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Subject: Drought Statement No.2 May 19
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 14:08:38 EDT
From: JMu4810262{at}aol.com
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Drought Statement
No. 2
200 PM EDT Sat. May 19, 2001
Most areas in the East and the central U.S. reported rainfall but
rainfall
continued to be below normal. Moderate drought conditions now cover
parts of
the Ohio Valley into the Appalachians and the mid-Atlantic region south
into
Georgia and the Carolinas. In this region, areas have reported less
than 1/2
of normal rainfall. In addition, little or no rain was also reported
across
southern Illinois and adjacent parts of surrounding
states. Rainfall was a little greater in parts of the central gulf
coast,
central and eastern Ohio, northwestern Pennsylvania, and adjacent New
York.
Although precipitation was still near or more than 2 inches below normal
for
the last 30 days. Across southern sections of Illinois and Indiana,
southeastern Missouri, and northeast Arkansas, 90-day accumulated
deficits
exceeded 4 inches.
Short-term deficits are not as large in the south Atlantic area, but
drought
conditions have existed for much longer. Parts of Georgia, the western
Carolinas, and Florida began their fourth year of drought at the start
of May.
In the states from the Mississippi Valley eastward and south of the
Great
Lakes, about 20% of observing sites reported record low stream flows for
mid-May.
Moderate rain fall of locally 1 inch or more was reported across
southeast
New Mexico and the Big Bend region in Texas. Precipitation accumulations
are
now near to above normal. The rainfall has greatly improved conditions
in
this region.
In the West, below normal precipitation, above-normal temperatures, and
gusty
winds caused deteriorating conditions in central and eastern Montana,
north-central Wyoming, and southeastern Idaho. Declining topsoil
moisture,
low
streamflows, and increasing fire danger led to moderate or extreme
drought
conditions in central and north-central Montana. In contrast, the
Pacific
Northwest has experienced rainfall, some higher elevation snow, and near
to
Below normal temperatures for the past several weeks. Therefor, no
substantial change in drought conditions across Oregon and Washington
were
observed.
OUTLOOK
Above normal rainfall is expected in the East. Above normal
temperatures are
expected in the Southeast and the Northwest. Little or no precipitation
is
expected across Florida and across the Northwest dryness. In the longer
range, above normal precipitation is expected in the Northeast, central
Appalachians, into the Ohio Valley. Below normal rainfall is expected
in
Florida, southern Georgia, and the immediate central Gulf Coast. Above
normal temperatures are expected from the lower Mississippi Valley
eastward
through the south Atlantic
Region. Cool conditions are expected in New England and the immediate
West
Coast, and northern sections of the Rockies, and the Intermountain West,
and
Pacific Northwest.
Jim G. Munley, jr.,
http://weatherman999.freeyellow.com
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