Click Here – SoPlains_DroughtOutlook_May2014
This is forwarded to you by the State of Texas State Operations Center (SOC).
The National Weather Service (NWS) and its NOAA partners have released the May 2014 Southern Plains Drought Outlook Summary. Included among the key highlights of this month’s Summary are:
- Drought conditions now cover more than 70% of Oklahoma and Texas, and more than 90% of New Mexico.
- Over 2/3 of the region’s winter wheat crop is in poor to very poor condition. Oklahoma’s harvest is projected to be the worst since the 1950s.
- The likelihood of an El Nino event bringing potential drought relief to the region later in 2014 has increased. Experimental guidance from NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences pegs the odds of an El Nino occurring at 80%.
The Summary is attached to this message; additional information on the Southern Plains drought early warning system is available on the U.S. Drought Portal: http://drought.gov/drought/regional-programs/southernplains/southern-plains-home.
For more information on the Summary, please contact the NWS Southern Region Headquarters (SRH) Regional Operations Center (ROC) at sr-srh.roc@noaa.gov or (817) 978-1100 extension 147. The SRH ROC is a NOAA Weather Ready Nation pilot project designed to provide weather, water and climate decision support services to regional partners.
Kurt M. Van Speybroeck
Emergency Response Meteorologist
National Weather Service
Southern Region Headquarters
Regional Operations Center
