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WW 0216 Status Updates
STATUS REPORT ON WW 216 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 WNW SLN TO 5 WNW TOP TO 15 NE SZL. ..MOSIER..05/15/22 ATTN...WFO...ICT...TOP...EAX... STATUS REPORT FOR WS 216 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS KSC001-003-015-017-031-041-045-059-073-079-107-111-113-115-121- 127-139-169-177-197-207-151640- KS . KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ALLEN ANDERSON BUTLER CHASE COFFEY DICKINSON DOUGLAS FRANKLIN GREENWOOD HARVEY LINN LYON MCPHERSON MARION MIAMI MORRIS OSAGE SALINE SHAWNEE WABAUNSEE WOODSON MOC013-037-053-083-101-159-151640- MO . MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BATES CASS COOPER HENRY JOHNSON PETTIS THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE Read more

WW 216 SEVERE TSTM KS MO 151150Z - 151800Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 216 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 650 AM CDT Sun May 15 2022 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Eastern Kansas Western Missouri * Effective this Sunday morning and afternoon from 650 AM until 100 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...Clusters of elevated thunderstorms will likely continue to grow in size while intensifying through the morning. Large hail will be possible with the strongest storms, and the threat for wind damage will increase through the morning from Topeka into the Kansas City area. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles west northwest of Salina KS to 10 miles north northeast of Knob Noster MO. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 30045. ...Thompson Read more

No Mesoscale Discussions are in effect as of Sun May 15 15:31:04 UTC 2022.

WW 0217 Status Updates
STATUS FOR WATCH 0217 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET Read more

WW 217 SEVERE TSTM AR KS MO OK 151345Z - 152100Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 217 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 845 AM CDT Sun May 15 2022 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Far northwest Arkansas Southeast Kansas Central to southern Missouri Northeast Oklahoma * Effective this Sunday morning and afternoon from 845 AM until 400 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80 mph likely Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter likely A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Multiple clusters with embedded bows and supercells will spread across the Ozark Plateau region into this afternoon. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles east of Vichy MO to 25 miles west southwest of Bartlesville OK. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 216... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 30045. ...Grams Read more

SPC 1300Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0732 AM CDT Sun May 15 2022 Valid 151300Z - 161200Z ...THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING FROM SOUTHEAST KS AND NORTHEAST OK INTO NORTHERN AR AND SOUTHERN MO... ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING FOR THE INTERIOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST... ...SUMMARY... Scattered to numerous severe storms with very large hail and swaths of wind damage are expected from mid morning through this evening from eastern Kansas and western/southern Missouri into Oklahoma and Arkansas. Other isolated severe storms will be possible later this afternoon across the interior Pacific Northwest. ...Eastern KS/OK to MO/AR through late evening... Elevated convection is ongoing this morning across northeast KS, in advance of a midlevel shortwave trough moving east-southeastward over western/central NE. The convection will be maintained in a zone of ascent preceding the midlevel trough, and will likely intensify this morning while encountering increasing low-level moisture/buoyancy across eastern KS and western MO. Strengthening deep-layer, west-northwesterly shear (effective bulk shear in excess of 45 kt), midlevel lapse rates near 8 C/km, and MLCAPE increasing to near 3000 J/kg by midday will favor clusters/embedded supercells capable of producing very large hail up to 2.75 inches in diameter. Upscale growth into a larger cluster or two appears probable through the afternoon across southwest MO, southeast KS, and northeast OK, with an increasing threat for swaths of damaging winds of 60-75 mph. A deep mixed layer and relatively weak convective inhibition suggest that the storms could develop at least as far southwest as the I-35 corridor in central OK by this evening, where thermodynamic profiles will favor damaging outflow winds. The richer moisture/larger buoyancy suggest the eastern extent of the stronger/sustained MCS will likely be across AR, with more uncertainty with eastward extent from the MS River. Some form of the MCS(s) could make it as far as the Mid South and the Red River Valley of OK/TX, though the severe threat should be diminishing by this time (this evening/early tonight). ...OH Valley into PA/western NY this afternoon... A weak midlevel trough/vorticity lobe will move eastward from the upper OH Valley across WV/PA/NY today. A diffuse surface trough is expected from central NY southward in the lee of the Appalachians. These features could help focus scattered thunderstorm development by midday into this afternoon, and a few of the storms could produce strong outflow winds and minor damage, along with marginally severe hail in an environment characterized by weak vertical shear and moderate buoyancy (MLCAPE of 1000-1500 J/kg). It appears there will be a relative gap in any severe threat across far western NY/PA and eastern OH, to the west of the weak shortwave trough. Additional convection will form farther west toward the lower OH Valley into southeast Lower MI later this afternoon in advance of the stronger shortwave trough (now over NE) and an associated surface cold front. The stronger vertical shear will remain farther to the west during the day, with the larger buoyancy farther southwest. However, the strongest storms will be capable of producing at least isolated wind damage and marginally severe hail, and some low-end severe threat may persist into the OH Valley as the convection spreads east into tonight. ...Interior Pacific Northwest/northern Rockies this afternoon... A compact shortwave trough now off the OR coast will move east-northeastward over OR/WA and the ID Panhandle by this evening. Boundary-layer dewpoints in the upper 40s to lower 50s, daytime heating in cloud breaks, and increasing ascent with the approaching shortwave trough/front will support thunderstorm development this afternoon across northeast OR. Though buoyancy will not be particularly large (MLCAPE of 500-750 J/kg), strengthening wind profiles/deep-layer shear will support the potential for organized convection, including isolated supercells and/or short line segments with an attendant threat for large hail, damaging winds, and perhaps an isolated tornado. ..Thompson/Leitman.. 05/15/2022 Read more

