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Drought Information Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1156 PM CDT Thu Apr 30 2020

...DROUGHT CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...

.SYNOPSIS:

After an extended period of dry weather across south Mississippi
and southeast Louisiana, a couple of moderate to heavy rain events
have provided at least temporary relief to dry conditions across
most of the area. 

.Drought intensity and extent:
Areas of severe drought /D2/ are limited to the coastal counties
of south Mississippi and portions of the coastal parishes of
southeast Louisiana. Areas of moderate drought /D1/ encompass 
much of the area near and to the south of the Interstate 10 and 12
corridors. Although the rains of April 28-29 have brought 
temporary relief to much of this area, the forecast for the next 
14 days shows little, if any, precipitation for much of the area. 
High temperatures in the 80s and relatively dry air will allow for
significant evaporative drying to return to the area.

.Hydrologic conditions:
While the Mississippi and Pearl River basins remain in flood due
to upstream heavy rainfall, most other river basins are quickly
returning to base flow after the April 28-29 rains. 

.SUMMARY OF IMPACTS:

As dry weather returns and vegetation dries out, conditions will
once again become more favorable for grassfires and wildfires. Any
short term soil moisture gains provided over the last 12 days are
likely to be eliminated over the next 2 weeks.

Currently, no south Mississippi counties or southeast Louisiana 
parishes are under burn bans.

.DROUGHT MITIGATION ACTIONS:

None reported. 

.LOCAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK:

Little or no precipitation is expected over the area in the next 7
to 14 days, but improved chances for precipitation are expected
for mid-May. Temperatures are expected to average near or 
slightly above normal over the next month. 

.NEXT ISSUANCE DATE:

This product will be updated Thursday May 7 or sooner if drought 
conditions change significantly.

.RELATED WEB SITES:

Additional information on current drought conditions may be found
at the following web addresses:
US Drought Monitor: https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu
US Drought Information System: https://www.drought.gov
NOAA Drought Page: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/Drought
Southeast Regional Climate Center...http://www.srcc.lsu.edu
Louisiana State Climate Office...http://www.losc.lsu.edu
Mississippi State Climate Office...
http://geosciences.msstate.edu/stateclimatologist.htm

Additional water and river information:
NWS: https://water.weather.gov
OWP: https://water.noaa.gov
US Geological Survey (USGS): https://water.usgs.gov
US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE): https://www.usace.army.mil

.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:

The Drought Monitor is a multi-agency effort involving the
National Weather Service and National Centers for Environmental
Information...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.

.CONTACT INFORMATION:

If you have questions or comments about this Drought Information
Statement, please contact:

National Weather Service
62300 Airport Road
Slidell LA 70460
Phone...504-522-7330
sr-lix.webmaster@noaa.gov

$$