On the Utility of In-Situ Soil Moisture Observations for Flash Drought Early Warning in the Central United States

Trent Ford1, Douglas B McRoberts2, Steven M Quiring3 and Ryann Hall2, (1)Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Geography and Environmental Resources, Carbondale, IL, United States, (2)Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, United States, (3)Texas A & M University College Station, College Station, TX, United States