SPC 1300Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0732 AM CDT Sun May 15 2022 Valid 151300Z - 161200Z ...THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING FROM SOUTHEAST KS AND NORTHEAST OK INTO NORTHERN AR AND SOUTHERN MO... ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING FOR THE INTERIOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST... ...SUMMARY... Scattered to numerous severe storms with very large hail and swaths of wind damage are expected from mid morning through this evening from eastern Kansas and western/southern Missouri into Oklahoma and Arkansas. Other isolated severe storms will be possible later this afternoon across the interior Pacific Northwest. ...Eastern KS/OK to MO/AR through late evening... Elevated convection is ongoing this morning across northeast KS, in advance of a midlevel shortwave trough moving east-southeastward over western/central NE. The convection will be maintained in a zone of ascent preceding the midlevel trough, and will likely intensify this morning while encountering increasing low-level moisture/buoyancy across eastern KS and western MO. Strengthening deep-layer, west-northwesterly shear (effective bulk shear in excess of 45 kt), midlevel lapse rates near 8 C/km, and MLCAPE increasing to near 3000 J/kg by midday will favor clusters/embedded supercells capable of producing very large hail up to 2.75 inches in diameter. Upscale growth into a larger cluster or two appears probable through the afternoon across southwest MO, southeast KS, and northeast OK, with an increasing threat for swaths of damaging winds of 60-75 mph. A deep mixed layer and relatively weak convective inhibition suggest that the storms could develop at least as far southwest as the I-35 corridor in central OK by this evening, where thermodynamic profiles will favor damaging outflow winds. The richer moisture/larger buoyancy suggest the eastern extent of the stronger/sustained MCS will likely be across AR, with more uncertainty with eastward extent from the MS River. Some form of the MCS(s) could make it as far as the Mid South and the Red River Valley of OK/TX, though the severe threat should be diminishing by this time (this evening/early tonight). ...OH Valley into PA/western NY this afternoon... A weak midlevel trough/vorticity lobe will move eastward from the upper OH Valley across WV/PA/NY today. A diffuse surface trough is expected from central NY southward in the lee of the Appalachians. These features could help focus scattered thunderstorm development by midday into this afternoon, and a few of the storms could produce strong outflow winds and minor damage, along with marginally severe hail in an environment characterized by weak vertical shear and moderate buoyancy (MLCAPE of 1000-1500 J/kg). It appears there will be a relative gap in any severe threat across far western NY/PA and eastern OH, to the west of the weak shortwave trough. Additional convection will form farther west toward the lower OH Valley into southeast Lower MI later this afternoon in advance of the stronger shortwave trough (now over NE) and an associated surface cold front. The stronger vertical shear will remain farther to the west during the day, with the larger buoyancy farther southwest. However, the strongest storms will be capable of producing at least isolated wind damage and marginally severe hail, and some low-end severe threat may persist into the OH Valley as the convection spreads east into tonight. ...Interior Pacific Northwest/northern Rockies this afternoon... A compact shortwave trough now off the OR coast will move east-northeastward over OR/WA and the ID Panhandle by this evening. Boundary-layer dewpoints in the upper 40s to lower 50s, daytime heating in cloud breaks, and increasing ascent with the approaching shortwave trough/front will support thunderstorm development this afternoon across northeast OR. Though buoyancy will not be particularly large (MLCAPE of 500-750 J/kg), strengthening wind profiles/deep-layer shear will support the potential for organized convection, including isolated supercells and/or short line segments with an attendant threat for large hail, damaging winds, and perhaps an isolated tornado. ..Thompson/Leitman.. 05/15/2022 Read more

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TWOEP

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
500 AM PDT Sun May 15 2022

For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude:

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.

