Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall over the Southern U.S.; Pacific Storm to Impact Hawaii

A storm system will produce severe thunderstorms over and near Louisiana, and heavy to excessive rainfall from the Southern Plains through the Ohio River Valley today. A strong weather system will bring the potential for flash flooding, severe thunderstorms, strong to locally damaging non-thunderstorm winds, and high elevation snow to the Hawaiian Islands through Friday. Read More >

Drought Information Statements from Weather Forecast Offices
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Drought Monitor and Outlook
Drought Monitor for CA	Drought Monitor for US


US Monthly Drought Outlook	US Seasonal Drought Outlook

Observed Precipitation Maps

*	Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service Precipitation Analysis
*	7 day Gridded Estimated Precipitation from CNRFC
*	7 day Observed Precipitation
*	90 day Percent of Average Precipitation
*	1 yr CA Percent of Average Precipitation
*	CA Climate Anomaly Maps and Tables - from WRCC

Observed Conditions and Impacts

*	NOAA/ESRL/PSD soil moisture current conditions
*	Current Reservoir Conditions
*	CNRFC Water Resources Page
*	Northern Sierra Precipitation: 8 Station Index (pdf)
*	San Joaquin: 5 Station Index (pdf)
*	CA Snow Water Content % of April 1 Average (pdf)
*	Soil Moisture - CPC
*	USGS below normal 7day Streamflow compared to historical
*	USGS Map of real time streamflow compared to historical for day of year
*	USGS California Drought page
*	NWS National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC) Regional Snow Analyses
*	NOHRSC Interactive Snow Information Map

Forecasts and Outlooks

San Francisco/Monterey Bay Area forecast discussion

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	Coastal North Bay including Point Reyes National Seashore below 1000 feet
	North Bay Interior Valleys below 1000 feet
	San Francisco County
	North Bay Mountains 1000 feet and above
	San Francisco Bay Shoreline below 1000 feet
	San Francisco Peninsula Coast below 1000 feet
	East Bay Interior Valleys below 1000 feet
	East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range 1000 feet and above
	Santa Cruz Mountains 1000 feet and above
	Santa Clara Valley below 1000 feet
	Northern Monterey Bay
	Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast
	Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister and Carmel Valley
	Southern Salinas Valley, Arroyo Seco, and Lake San Antonio below 1000 feet
	Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest 1000 feet and above
	Mountains of San Benito County and Interior Monterey County, including Pinnacles National Park 1000 feet and above


	Days 1-3 Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF) for SF/Monterey Bay Area
	5-day Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF) for California-Nevada
	Weather Prediction Center 7-day QPF
	CPC 8-14 day outlook
	Soil Moisture Outlook for the Coterminous U.S.

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CPC monthly precipitation outlook

CPC 3-month precipitation outlook

Click for United States Seasonal Drought Outlook

Other Useful Links

	FRET Point Forecasts in Northern California and Southern California
	FRET is the most likely depth of water (in inches) that would evaporate and transpire from a reference crop (12 cm grasses) under the forecast weather conditions on a daily and weekly basis.
	NOAA NWS CA-NV River Forecast Center Drought Information
	NWS Climate Prediction Center (CPC) Drought Information
	California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Drought Actions
	Northern CA Seasonal Fire Outlook (pdf)
	Southern CA Seasonal Fire Outlook (pdf)
	U.S. Drought Risk Atlas and Map Viewer
	Sacramento Weather Forecast Office - CA Drought Information Resources