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Summary of El Nio Impacts and Outlook Published for Missouri Basin Region
Author: Crystal Stiles - High Plains Regional Climate Center
Published: 2014-10-01 20:23:43
Updated: 2014-12-08 21:03:29
A two-page summary explaining El Niño and its impacts on the Missouri Basin region says there is a greater than 60 percent chance that El Niño will develop mid to late fall. The summary explains typical climate patterns for the U.S. during El Niño conditions, and it provides historical context for how El Niño impacts the Missouri Basin region. According to the summary, El Niño winters have typically been warmer across the region, while precipitation has varied across the basin. Snowpack in the Fort Peck drainage area could be reduced due to El Niño conditions.
This project was led by NOAA and was a collaborative effort between several government and university institutions, including the HPRCC. These summaries were also produced for the Great Lakes and Midwest Regions. The author of the Missouri Basin region El Niño summary is Dr. Barbara Mayes Boustead, a recent Ph.D. graduate of the School of Natural Resources at UNL and the climate focal point for the National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Weather Forecast Office.
The El Niño summary for the Missouri Basin region can be found here: http://mrcc.isws.illinois.edu/pubs/docs/EN-MB-Sep2014.pdf
If you are interested in more information on climate events and impacts in the Missouri River Basin, be sure to look at the latest Missouri River Basin Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook report: http://drought.gov/media/images/outlooks/MORB-Summer2014-Final-outlook.pdf