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DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1025 PM CST THU APR 25 2013

...SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS ARE NOTED FROM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO
PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

...MODERATE DROUGHT CONDITIONS ARE NOTED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
MINNESOTA...EXCEPT FOR THE...

...MODERATE DROUGHT CONDITIONS ARE NOTED NORTH OF I-94 IN WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

SYNOPSIS...

DROUGHT CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE ACROSS THE AREA AS THE COOL
AND WET SPRING WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUED. OVER THE LAST WEEK...MORE
RAIN AND SNOW WAS OBSERVED...WITH PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN PICKING UP ANOTHER 2 INCHES OF LIQUID
ABOVE CLIMATOLOGY. THE ONLY PART OF THE MPX AREA THAT HAS MISSED OUT
ON THE HEALTHIER PRECIPITATION OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS IS WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. YET EVEN HERE...THE COMBINATION OF AROUND AN INCH
OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS...ALONG WITH THE MELTING
SNOWPACK HAS HELPED EASE THE IMPACTS OF THE DROUGHT THAT OCCURRED
LAST SUMMER INTO THE FALL.

THE BIGGEST IMPROVEMENTS NOTED THIS PAST WEEK WITH THE DROUGHT
MONITOR WERE IN SOUTH CENTRAL INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...WHERE MUCH
OF THAT REGION HAS HAD ANY DROUGHT MENTION REMOVED.

SUMMARY OF IMPACTS...

LOCAL AREA AFFECTED.

...MINNESOTA...

SEVERE /D2/ DROUGHT CONDITIONS EXIST ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE EXCEPT FOR
THE SOUTHEAST IS EITHER IN ABNORMALLY DRY /D0/ OR MODERATE /D1/
DROUGHT CONDITIONS.

...WISCONSIN...

MODERATE /D1/ DROUGHT CONDITIONS CONTINUE NORTH OF I-94. ALONG AND
SOUTH OF I-94...IT IS NOW ABNORMALLY DRY /D0/ DUE TO PRECIPITATION
DEFICITS GOING BACK TO THE SUMMER OF 2012.

SOIL CONDITIONS.

SOIL MOISTURE ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
ARE IN MUCH BETTER SHAPE WHEN COMPARED TO PREVIOUS OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN LAST FALL. THE FROST IS NOW COMPLETELY OUT OF THE SOIL...WITH
MOISTURE CONDITIONS CONSIDERED ADEQUATE OR BETTER FOR AGRICULTURAL
PURPOSES.
RIVER AND STREAM FLOW CONDITIONS.

RIVER FLOWS ARE IN THE 25TH TO 75TH PERCENTILE ACROSS MOST OF
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...WITH MOST RIVERS IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO
WESTERN WISCONSIN IN THE 76TH TO 90TH PERCENTILE.

FIRE DANGER IMPACTS.

MINNESOTA...

AS OF APRIL 17TH 2013 THE FIRE DANGER RATING IS LOW. BURNING PERMITS
ARE REQUIRED OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. AS THE SNOW COVER
DISAPPEARS...THE FIRE DANGER WILL INCREASE THIS SPRING UNTIL THE
GREEN UP OCCURS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BURNING PERMITS IN MINNESOTA...VISIT THE
MINNESOTA DNR WEB SITE OR CALL 1-888-MINNDNR...OR IN THE TWIN
CITIES METRO CALL 651-296-6157. IN WISCONSIN... VISIT THE
WISCONSIN DNR WEB SITE OR CALL 1-888-WIS-BURN /947-2876/.


WISCONSIN...

AS OF APRIL 18TH 2013 THE FIRE DANGER RATING FOR ALL OF WISCONSIN IS
LOW. AS THE SNOW COVER DISAPPEARS...THE FIRE DANGER WILL INCREASE
THIS SPRING UNTIL THE GREEN UP OCCURS.

PLEASE VISIT THE WISCONSIN DNR WEB SITE FOR CURRENT BURNING
RESTRICTIONS OR CALL THE NUMBER LISTED BELOW.

1-888-WIS-BURN (947-2876).


PRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK...

FOR THE NEXT 2 WEEKS. THERE ARE SLIGHTLY HIGHER PROBABILITIES FOR
ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION...WITH EQUAL CHANCE FOR ABOVE...NEAR AND
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES CURRENTLY NOTED.

FORECASTS FOR MAY CURRENTLY HAVE EQUAL CHANCES FOR ABOVE...NEAR AND
BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION...WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER PROBABILITIES FOR
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES.

HYDROLOGICAL SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK...

THE U.S. SEASONAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK VALID FROM APRIL 18TH TO JULY
31ST, 2013 IS INDICATING A LIKELY IMPROVEMENT IN DROUGHT CONDITIONS
OVER OUR AREA.

RIVER CONDITIONS WILL CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO SPRING SNOWMELT
ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA DURING THE NEXT MONTH.


NEXT ISSUANCE DATE...

THIS PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED BY THE THIRD WEEK OF MAY...OR SOONER
IF DROUGHT CONDITIONS CHANGE NOTICEABLY.


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RELATED WEB SITES...

U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR...HTTP://WWW.DROUGHT.UNL.EDU/DM/MONITOR.HTML
NOAA DROUGHT PAGE...HTTP://WWW.DROUGHT.NOAA.GOV/
MIDWESTERN REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER...
HTTP://MCC.SWS.UIUC.EDU/INDEX.JSP

WISCONSIN STATE CLIMATOLOGY OFFICE...
HTTP://WWW.AOS.WISC.EDU/~SCO/
MINNESOTA CLIMATOLOGY WORKING GROUP...HTTP://CLIMATE.UMN.EDU/
DETAILED CROP INFORMATION AT USDA PUBLICATIONS WEB SITE...
HTTP://WWW.NASS.USDA.GOV/PUBLICATIONS/STATE_CROP_PROGRESS_AND_
CONDITION/INDEX.ASP
ADDITIONAL RIVER INFORMATION:

NWS...HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/
USGS...HTTP://WATER.USGS.GOV/
USACE...HTTP://WWW.MVR.USACE.ARMY.MIL/
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER/CPC...HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS...

THE DROUGHT MONITOR IS A MULTI-AGENCY EFFORT INVOLVING NOAA`S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER
...THE USDA...STATE AND REGIONAL CENTER CLIMATOLOGISTS...AND
THE NATIONAL DROUGHT MITIGATION CENTER. INFORMATION FOR THIS
STATEMENT HAS BEEN GATHERED FROM NWS AND FAA OBSERVATION SITES
...STATE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICES...THE USDA ...USACE AND
USGS.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS REPORT PLEASE
CONTACT:

DIANE COOPER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
CHANHASSEN, MN 55317
952-361-6708
DIANE.COOPER@NOAA.GOV

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