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Texas State Drought Planning

Contacts

Phinney, Chuck
State Coordinator for Preparedness
Texas Department of Public Safety
(512) 424-5353
chuck.phinney@txdps.state.tx.us

State Climatologist

Nielsen-Gammon, John
Texas State Climatologist
Texas Office of the State Climatologist
(979) 845-5044
n-g@tamu.edu

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State Drought Plan

Texas State Drought Preparedness Response Plan
Released in 2005
Texas Drought Preparedness Council
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State Drought Website

Agricultural Drought Task Force: Resources on Drought
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Lead Agency

Texas Water Development Board
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State-wide Agencies
and Organizations
Monitoring
and Data
Local
Organizations
Tribal
Farmers
and Ranchers
Water
Conservation

Association of Texas Soil and Water Conservation Districts	More Info	Visit site
NRCS Texas	More Info	Visit site
NWS Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center	More Info	Visit site
NWS Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Albuquerque, NM	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Amarillo, TX	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Austin/San Antonio, TX	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Brownsville, TX	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Corpus Christi, TX	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Dallas/Fort Worth, TX	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Dodge City, KS	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - El Paso, TX	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Houston/Galveston, TX	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Lake Charles, LA	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Lubbock, TX	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Midland/Odessa, TX	More Info	Visit site
NWS West Gulf River Forecast Center	More Info	Visit site
Office of the Texas State Climatologist	More Info	Visit site
RMA Regional Office - Oklahoma City, OK	More Info	Visit site
Southern Regional Climate Center	More Info	Visit site
StateImpact Texas	More Info	Visit site
Texas AgriLife Extension Service	More Info	Visit site
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality	More Info	Visit site
Texas Department of Agriculture	More Info	Visit site
Texas State Farm Service Agency Office	More Info	Visit site
Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board	More Info	Visit site
Texas Water Development Board	More Info	Visit site
Texas Water Foundation	More Info	Visit site
The Texas Drought Project	More Info	Visit site
USGS Texas Water Science Center	More Info	Visit site

National agencies

Agricultural Drought Task Force: Resources on Drought	More Info	Visit site
Current Reservoir and River Data Center	More Info	Visit site
NRCS Water Supply Outlook for the Western US	More Info	Visit site
NWS Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center	More Info	Visit site
NWS Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Albuquerque, NM	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Amarillo, TX	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Austin/San Antonio, TX	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Brownsville, TX	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Corpus Christi, TX	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Dallas/Fort Worth, TX	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Dodge City, KS	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - El Paso, TX	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Houston/Galveston, TX	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Lake Charles, LA	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Lubbock, TX	More Info	Visit site
NWS Weather Forecast Office - Midland/Odessa, TX	More Info	Visit site
NWS West Gulf River Forecast Center	More Info	Visit site
Office of the Texas State Climatologist	More Info	Visit site
Southern Regional Climate Center	More Info	Visit site
Southern U.S. Drought Tool	More Info	Visit site
StateImpact Texas	More Info	Visit site
Texas Active Water Level Network	More Info	Visit site
Texas Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS)	More Info	Visit site
Texas Water Development Board: Drought Information	More Info	Visit site
USGS Real-Time Water Data for Texas	More Info	Visit site
USGS Texas Water Science Center	More Info	Visit site

National Drought Monitoring Resources

BexarMet Water District	More Info	Visit site
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority	More Info	Visit site
San Antonio Water Systems	More Info	Visit site

Indian Range Livestock Production in the West and Southwest: Entering, Enduring, and Emerging from Drought Conditions

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Additional Tribal Resources

Agricultural Drought Task Force: Resources on Drought	More Info	Visit site
Association of Texas Soil and Water Conservation Districts	More Info	Visit site
Bastrop, TX Drought Tools Workshop 2/12/09	More Info
Central Texas farmers hope for a break	More Info	Visit site
Indian Range Livestock Production in the West and Southwest: Entering, Enduring, and Emerging from Drought Conditions	More Info	Visit site
Managing for drought on Texas Rangelands	More Info	Visit site
NRCS Texas	More Info	Visit site
Rangelands West	More Info	Visit site
RMA Regional Office - Oklahoma City, OK	More Info	Visit site
Texas AgriLife Extension Service	More Info	Visit site
Texas Department of Agriculture	More Info	Visit site
Texas Department of Agriculture: Hay Hotline	More Info	Visit site
Texas State Farm Service Agency Office	More Info	Visit site
Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board	More Info	Visit site
The Texas Drought Project	More Info	Visit site

Additional Farmer and Rancher Resources

Association of Texas Soil and Water Conservation Districts	More Info	Visit site
BexarMet Water District	More Info	Visit site
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority	More Info	Visit site
NRCS Texas	More Info	Visit site
Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board	More Info	Visit site
Texas Water Development Board	More Info	Visit site
Texas Water Development Board: Drought Information	More Info	Visit site
The Texas Drought Project	More Info	Visit site

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