Today marks the first day of the eastern North Pacific hurricane
season, which will run until November 30. Long-term averages for
the number of named storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes are
15, 8, and 4, respectively.

The list of names for 2022 is as follows:

Name Pronunciation Name Pronunciation
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Agatha A-guh-thuh Madeline MAD-eh-luhn
Blas blahs Newton NOO-tuhn
Celia SEEL-yuh Orlene or-LEEN
Darby DAR-bee Paine payne
Estelle eh-STELL Roslyn RAWZ-luhn
Frank frank Seymour SEE-mor
Georgette jor-JET Tina TEE-nuh
Howard HOW-urd Virgil VUR-jill
Ivette ee-VET Winfred WIN-ih-fred
Javier hahv-YAIR Xavier ZAY-vee-ur
Kay kay Yolanda yo-LAHN-da
Lester LESS-tur Zeke zeek

This product, the Tropical Weather Outlook, briefly describes
significant areas of disturbed weather and their potential for
tropical cyclone formation during the next five days. The issuance
times of this product are 5 AM, 11 AM, 5 PM, and 11 PM PDT. After
the change to standard time in November, the issuance times are
4 AM, 10 AM, 4 PM, and 10 PM PST.

A Special Tropical Weather Outlook will be issued to provide
updates, as necessary, in between the regularly scheduled issuances
of the Tropical Weather Outlook. Special Tropical Weather Outlooks
will be issued under the same WMO and AWIPS headers as the regular
Tropical Weather Outlooks.

A standard package of products, consisting of the tropical cyclone
public advisory, the forecast/advisory, the cyclone discussion, and
a wind speed probability product, is issued every six hours for all
ongoing tropical cyclones. In addition, a special advisory package
may be issued at any time to advise of significant unexpected
changes or to modify watches or warnings.

NHC has the option to issue advisories, watches, and warnings for
disturbances that are not yet a tropical cyclone, but which pose the
threat of bringing tropical storm or hurricane conditions to land
areas within 48 hours. For these land-threatening "potential
tropical cyclones", NHC will issue the full suite of advisory and
watch/warning products. Potential tropical cyclones share the
naming conventions currently in place for tropical depressions,
being numbered from a single list (e.g., "One-E", "Two-E",
"Three-E", etc.).

The Tropical Cyclone Update is a brief statement to inform of
significant changes in a tropical cyclone, to post or cancel watches
or warnings, or to provide hourly position updates between
intermediate advisories when the storm center is easily followed by
radar. The Tropical Cyclone Update is also used in lieu of or to
precede the issuance of a special advisory package. Tropical
Cyclone Updates, which can be issued at any time, can be found under
WMO header WTPZ61-65 KNHC, and under AWIPS header MIATCUEP1-5.

All NHC text and graphical products are available on the web at
https://www.hurricanes.gov. More information on NHC text products
can be found at https://www.hurricanes.gov/aboutnhcprod.shtml,
while more information about NHC graphical products can be
found at https://www.hurricanes.gov/aboutnhcgraphics.shtml.

You can also interact with NHC on Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/NWSNHC. Notifications are available
via Twitter when select NHC products are issued. Information
about our east Pacific Twitter feed is available at
https://www.hurricanes.gov/twitter.php.

$$
Forecaster Brown

Weber Basin Water Conservancy District has just 15% of its average water for the year. The Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of the Interior, Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake and Sandy, Provo River Water Users, Jordan Valley Water and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District are working together to make more water available. KSL.com (Salt Lake City, Utah), May 6, 2022

Cal Water is entering stage two of its Water Shortage Contingency Plan within the Chico district. A request has been submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission to allow it to enter the second phase. Once approved, the new restrictions will go into effect. Chico Enterprise-Record (Calif.), April 28, 2022

No watches are valid as of Sat May 14 13:53:01 UTC 2022.

No Mesoscale Discussions are in effect as of Sat May 14 13:53:02 UTC 2022.

