Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Midwest Region for December 2016 – February 2017.  Dated March 2017. 

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Missouri River Basin December 2016 – February 2017. Dated March 2017. 

This report documents the Midwest Drought Early Warning System Kickoff Meeting, held February 9-11, 2016 in St. Louis, MO, to formally launch the Midwest DEWS. The multi-day event brought together federal, state, local, private industry and academic partners and other stakeholders for an in-depth discussion on drought and high-precipitation events in the Midwest, with attention to water, climate, land resources and emergency management. Discussions centered on improving the capacity to meet the early warning information needs of decision makers in the Midwest.

Two-page summary of the Climate Assessment Report: Causes for Hydrologic Extremes  in the Upper Missouri River Basin. The report demonstrates a strong physical connection between the increased frequency of high annual runoff events in the UMRB and the increase in precipitation falling over the upper basin.

Two-pager describes regional workshops held in March 2016 in Brookings, SD and Casper, WY to enhance and build partnerships between the regional climate and agricultural services communities.

A presentation given by Charlie DuCharme, Senior Hydrologist, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, 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 Missouri’s drought plan and shows pages from the drought plan itself.

A presentation given by Pat Guinan, a Missouri State Climatologist, 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 potential for flash drought in the state of Missouri and provides statistics to show how this can occur.

A presentation given by Todd Sampsell of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources at the Midwest Climate Outlook and Drought Early Warning System Kickoff Meeting that took place February 9-11, 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri. Provides photographic as well as quantitative data to show the recent tendencies in the state of Missouri over the last few years for both floods and drought to occur close together and often.

A presentation by Dr. Dennis Todey that was presented at the Extreme Events and Drought Resiliency workshop that took place in Rapid City, South Dakota September 17-18, 2014. Provides a good deal of data on the climate of the region and the United States as a whole. 

Two-pager recounts Tribal Engagement Workshop in Rapid City, SD held Sept. 17-18, 2014. Includes participant list, next steps, link to presentations and map of Tribal Lands in Missouri River Basin.