The forecast through October indicates that water surpluses from the Lower Mississippi region east to the Virginia coasts will shrink considerably, leaving anomalies primarily in Mississippi. Surpluses elsewhere include South Dakota, Nebraska, and western Montana. Deficits will downgrade in the Southwest and Northeast and persist in Florida.
United States: Water deficits forecast for the Northeast
United States: Intense water deficits to persist in CO & UT
United States: Water surpluses to shrink and downgrade
United States: Water surpluses will persist in the Dakotas
The forecast through June indicates that water surpluses will shrink overall but persist in several wide-reaching areas: the Dakotas and Upper Midwest, and from Oklahoma through Tennessee and south through Mississippi. Anomalies will be intense in South Dakota. Deficits are forecast in Florida and in the West.