Category: ENSO

  • Missouri River Basin La Niña Impacts and Outlook

    Missouri River Basin La Niña Impacts and Outlook

    Typical La Niña Winter Pattern The image (source: NOAA) above shows the typical pattern in the winterduring La Niña events. The polar jet stream tends to transverse throughthe Missouri Basin, making it the dividing line between cold and warm airmasses. This means that colder conditions could be in store for areas of theupper Basin, while…