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United States: Water Forecast Indicates Deficits in the Northwest, Surpluses in the Central Plains

  • Exceptional drought will persist in northern California through the Pacific Northwest;
  • Southern California is forecast to have characteristics of both water deficits and surpluses;
  • Exceptional water surpluses are forecast for portions of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, and Louisiana;
  • A wide belt of moderate to exceptional surpluses is expected from the Central Plains eastward; and,
  • Southeast states are forecast to have characteristics of both water deficits and surpluses.