A presentation given by Brian Fuchs, Climatologist, National Drought Mitigation Center, at the Midwest Climate Outlook and Drought Early Warning System Kickoff Meeting that took place February 9-11, 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri. Discusses the flash drought that occurred in the Midwest in 2012 using many drought maps to show the rapid rise and eventual decline of drought conditions in the area.
Data and figures exploring Evaporative Demand Drought Index, Soil Moisture indicators, vegetation stress.
A presentation given by Ray Wolf, Science and Operations Officer, Iowa Weather Forecast Office, National Weather Service, at the Midwest Climate Outlook and Drought Early Warning System Kickoff Meeting that took place February 9-11, 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri. Discusses the climate of the Midwest by showing temperature, precipitation and snow anomalies; shows current snow depth, snow water equivalent, soil moisture and other data.
A presentation given by Beth Freeman, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), at the Midwest Climate Outlook and Drought Early Warning System Kickoff Meeting that took place February 9-11, 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri. One slide listing three different drought resource links.
Drought planning tools and theory.
A presentation given by Mark Svoboda, National Drought Mitigation Center, at the Midwest Climate Outlook and Drought Early Warning System Kickoff Meeting that took place February 9-11, 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri. Discusses drought risk management, mitigation based drought planning and drought plan components.
Overview of Iowa drought planning.
Dec. – Feb. 2016 impacts, temperature and precipitation anomalies. Outlooks for April – June 2016.
A look at the drought-flood relationship, including:
• Droughts can happen even in a wetter climate
• Quickly go from drought to flood & from flood to drought within months
• Heavy, high-intensity thunderstorms are not always effective drought relief
A presentation given by Pat Spoden, Science and Operations Officer, Paducah, KY Weather Forecast Office, National Weather Service, at the Midwest Climate Outlook and Drought Early Warning System Kickoff Meeting that took place February 9-11, 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri. Discusses components of weather forecasting both in the short and long-term outlooks.