Risks of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall in the Central U.S.; Fire Weather Concerns in Alaska and Southwest

An expansive storm system will bring widespread storms with a threat for flash flooding and severe weather to much of the central to eastern U.S. into early this week. Critical fire weather conditions are expected across interior Alaska this weekend. Elevated fire conditions also expected in the Southwest U.S.. Conditions will remain uncomfortably hot across the southern Plains and the Southeast. Read More >

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Local Drought Information Statement
Oklahoma Climatological Survey
Drought Information from the Arkansas-Red River Basin Forecast Center
Soil Moisture from the Arkansas-Red River Basin Forecast Center
Soil Moisture from the Climate Prediction Center
Current Year-to-Date Observed High/Low Temperatures and Precipitation Graphs - current year-to-date precipitation accumulation traces and daily high/low temperatures are shown graphically compared to normal. Available for Tulsa, Jenks/Riverside, Fort Smith, Fayetteville, McAlester, Muskogee, and Bartlesville.

Burn Bans: Oklahoma Arkansas

Is drought affecting you? If so, report it to the Drought Impact Reporter. You can also view drought reports by state from this link.

	Pie Chart of Conservation Pools (USACE Tulsa District)
Local Reservoir Information:	Verdigris River Basin	Grand-Neosho River Basin
for White River Basin,click here	Lower Arkansas River Basin	Lower Red River Basin

Oklahoma Water Resources Board Map Viewer - Lake Levels and Storage:	View Larger Map


Local River Stage and Flow Data:	Oklahoma	Arkansas

Drought Monitoring

Visit the U.S. Drought Portal for the most comprehensive drought information.

Palmer Drought Severity Index and other Long-Term and Short-Term Drought Conditions - from the U.S. Drought Portal

Keetch-Byram Drought Index(Fire Potential)

Oklahoma Climatological Survey-Drought Monitoring Tools

Evaporative Demand Drought Index- how anomalous the atmospheric evaporative demand (also known as "the thirst of the atmosphere") is for a given location and across a time period of interest

Water Conservation Information

Oklahoma Water Resources Center

Oklahoma Environmental Quality - Drought and Water Conservation Information

Oklahoma Water Resources Center - Crop Production, Animal Care, and Outdoor & Indoor Water Conservation and Landscaping - OSU Extension Office

Outlooks