For local details and impacts, please contact your State Climatologist or Regional Climate Center . This summary map is based on a multi-index drought classification scheme . Widespread showers also boosted topsoil moisture from easternmost Texas to the Delta. Several storm systems are expected to pass north of the region during the next 10 days. Trailing cold fronts will spark several opportunities for locally heavy showers, primarily from the eastern portions of Oklahoma and Texas eastward.
Dry weather is forecast to persist from central Texas westward.
A recent storm system dropped up to 1 inch of rain in the Ohio Valley north of the river. Despite the recent improvement in topsoil moisture, streamflow remains very low, as the drought enters its 17th month. Significant precipitation has not fallen in some of these areas, particularly in the Texas panhandle, since mid-September. The central and southern Plains are anticipating the passage of several low-pressure systems during the next 10 days. However, only light to moderate precipitation is forecast for most of the Plains.