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Nighttime update🌙❄️: Radar is active across the Southern Region as the freezing line (red) pushes SE. A second wave of wintry precip and rain continues overnight into Sunday morning. Preliminary 24-hr snow totals greater than 4" stretch from the TX Panhandle to eastern TN.
January 25, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Nighttime update🌙❄️: Radar is active across the Southern Region as the freezing line (red) pushes SE. A second wave of wintry precip and rain continues overnight into Sunday morning. Preliminary 24-hr snow totals greater than 4" stretch from the TX Panhandle to eastern TN.
Midday update: The freezing line (black) is pushing through across the region. Snow is ongoing from West TX into Oklahoma🌨️. T-Storms continue across LA & MS. A wintry mix of freezing rain & sleet is falling across Northern MS & TN as the Arctic front races south.🥶 (1/2)
January 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Midday update: The freezing line (black) is pushing through across the region. Snow is ongoing from West TX into Oklahoma🌨️. T-Storms continue across LA & MS. A wintry mix of freezing rain & sleet is falling across Northern MS & TN as the Arctic front races south.🥶 (1/2)
Extreme Cold Watches and Warnings are in effect across parts of the Southern Region as a cold front passes through and ushers Arctic air into the region tomorrow and through the weekend. Many areas may remain below freezing for 48+ hours. This map shows affected counties. (1/2)
January 22, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Extreme Cold Watches and Warnings are in effect across parts of the Southern Region as a cold front passes through and ushers Arctic air into the region tomorrow and through the weekend. Many areas may remain below freezing for 48+ hours. This map shows affected counties. (1/2)
Warmer than normal temperatures continued across the Southern Region last week. Abnormal dryness continued across much of the region, with D0-D4 drought conditions affecting 91% of the total land area.
Click here to read the full weekly summary → www.srcc.tamu.edu/climate_repo...
Click here to read the full weekly summary → www.srcc.tamu.edu/climate_repo...
January 20, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Warmer than normal temperatures continued across the Southern Region last week. Abnormal dryness continued across much of the region, with D0-D4 drought conditions affecting 91% of the total land area.
Click here to read the full weekly summary → www.srcc.tamu.edu/climate_repo...
Click here to read the full weekly summary → www.srcc.tamu.edu/climate_repo...
Southern Region's Drought Monitor:
Texas had quite the D3 (Extreme Drought) expansion!
Texas had quite the D3 (Extreme Drought) expansion!
December 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Southern Region's Drought Monitor:
Texas had quite the D3 (Extreme Drought) expansion!
Texas had quite the D3 (Extreme Drought) expansion!
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The November Dry Horizons roundup of drought research and news is now available: drought.unl.edu/Publications....
#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
December 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The November Dry Horizons roundup of drought research and news is now available: drought.unl.edu/Publications....
#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
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US Drought Monitor 12-18-25
For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the US Drought Monitor shows 33.99% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 33.81% last week.
#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the US Drought Monitor shows 33.99% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 33.81% last week.
#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
December 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
US Drought Monitor 12-18-25
For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the US Drought Monitor shows 33.99% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 33.81% last week.
#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the US Drought Monitor shows 33.99% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 33.81% last week.
#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
This assessment examines the 2020-2025 Southern Plains Drought's Development, Progression, and Impacts to multiple sectors
www.drought.gov/documents/so...
www.drought.gov/documents/so...
Southern Plains Drought Assessment 2020-2025
In March 2020, Moderate to Severe Drought (D1-D2) intensified rapidly to Exceptional Drought (D4) along the lower Rio Grande in Texas, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Over the next five years, ...
www.drought.gov
December 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This assessment examines the 2020-2025 Southern Plains Drought's Development, Progression, and Impacts to multiple sectors
www.drought.gov/documents/so...
www.drought.gov/documents/so...
Want to hear Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon talk in-depth about the 4th of July Texas flood and other extreme weather events? Follow the link below:
wrp.beg.utexas.edu/episode/floo...
wrp.beg.utexas.edu/episode/floo...
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Want to hear Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon talk in-depth about the 4th of July Texas flood and other extreme weather events? Follow the link below:
wrp.beg.utexas.edu/episode/floo...
wrp.beg.utexas.edu/episode/floo...
Yesterday (11/18/25) was one for the history books! Measurements looked like July, not November as record highs spanned multiple states across the Southern Region.
