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Drought Information Statement
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Drought Information Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
747 AM CDT Fri Sep 24 2021

Widespread Improvements to Drought Conditions over the Past Four
Weeks, Relatively Small Areas of Deterioration

.SYNOPSIS:

.Drought intensity and extent:

D3 - Extreme Drought category - thankfully remains outside of the
area.

D2 - Severe Drought category - is limited to parts of Knox
County.

Much of the central portions of the CWA remain drought free.

.Hydrologic conditions:

Streamflow remains generally close to normal for most of Nebraska
and western Iowa. The Nishnabotna River in southwest Iowa,
however, is below the 25th percentile of average stream flow for
mid to late September.

.SUMMARY OF IMPACTS:

We`ve received reports of low water levels in creeks and ponds
for livestock use. The Iowa DNR has advised canoers of low water
levels in western Iowa.

.DROUGHT MITIGATION ACTIONS:

Audubon, IA announced its water emergency was extended through
the month of September.

.LOCAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK:

The forecast remains mostly dry until the mid-section of next
week. Best chances of significant precipitation over
the next 7 days will be just west of this CWA. The CPC
precipitation outlook suggests nearly equal chances of above
average and below average precipitation through the first week of
October.

.NEXT ISSUANCE DATE:

This product will be updated Friday October 22 or sooner if
drought conditions change significantly.

.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

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 NOAA`s
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 the
USGS.

.CONTACT INFORMATION:

If you have questions or comments about this Drought Information
Statement, please contact:

National Weather Service
6707 North 288th Street
Valley, NE 68064-9443
Phone...402-359-5166
oax.Webmaster@noaa.gov

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National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
