRECIPITATION SINCE THE START OF THE CALENDAR YEAR
HAS GENERALLY BEEN BETWEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES IN MOST LOCATIONS ACROSS
THE COVERAGE AREA, CLOSER TO 1 TO 2 INCHES ALONG THE HIGHWAY 14
CORRIDOR IN SOUTH DAKOTA. THESE PRECIPITATION TOTALS ARE
GENERALLY 0 TO 2 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE PERIOD.
.TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES SINCE THE START OF THE CALENDAR YEAR HAVE
GENERALLY BEEN A COUPLE DEGREES WITHIN NORMAL WHEN AVERAGED OVER
THE PERIOD, WITH SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL VALUES EAST OF I-29 AND
SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE VALUES WEST OF I-29.
.HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS: RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE EITHER ICE COVERED OR
AT LEAST ICE AFFECTED IN MANY LOCATIONS. HOWEVER, AMBIENT
STREAMFLOW GOING INTO WINTER WERE GENERALLY AT OR BELOW NORMAL
VALUES.
.SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS: CURRENT SOIL MOISTURE ANOMALIES ARE
AROUND 1 TO 2.5 INCHES BELOW NORMAL ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION.
.SUMMARY OF IMPACTS:
.AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS: NONE KNOWN AT THIS TIME.
.HYDROLOGIC IMPACTS: NONE KNOWN AT THIS TIME.
.FIRE HAZARDS: NONE KNOWN AT THIS TIME. MANY LOCATIONS ARE CURRENTLY
SNOW COVERED.
.DROUGHT MITIGATION ACTIONS: NONE REPORTED.
.LOCAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK: THE LATEST SEASONAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK FROM THE
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER SHOWS THAT THE DROUGHT IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN BUT IMPROVE OR DROUGHT STATUS REMOVAL IS LIKELY.
THE LATEST 8-14 DAY FAVOR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH SLIGHTLY
ELEVATED ODDS FOR ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION. THE 3 MONTH OUTLOOK
FOR APRIL THROUGH JUNE SHOWS EQUAL CHANCES FOR ABOVE NORMAL, NORMAL,
OR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION.
.NEXT ISSUANCE DATE: THE PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED BY THE END OF
APRIL, OR AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
.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
MIDWESTERN REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER (MRCC):
HTTPS://MRCC.ILLINOIS.EDU
HIGH PLAINS REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER (HPRCC):
HTTPS://HPRCC.UNL.EDU
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE CLIMATOLOGIST/CLIMATE AND WEATHER INFORMATION:
HTTPS://CLIMATE.SDSTATE.EDU
MINNESOTA STATE CLIMATOLOGY OFFICE:
HTTP://CLIMATE.UMN.EDU
IOWA CLIMATOLOGY BUREAU:
HTTPS://IOWAAGRICULTURE.GOV/CLIMATOLOGY-BUREAU
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE) NORTHWESTERN DIVISION
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN WATER MANAGEMENT DIVISION:
HTTPS://WWW.NWD-MR.USACE.ARMY.MIL/RCC
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
26 WEST WEATHER LANE
SIOUX FALLS, SD 57104
PHONE: 605-330-4247
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