SPC 1300Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0744 AM CDT Sat May 14 2022 Valid 141300Z - 151200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO THE LOWER MS VALLEY...AND THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT FOR PARTS OF WEST TX TO SOUTHEAST NE/NORTHEAST KS... ...SUMMARY... Strong to locally severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Great Plains, Mississippi Valley, and Great Lakes regions, mainly this afternoon and evening. Isolated hail and damaging wind gusts will be the primary threats. Some threat may redevelop late tonight across parts of Nebraska and Kansas. ...Synopsis... The persistent midlevel low over the Southeast is in the process of evolving into more of an open wave, and a primary embedded shortwave trough will eject north-northeastward from NC to southern New England by early Sunday. This pattern evolution will be in response to gradual upstream height falls across the upper Midwest and upper MS Valley, downstream from modest height rises over the northern Great Basin and northern Rockies. Within the primary jet, an embedded shortwave trough over MN/WI will eject northeastward toward ON, and an upstream shortwave trough over the northern High Plains will amplify some while digging southeastward over the middle MO Valley. The surface synoptic boundaries will remain rather diffuse today into early tonight, prior to some sharpening of a front near the KS/NE border by the end of the period. ...West TX to western KS this afternoon/evening... A somewhat diffuse dryline is expected this afternoon from western KS southward into west TX, where surface heating and deep mixing could allow isolated thunderstorm development by mid-late afternoon. A high-based supercell or two with isolated large hail and strong-severe outflow gusts will be possible, given sufficiently long hodographs with effective bulk shear greater than 40 kt. ...Lower MS Valley to the Great Lakes this afternoon/evening... Deep-layer flow/shear will be very weak from the lower OH River into MI, where surface heating will drive MLCAPE of 1000-2000 J/kg (weaker north) and DCAPE near 1000 J/kg. Weak low-level convergence and minimal convective inhibition should support widely-scattered to scattered thunderstorm development by mid-late afternoon, with the potential for isolated wind damage with downbursts. Somewhat richer low-level moisture and larger CAPE are expected farther south into the lower MS Valley region, though there is some uncertainty regarding the lingering influence of ongoing morning convection across the Ark-La-Miss. Where pockets of stronger surface heating occur, especially in conjunction with lingering outflow boundaries, a few multicell clusters with strong/isolated damaging downburst winds will be possible. ...Southeast NE/northeast KS 06-12z Sunday... The aforementioned shortwave trough and low-level frontogenesis, interacting with steep midlevel lapse rates and MUCAPE near 1500 J/kg, will likely result in the formation of elevated thunderstorm clusters early Sunday morning. This convection will pose mainly an isolated large hail threat during this forecast period, before evolving into more of a damaging wind threat during the day Sunday (D2). ..Thompson.. 05/14/2022 Read more

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers must limit lawn watering to two days per week. Since the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California declared a water shortage emergency in April, water use must be curbed because the district has less water. The aim is to achieve at least a 35% reduction in water consumption, hopefully trimming usage to about 80 gallons per person per day. KTLA-TV WB 5 Los Angeles (Calif.), May 10, 2022

One month into Stage 2 water restrictions in San Antonio and more people are complaining about seeing neighbors wasting water. Water rule violators can be fined $120 for a first violation. Residents are urged to report the violations anonymously via saws.org. People may not want to confront a neighbor about perceived water waste unless they are on good terms with the neighbor as the interaction may end badly. Texas Public Radio (San Antonio, Texas), May 12, 2022

Most of the South Plains were extremely dry. Many irrigated cotton farmers were cutting back on the number of planted acres with a majority reporting they planned to irrigate 60%-70% of the acres they irrigated last year. Many producers were selling off cattle due to the lack of grazing and higher cattle prices. Most cattle were being supplementally fed, with a few herds grazing irrigated oats or leftover winter wheat. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), May 10, 2022 Extreme dry conditions continued across the South Plains. Farmers were holding off on major planting decisions until their fields received good moisture. Many cattle producers were making tough decisions on thinning down their herds due to a lack of grazing. Local sale barns were receiving larger volumes of cattle than normal each week. Cattle continued to receive supplemental feed. Some counties were battling wildfires popping up here and there, with continued high heat and heavy winds. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), April 26, 2022

