Drought Information Statement
Issued by NWS Dodge City, KS

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DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
720 PM CDT THU APR 1 2021

...DROUGHT PERSISTS IN EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...

.OVERVIEW...

 THE LATEST DROUGHT MONITOR ISSUED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE ON 1 APRIL SHOWS D1 AND D2 DROUGHT ACROSS EXTREME
WESTERN KANSAS FROM ELKHART NORTH TO SYRACUSE AND WEST TO THE
COLORADO STATE LINE.

.CURRENT ENSO STATE...

LA NINA CONDITIONS HAVE WEAKENED AND NEUTRAL CONDITIONS MAY RETURN
BY LATE SPRING.

.HYDROLOGIC IMPACTS...

NONE.

.FIRE DANGER IMPACTS...

WILDFIRE DANGER WILL BE A CONCERN GIVEN THE EXPECTED DRYNESS OVER
THE NEXT WEEK.

.AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS...

THE DROUGHT MAY HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON WHEAT IF IT PERSISTS.

.OUTLOOK...

MAINLY DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH 6 APRIL.
.

.Related Websites...

US Drought Monitor          drought.unl.edu/dm

Kansas Water Office         kwo.ks.gov

US Geological Survey        waterwatch.usgs.gov

Climate Prediction Center  cpc.ncep.noaa.gov

.Acknowledgments...

The US Drought Monitor is a weekly collaborative effort between a
number of federal agencies including NOAA/NWS...US Department of
Agriculture...state and regional center climatologists and the
National Drought Mitigation Center.

.Next Issuance...

This product will be updated as conditions warrant.


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