missouri ozarks and southeast kansas drought conditions update august 9, 2012

Missouri Ozarks and Southeast Kansas

Drought ConditionsUpdate

August 9, 2012

O Widespread intensification through the middle of the countryO 52.27 % of the U. S. and Puerto Rico in moderate drought or worse (D1-D4) down from

52.65% last week O 38.48% severe drought or worse (D2-D4) up from 38.12 % last week O 20.18% extreme drought or worse (D3-D4) up from 18.62 % last weekO 3.51% exceptional drought (D4) up from 2.52 % last week

Missouri

First time D4 in Southwest MO

Kansas

First time D4 Bourbon CountyIn Southeast Kansas

Much Above AverageMay- July

Departure from Normal – Last 30 Days

2-4 inches below normal

Departure from Normal - Last 90 days

O8-12 inches below normal

Southwest MO Lakes

North Arkansas LakesBeaver Lake 1113.04 76 %Norfork Lake 545.98 77 %

Table Rock Lake 909.74 76 % MP Pool

Bull Shoals 649.95 75 % MP Pool

Stockton862.56 88 % MP Pool

Lake of the Ozarks 658.33 95 % MP Pool

Truman704.88 95 % MP Pool

Short Term Trends

Cooler and Dry

30-Day OutlookO Hot and Dry Through August

90-Day Outlook

Drought UpdateImpacts??

http://droughtreporter.unl.edu/