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Locally Heavy Rainfall for the Carolinas; Thunderstorms and Fire Weather Concerns for Intermountain West

Heavy rainfall from scattered thunderstorms is expected across the Southwest, Intermountain West, and Plains. Isolated dry thunderstorms may initiate additional fires across the west. The coastal Carolinas may experience flash floods in the coming days due to repeated thunderstorms. Additionally, a wave of intense summer heat will hit the Southern Plains and central Gulf Coast States this week. Read More >

Omaha/Valley, NE

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Local Drought Page

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Overview

This page provides a variety of information related to drought. 

Current Drought Maps

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 The categories of drought are defined as follows:

Abnormally Dry (D0) - Going into drought: short-term dryness slowing planting, growth of crops or pastures; fire risk above average. Coming out of drought: some lingering water deficits; pastures or crops not fully recovered.

Moderate Drought (D1) - Some damage to crops, pastures; fire risk high; streams, reservoirs, or wells low, some water shortages developing or imminent, voluntary water use restrictions requested.

Severe Drought (D2) - Crop or pasture losses likely; fire risk very high; water shortages common; water restrictions imposed.

Extreme Drought (D3) - Major crop/pasture losses; extreme fire danger; widespread water shortages or restrictions.

Exceptional Drought (D4) - Exceptional and widespread crop/pasture losses; exceptional fire risk; shortages of water in reservoirs, streams, and wells, creating water emergencies.
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Drought map
Drought map
The U.S. Drought Monitor is a weekly collaborative effort between a number of federal agencies including NOAA/NWS, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, and the National Drought Mitigation Center.
 
Local Drought Statement
National Drought Statements
U.S. Drought Monitor

Drought Change Maps

https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/data/png/current/current_wfooax_trd.png
 The categories of drought are defined as follows:

Abnormally Dry (D0) - Going into drought: short-term dryness slowing planting, growth of crops or pastures; fire risk above average. Coming out of drought: some lingering water deficits; pastures or crops not fully recovered.

Moderate Drought (D1) - Some damage to crops, pastures; fire risk high; streams, reservoirs, or wells low, some water shortages developing or imminent, voluntary water use restrictions requested.

Severe Drought (D2) - Crop or pasture losses likely; fire risk very high; water shortages common; water restrictions imposed.

Extreme Drought (D3) - Major crop/pasture losses; extreme fire danger; widespread water shortages or restrictions.

Exceptional Drought (D4) - Exceptional and widespread crop/pasture losses; exceptional fire risk; shortages of water in reservoirs, streams, and wells, creating water emergencies.
1 Week Change
1 week change map		 4 Week Change
4 week change map
8 Week Change
8 week change map		 12 Week Change
12 week change map map
26 Week Change
26 week change map		 52 Week Change
52 week change map

Local Drought Statement

Past Precipitation

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  Precipitation Departure from Normal Percent of Normal
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Standardized
Precipitation
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Data courtesy High Plains Climate Center

Forecast Precipitation

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Day 1
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Day 3
Precip map		 Days 4-5
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Days 6-7
Precip map		 7 Day Total
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Days 6-10
Precip map		 Days 8-14
Precip map

Soil Moisture

The maps show the departure from normal 30-year climatology.

Daily Soil moisture anomaly map
Monthly Soil moisture anomaly map
Soil Moisture Outlooks
Soil Moisture Outlook Soil Moisture Outlook

Streamflow

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The real-time streamflow map tracks short-term changes (over several hours) in rivers and streams. The daily streamflow map shows average streamflow conditions for the previous day. The 7, 14, and 28 day streamflow maps below show the average streamflow conditions, and are more indicative of longer-term streamflow conditions than either the real-time or the daily streamflow maps. The maps depict average streamflow conditions as computed at USGS streamgages. The colors represent average streamflow compared to percentiles of historical average streamflow for the day of the year. Only streamgages having at least 30 years of record are used.
Real Time NE Current Streamflow map IA Current Streamflow map
Daily NE Daily Streamflow map IA Daily Streamflow map
7 Day NE Daily Streamflow map IA Daily Streamflow map
14 Day NE Daily Streamflow map IA Daily Streamflow map
28 Day NE Daily Streamflow map IA Daily Streamflow map
Streamflow Legend
Data courtesy United States Geological Survey

Drought Indices

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Short Term Blend
Short Term Drought Blend		 Long Term Blend
IA Current Streamflow map
Data courtesy National Drought Mitigation Center

Drought Outlooks

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Monthly Drought Outlook
Monthly drought outlook		 Seasonal Drought Outlook
Seasonal drought outlook

Climate Outlooks

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Weeks 3-4 Temperature
Precip map		 Weeks 3-4 Precipitation
Precip map
Monthly Temperature
Precip map		 Monthly Precipitation
Precip map
Three Monthly Temperature
Precip map		 Three Monthly Precipitation
Precip map

County Browser

Click the map below to view county-specific drought information.

mapKnox, NE Cedar, NE Antelope, NE Pierce, NE Wayne, NE Boone, NE Madison, NE Stanton, NE Cuming, NE Thurston, NE Platte, NE Colfax, NE Dodge, NE Burt, NE Washington, NE Butler, NE Saunders, NE Douglas, NE Sarpy, NE Seward, NE Saline, NE Jefferson, NE Lancaster, NE Gage, NE Cass, NE Otoe, NE Johnson, NE Pawnee, NE Nemaha, NE Richardson, NE Monona, IA Harrison, IA Shelby, IA Pottawattamie, IA Mills, IA Montgomery, IA Fremont, IA Page, IA

Clicking the map will open a new window at the National Integrated Drought Information System

 

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