Some Rolling Plains cotton farmers were concerned about damaging farm equipment while getting seed into the dry ground. Some wheat hay was baled with about half a bale per acre reported. Some wheat was harvested, but the majority of harvestable wheat was lower quality, with the exception of some wheat in the bottom fields. Overall wheat yields were expected to be low. Sorghum planting in some areas was about a month later than normal. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), May 10, 2022 Some counties across the district reported 0.5-3 inches of rainfall, other counties remained extremely dry and reported high winds. Around 2,300 acres were burned in several fires. Spring work continued, and cattle producers were considering deep culls as supplemental feeding was becoming counterproductive and overgrazing was becoming a concern. Producers were reporting poor to fair body conditions in cattle. Dry, windy conditions were preventing fieldwork. Dryland wheat was 100% headed as dry weather caused early maturation. Producers were reporting thin wheat stands and small grain heads. Some wheat was being baled for hay. About half of sorghum acres were planted, but some producers were still waiting for rainfall to plant. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), April 26, 2022 Conditions were hot and windy in the Rolling Plains with no moisture. Winter wheat was showing signs of growth, and some fields were in the boot stage or heading, but other fields were being plowed under. Row crop preparations were delayed by dry conditions. Cattle were grazing some late wheat growth. Forage inventories were declining, but supplemental feeding continued, and rangelands were showing very little growth. Ranchers were culling herds due to lack of forage and rising supplemental feed costs. Fire concerns remained due to dry conditions. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), April 19, 2022 Some parts of the Rolling Plains received 0.7 to 3 inches of rain. Several areas reported continued drought conditions, and drier areas remained on fire watch. Some counties were lifting burn bans. Wheat conditions improved, but fields need more rain. Some wheat fields were total losses. Rainfall runoff replenished stock tanks. High winds were drying out soils. Cattle were being supplemented with hay and feed. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), April 12, 2022 Scattered rain in the Rolling Plains delivered rainfall amounts up to 0.6 of an inch. Winter wheat conditions were still very poor. Some green-up in pastures helped wildlife and livestock on pasture. Cotton farmers needed to list and plow, but dry conditions were delaying fieldwork. Corn and sorghum planting was behind due to lack of moisture. Some wheat fields perked up a little following rain. Stock ponds needed a runoff rainfall event to refill. Cattle were being fed hay and supplemental feed. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), April 5, 2022 Rolling Plains pastures remained in poor condition. Cattle were provided supplemental feed, and few native grasses were available for grazing. Ponds were drying up. Several wildfires were reported. Up to an inch of rain fell in parts of the district, which should help rangeland and wheat. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), March 29, 2022 Conditions were dry and windy in the Rolling Plains. Pastures and winter wheat fields looked bad. Producers were not top-dressing with fertilizer due to the cost and bad crop conditions. Hay supplies and fire danger were major concerns. Most wheat fields were in poor conditions, but some were able to be grazed, and deer were still a problem for the few that were producing. Wind erosion was becoming a problem. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), March 22, 2022 Conditions were very dry in the Rolling Plains. A fire burned 566 acres. Wheat looked poor and needed some moisture. Supplemental feeding continued for cattle due to very little wheat for grazing. More rain will be needed for cotton planting. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), March 15, 2022 Conditions were very dry in the Rolling Plains. A fire last week consumed 818 acres of grazing land. Most wheat was being grazed out. The soil profile received some moisture from an ice storm, which allowed some wheat to green up, but there were still several dead patches in fields. Most wheat was in poor to very poor condition. Heavy supplemental feeding continued for cattle on rangelands. Forage inventories continued to decline. Row crop tillage delays continued due to lack of moisture for proper tillage. Some producers spread fertilizer with chances of rain in the forecast, but moisture did not materialize. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), March 8, 2022 Many Rolling Plains wheat fields have not emerged yet, but moisture from a recent cold front ought to help the wheat a little. AgriLife (College Station, Texas), March 2, 2022 Some parts of the Rolling Plains received one-half to one inch of rain, to which the wheat responded with slightly better color, but the crop remained in mostly very poor condition. Pasture conditions did not improve, and the supplemental feeding of livestock continued. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), Feb 24, 2022

