TWDB DATA

DROUGHT

What Drought is and How it is Measured.

• Definition of Drought and Related terms - (At National Drought Mitigation Center)
  
• Drought Indices - (At National Drought Mitigation Center) How the indices measure the degree of droughts
  
• Predicting Drought - (At National Drought Mitigation Center)
  
• Drought Effect On Estuaries
  
• Agencies that are concerned with Drought (Texas Drought Preparedness Council, TWDB, NOAA, FEMA, TCEQ, National Drought Mitigation Center)

Drought Conditions.

Current Drought Monitoring

• The Texas Water Information Network's Drought Monitoring site
• Index Maps - (at the Texas Water Information Network site)
  

• Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI)
• Palmer Probability Predictions
• Palmer Drought Severity Index Long-Term Composite, 1995 - 2000
• Standardized Precipitation Index
• Crop Moisture Index
• and links to more...
  
  

• County Burn Bans - (at Texas A&M University's web site).
  
• Statewide Drought Situation Report - by Texas Drought Preparedness Council.
  
• Summary of Drought Conditions - TWDB's monthly report on drought conditions.
• Texas Water Conditions Reports - Monthly report on 77 selected reservoirs, streamflow gaging data for 24 stations, and groundwater levels in selected water wells.
  
• Texas Public Water Systems Limiting Water Use to Avoid Shortages - (At Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission) Information on public water systems presently concerned with waste supply shortages.
• Also see indexes at DATA-Groundwater, and DATA-Surface Water for links to other information.

Outlook

• Climate Prediction Center - Assessment and forecasting of impacts of short-term climate variability (from The Climate Prediction Center, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service).
• Probability Prediction map - (at the Texas Water Information Network site).

Historical Data

• Long-term Palmer Drought Severity Index Maps 1995-2000 (at the Texas Water Information Network website).
  
• Drought in Perspective 1996-1998 - Article by TWDB

Mitigating Drought

• Contacts at TWDB for assistance in drought impacted areas.
  
• Construction Assistance - Link to TWDB's Financial Assistance Programs which may provide for construction of water supply and reuse facilities to moderate the impact of drought.
• Drought Preparedness Council - Membership, purpose, meeting agendas and minutes of the Drought Preparedness Council.
• Texas Guide to Rainwater Harvesting - A TWDB publication prepared in cooperation with the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems.
• Water Conservation and Emergency Demand Management Planning Assistance - Link to TWDB's assistance page for Water Conservation Assistance.
• Water Conservation from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
• Water saving tips
• Weather modification (cloud seeding):
  • Where is cloud seeding being done in Texas? Map of locations in Texas.
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about weather modification (from Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation's website).

Drought Related Links.

• WaterSmart.org - Don't Be Waterless. Water Less. Water Smart.
  
• NOAA's Drought Information Center
• National Climatic Data Center
• National Drought Mitigation Center
• National Weather Service - Southern Region Precipitation Links and Maps, current data plus Forecasts and Outlooks
• Office of the State Climatologist - Texas Climatic Bulletins
• Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - Drought Information
• Texas Forest Service - Fire Risk Assessment (documents in Adobe Acrobat)
• International Boundary and Water Commission - access updated Rio Grande water Storage Conditions at the International Amistad and Falcon Dams and stream Flow Conditions.
• The Texas Drought - An Updated News Packet Texas A&M agricultural communications World Wide Web site
• USGS - Current Hydrologic Conditions in Texas.

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