November 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Yesterday (11/18/25) was one for the history books! Measurements looked like July, not November as record highs spanned multiple states across the Southern Region.
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Learn more about the U.S. Drought Monitor: drought.unl.edu/Education/Tu...
#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
November 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Learn more about the U.S. Drought Monitor: drought.unl.edu/Education/Tu...
#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
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How dry or wet are conditions in your area? Share reports to CMOR: go.unl.edu/cmor_drought
#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
How dry or wet are conditions in your area? Share reports to CMOR: go.unl.edu/cmor_drought
#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
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US Drought Monitor 11-13-25
For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the US Drought Monitor shows 37.24% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 36.64% last week.
#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the US Drought Monitor shows 37.24% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 36.64% last week.
#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
US Drought Monitor 11-13-25
For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the US Drought Monitor shows 37.24% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 36.64% last week.
#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the US Drought Monitor shows 37.24% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 36.64% last week.
#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025
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And here's a short explainer on aurora colors! 🎨
Aurora color guide! What creates the different shades?
Different atoms getting "excited" at different altitudes
The bright reds are a sign of a particularly intense event
Different atoms getting "excited" at different altitudes
The bright reds are a sign of a particularly intense event
November 12, 2025 at 4:08 AM
And here's a short explainer on aurora colors! 🎨
"The data visualization above shows how air temperatures between 1964 and 2024 departed from the average for 1951-1980. (The anomalies have been plotted in degrees Celsius"
Exactly! Which makes the real climate shift way scarier. Like shown by the data from svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5452/
November 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"The data visualization above shows how air temperatures between 1964 and 2024 departed from the average for 1951-1980. (The anomalies have been plotted in degrees Celsius"
"I couldn't see more than 50ft ahead," says Dave Dubois, New Mexico State's climatologist. "It was a once-in-a-decade type of storm."
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'Blood rain' and diseases in the wind: Is the US prepared for deadly dust storms?
Dust storms are sweeping across the world, harming the health of millions of people. Now, scientists are racing to keep the dirt on the ground.
www.bbc.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"I couldn't see more than 50ft ahead," says Dave Dubois, New Mexico State's climatologist. "It was a once-in-a-decade type of storm."
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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Drought improvement and degradation were mixed in the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and South with sizable areas of improvement in TX, OK and the Pacific Northwest.
Drought (D1-D4) coverage shrank in the contiguous US to 43.6%, down 2.48 points.
#drought 🧪
droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap.a...
Drought (D1-D4) coverage shrank in the contiguous US to 43.6%, down 2.48 points.
#drought 🧪
droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap.a...
October 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Drought improvement and degradation were mixed in the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and South with sizable areas of improvement in TX, OK and the Pacific Northwest.
Drought (D1-D4) coverage shrank in the contiguous US to 43.6%, down 2.48 points.
#drought 🧪
droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap.a...
Drought (D1-D4) coverage shrank in the contiguous US to 43.6%, down 2.48 points.
#drought 🧪
droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap.a...
If you're in the Houston area, join us 🤠
October 31, 2025 at 2:55 PM
If you're in the Houston area, join us 🤠
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Happy spooky day from the swamps of Texas 👻
October 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Happy spooky day from the swamps of Texas 👻
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La Niña conditions are present and favored to persist through December 2025 - February 2026, with a transition to ENSO-neutral likely in January-March 2026 (55% chance).
ENSO Alert System Status: La Niña Advisory
#LaNina #ENSO 🧪
www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/ana...
ENSO Alert System Status: La Niña Advisory
#LaNina #ENSO 🧪
www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/ana...
October 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
La Niña conditions are present and favored to persist through December 2025 - February 2026, with a transition to ENSO-neutral likely in January-March 2026 (55% chance).
ENSO Alert System Status: La Niña Advisory
#LaNina #ENSO 🧪
www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/ana...
ENSO Alert System Status: La Niña Advisory
#LaNina #ENSO 🧪
www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/ana...
The Call for Presentations for SCCR 2026 San Antonio (April 15-17) is now open! Interested in presenting your work, organizing a symposium, or holding an interactive workshop? Visit sccrf.org to read the Call for Presentations and submit your ideas by October 31st!
October 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The Call for Presentations for SCCR 2026 San Antonio (April 15-17) is now open! Interested in presenting your work, organizing a symposium, or holding an interactive workshop? Visit sccrf.org to read the Call for Presentations and submit your ideas by October 31st!