Unseasonably hot weather with strong winds in the Coastal Bend continued to deplete topsoil moisture. All field crops needed moisture. A considerable amount of cotton failed, but it was too early to know the full extent. Rangeland and pasture conditions worsened, and livestock conditions declined. Producers began to decrease their herds and pulled calves ahead of schedule. Hay supplies were getting low, and supplemental feeding was still necessary. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), May 10, 2022 Moderate to severe drought and windy conditions continued in the Coastal Bend. Corn and grain sorghum were stressed but looked fair. Most soybean acres were planted, except fields with insufficient moisture. If some areas do not receive rain in the next seven to 10 days, crop failures were expected. Rangeland and pasture conditions were declining. Hay fields were not growing due to lack of moisture. Some livestock producers were culling and reducing stocking rates. Livestock were being fed supplements and hay. Higher cattle sale volumes could begin if rain does not materialize soon. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), April 26, 2022 Dry, windy conditions continued in the Coastal Bend, and soil moisture levels continued to decline. Corn was showing early signs of drought stress. Some sorghum plantings were emerging inconsistently, and thin stands were a concern. Cotton was coming up, but a lot of acres were planted dry. Pastures and rangelands continued to decline. Livestock were running short on available grazing. Most cattle producers were feeding hay and protein. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), April 19, 2022 Soil moisture conditions continued to be dry due to a lack of rain and high winds. Cotton was still being planted, and some fields had emerged where planted in moisture. Most field crops were beginning to show stress, especially in lighter soils. Pasture conditions were dry, and the available forage was poor quality. Livestock were still being fed hay and protein supplements as needed. Cattle were in fair to good condition, but were losing condition daily from lack of forage, especially the spring calves. Many producers were pulling fall calves earlier than normal due to declining conditions. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), April 12, 2022 The Coastal Bend was experiencing abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions. Some farmers were still delaying plantings, waiting on rainfall to build soil moisture. Most corn and sorghum had emerged and were doing well, but fields needed moisture. Most rangeland and pastures were in poor condition, but there were a few areas with good enough grazing to maintain livestock body conditions. Cattle producers were culling poor performers and open cows, and the livestock market was still good. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), April 5, 2022 High winds in the Coastal Bend coupled with low humidity continued to create a fire threat. Corn and most grain sorghum emerged but needed rain. Pastures were starting to green up in areas that received rain, but there was still not much growth. Livestock body conditions were declining, especially for cows with calves. Producers continued to supplement herds with protein and hay. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), March 29, 2022 Most areas had not received measurable rain in 45 days, but northern parts of the reporting area received a small amount of rain this past week. Crop planting was still in high gear despite dry conditions. Corn and sorghum were also being planted with some fields already emerged, but they needed moisture. Livestock pasture forages were getting short, and hay and protein feeding continued. Cattle remained in good condition with sale prices at very high levels. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), March 22, 2022 No significant rains were reported, and soil moisture levels were unseasonably low. Pastures and fields needed rain. Cold temperatures and dry conditions continued to delay the emergence of warm season grasses. Livestock producers were still feeding hay and protein as feed prices continued to rise. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), March 15, 2022 Soil moisture was short and beginning to be a concern in the Coastal Bend. Sorghum producers were having to plant deeper than normal to find moisture. Winter pastures needed significant rainfall to finish grazing and grain crops. Most hay producers were waiting to fertilize hay fields until there was increased soil moisture. Livestock were showing signs of declining body condition and were still being fed hay and protein. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), March 8, 2022 Rangeland and pasture conditions in the Coastal Bend continued to deteriorate with livestock showing signs of reduced nutrition. Hay feeding and protein supplements continued. AgriLife (College Station, Texas), March 2, 2022 Conditions were very dry and windy in the Coastal Bend. Wheat, oats and ryegrass were still alive, but rain will be needed soon. The feeding of hay and protein supplements continued. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), Feb 24, 2022 Coastal Bend rangeland and pasture conditions continued to be poor. Supplemental feeding of livestock continued with hay and protein. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), Feb 15, 2022 The Coastal Bend is dry, but rain is in the forecast. Dry conditions have hampered pasture growth, and producers were feeding hay and protein. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), Feb 1, 2022

Cooks Peak Fire Update 5/12/2022   Fire Update:  A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 8am-9pm.  Slightly cooler temperatures and strong afternoon winds are expected with gusts up to 40 mph.  Humidity will be in the single digits.  Friday, winds will be calmer, but weather conditions will remain dry and warm.  Smoke from the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire is being pushed by strong winds toward the Cooks Peak Fire. Interior pockets of fuel will continue to burn down and smoke may be visible but the fire is not actively spreading.  Crews will patrol and mop up along existing firelines and closely watch and hold all lines as strong winds can carry hot embers across.  In addition, crews will continue suppression repair work.    Resource specialists continue to assess completed work and identify additional rehabilitation needed.  A group of incident resources will continue to support local resources with any new starts that may occur in the vicinity of the fire. There are 83...