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El Nino Will Bring Cold, Wet Winter to Southern Plains, Anderson Says La Nina Also Possible
Fri, 13 Nov 2015 17:59:02 CST
El Nino will be the big driver of the winter weather in the Southern Plains. DTN Senior Ag Meteorologist Bryce Anderson said the likelihood of getting a colder and wetter winter is shaping up with a strong El Nino event, plus a sustained tropical jet across the Southern Plains. The region hasn't seen much impact from El Nino yet, as Anderson said these storms have been moving too quickly, but he looks for that to change.
"I think what we're going to see is, the pattern bring us a fairly chilly and wet winter over the Southern Plains and then into the Delta and the Gulf Coast," Anderson said. "You get farther north, the Northern Plains, the Dakotas and eastward into Minnesota, Illinois and on east across Indiana and Ohio, I think they're going to be fairly warm and dry. That's going to be I think pretty good for getting field work going next spring, but we get into the late spring into summer I think there's going to be some questions on soil moisture in those parts of the Corn Belt."
Anderson tells Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Farm Director Ron Hays that the El Nino weather pattern is influenced by the water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean. These temperatures can switch rapidly from very warm to cool. That was seen in 1987-1988 and 2009 -2010. Anderson said so it's possible the region could go from El Nino to a La Nina weather pattern. In late February into April, he will be watching for a switch in the Pacific character. Anderson has seen the weather pattern go from El Nino to La Nina in 1988 and it only took about six to seven weeks.
Hays caught up Anderson at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting in Kansas City. Click or tap on the LISTEN BAR below to listen to the complete interview.
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