Powerful Pacific Storm to Continue Impacting Northern California; Heavy Snow in the Appalachians and Portions of the Northeast

A strong atmospheric river will continue to impact northern California with heavy rain and life-threatening flooding through Friday. Unsettled weather is expected across much of the Northeast and Great Lakes over the next few days, including the likelihood of heavy snow in the central Appalachians and higher elevations of northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New York. Read More >

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Soil Moisture from the Arkansas-Red River Basin Forecast Center
Soil Moisture from the Climate Prediction Center
Current Year-to-Date Observed High/Low Temperatures and Precipitation Graphs - current year-to-date precipitation accumulation traces and daily high/low temperatures are shown graphically compared to normal. Available for Tulsa, Jenks/Riverside, Fort Smith, Fayetteville, McAlester, Muskogee, and Bartlesville.

Burn Bans: Oklahoma Arkansas

Is drought affecting you? If so, report it to the Drought Impact Reporter. You can also view drought reports by state from this link.

	Pie Chart of Conservation Pools (USACE Tulsa District)
Local Reservoir Information:	Verdigris River Basin	Grand-Neosho River Basin
for White River Basin,click here	Lower Arkansas River Basin	Lower Red River Basin

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Local River Stage and Flow Data:	Oklahoma	Arkansas

Drought Monitoring

Visit the U.S. Drought Portal for the most comprehensive drought information.

Palmer Drought Severity Index and other Long-Term and Short-Term Drought Conditions - from the U.S. Drought Portal

Keetch-Byram Drought Index(Fire Potential)

Oklahoma Climatological Survey-Drought Monitoring Tools

Water Conservation Information

Oklahoma Water Resources Center

Oklahoma Environmental Quality - Drought and Water Conservation Information

Think Water - Outdoor & Indoor Water Conservation and Landscaping

Drought Outlook

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Precipitation Needed to End Drought

Climate Prediction Center-Seasonal Outlook Discussion

Climate Prediction Center-El Niño/Southern Oscillation Discussion

Climate Prediction Center-1- and 3-Month Temperature and Precipitation Outlooks

Current month precipitation outlook

Current Month Precipitation Outlook

3 month temperature outlook

3-Month Temperature Outlook

3 month precipitation outlook

3-Month Precipitation Outlook

Past Drought

2012 Drought and Heat Wave - last updated January 2013

Record Warm Spring and May 2012 and very dry May - last updated June 1, 2012

October 2010 through October 2011 Drought and Record 2011 Summer Heat - last updated February 8, 2012

Warm Summer 2010 and Dry August 2010 - last updated September 2, 2010

Winter '05-'06 Driest on Record For Tulsa Oklahoma - last updated March 2006

Winter '05-'06 was 9th Driest on Record For Fort Smith Arkansas - last updated March 2006

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