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NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) has developed a modernized Drought Information Statement (DGT), a product issued by NWS Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs) that synthesizes local drought conditions, impacts and outlook. On September 1, 2023, NWS launched an exp
This webinar provided local and regional perspectives on approaches for monitoring, predicting, and communicating flash drought, including an overview of the 2023 flash drought in the Midwest. Specifically, it reviewed how flash drought is identified (and noted regional variations), tools for monitoring and predicting flash drought, and guidance for communicating the risk of flash drought. Further, this webinar recapped key takeaways from the 2nd National Flash Drought Workshop, which took place in May 2023.
The Southeast Climate monthly webinar series provides the Southeast region with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña.
The Southeast Climate monthly webinar series provides the Southeast region with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. The special topic for the November 2023 webinar was the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Winter Outlook.
The Southeast Climate monthly webinar series provides the Southeast region with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña.
This event will build on the model of two previous summits held in 2018 and 2021 involving diverse participants and partners from across the 8-state Ogallala Aquifer region and beyond. This summit will explore new examples of actionable ideas that can benefit the aquifer along with the communities, economies, and ecosystems that depend on it.
Temperatures were above average across most of the Southeast region; many locations in Florida recorded their warmest summer on record. Precipitation was below average across most of the region, except in places affected by tropical cyclones. Some locations in the Caribbean have received less than half of their expected rainfall since the start of the year. Drought conditions emerged across northwest Florida and intensified across southern Alabama and the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Drought has also intensified in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Idaho Fall Water Supply Outlook is an annual meeting held each year to recap the water supply from the previous water year and provide climate and water supply outlook information for the coming water year. This year, we are back to an in person event to be held at the Idaho Water Center.
Short-term drought in the Southwest has improved greatly in the last year, but a lackluster summer monsoon and extreme heat have degraded conditions in parts of the region. This webinar will look at current and forecasted drought conditions for Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah. Following the conditions update, Marina Skumanich with NOAA's National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) will talk about the National Coordinated Soil Moisture Monitoring Network.
The 18th annual Oregon-Washington Water Year Meeting: 2023 Recap and 2024 Outlook was held virtually. The goal of this meeting was to share and gather information regarding climate impacts of the 2023 water year. The extended summer of 2022 into fall, drought development across Washington and northwest Oregon, drought improvement over southeastern Oregon, and rapid spring snowmelt will be topics of discussion.