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Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West; Excessive Rainfall Possible in the South-Central U.S.

Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Flash flooding will be possible in New Mexico and west Texas today, as well as parts of the southern and central Plains due to slow moving thunderstorms. Read More >

DROUGHT

INFORMATION

Photo courtesy of Alan Raflo, Virginia Water Resources Research Center.

Lake Hartwell, from a rest area on I-85 north, near Anderson, South Carolina

Drought Definitions

DROUGHT DESIGNATIONS

 

DROUGHT INDICATORS

 

Latest drought statement courtesy of the National Weather Service Columbia, SC

 

U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR STANDARDIZED PRECIPITATION INDEX
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SPI Index

 

U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR FOR GA U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR FOR SC
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drought monitor for SC

 

PRECIPITATION ANALYSIS
Precipitation Analysis

 

Hydrologic Impact in South Carolina
Daily Streamflow Conditions 7 Day Average Streamflow
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Hydrologic Impact in Georgia
Daily Streamflow Conditions 7 day average streamflow
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