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US Drought Monitor and Summary, Dec. 6, 2016

During the past 7-days, several frontal systems moved across the contiguous U.S. Heavy precipitation (generally 2-6 inches, locally 10 inches or more) fell from southern Texas east-northeast across the Gulf Coast states and the Tennessee Valley. In Texas, a reassessment of drought conditions was made to incorporate the latest precipitation data, and many smaller-scale changes were made. AHPS 14-day DNPs reveal precipitation departures on the order of 1-5 inches in south-central and southern Texas, and 2-10 inches in eastern Texas. Small-scale changes were also made to the depiction in north-central Oklahoma (Counties of Garfield, Noble, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma and Lincoln), where farmers and livestock operators reported instances of failed wheat, very dry conditions, and low farm ponds. Read more at droughtmonitor.unl.edu…

Written by:
kristin
Published on:
December 9, 2016

Categories: The Cattleman Now, WeatherTags: drought

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