November 1-2, 2023
The NOAA NIDIS-sponsored Oregon-Washington Water Year 2023 Recap and 2024 Outlook Meeting was a virtual workshop held over two mornings to review the climate events, impacts of, and responses to the 2023 water year, provide forecast information for the upcoming water year, and learn about other forecast and planning efforts for drought and climate.
Links to presentations in .pdf form are provided for the those that agreed to share. Please attribute any information within the slides to the presenter listed.
| Day 1 | November 1, 2023 |
|---|---|
| 9:00 am | Welcome and Objectives: Karin Bumbaco, Washington State Climate, UW |
| 9:15 am | Opening Remarks: Representative Ybarra, Washington State 13th District Senator Salomon, Washington State 32nd Legislative District |
| 2023 Water Year Impacts | |
| 9:30 am | Survey Results: Annual PNW Water Year Impacts Survey: Crystal Raymond, Climate Impacts Groups, UW |
| 9:45 am | 2023 Water Year Impacts and Responses Discussion: Breakout Group Discussion |
| 2023 Water Year Climate Recap, Impacts, and Responses | |
| 10:10 am | Oregon & Washington Water Year 2023 Climate Recap: Larry O’Neill, Oregon Climate Service, OSU |
| 10:40 am | Break |
| 2023 Water Year Impacts and Responses | |
| 10:50 am |
2023 Water Year Impacts and Response Actions for Multiple Sectors – Kittitas Reclamation District: Urban Eberhart, District Manager |
| 11:55 am | Q&A with Panel Participants |
| 12:15 pm | Wrap Up and Close: Karin Bumbaco, Washington State Climate Office, UW |
| Day 2 | November 2, 2023 |
|---|---|
| 9:00 am | Welcome, Objectives, and Recap of Day 1: Crystal Raymond, Climate Impacts Group, UW |
| 2024 Climate Outlook | |
| 9:20 am | The 2023-2024 Winter Outlook: Tanja Fransen, NOAA National Weather Service Portland Meteorologist-in-Charge |
| 9:50 am | 2023-2024 El Niño: Tom DiLiberto, NOAA |
| 10:05 am | Climate Outlook Q&A |
| 10:20 am | 2024 Snowpack Challenge: Jeff Marti, WA Department of Ecology |
| 10:25 am | Break |
| Forecast and Planning Applications for Drought and Climate | |
| 10:35 am | Estimating Drought Recovery in the Climate Toolbox: Katherine Hegewisch, UC Merced |
| 10:50 am | Precipitation Retrospective of Winter 2022-23: Ben Moore, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory |
| 11:10 am | Streamflow forecasts: how did we do in 2023?: Amy Burke, NOAA Northwest River Forecast Center |
| 11:30 am | Integrated Water Resource Planning in the Walla Walla Basin: Anton Chiono, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation |
| 11:50 am | Wrap Up and Close: Crystal Raymond, Climate Impacts Group, UW |
The meeting was organized by UW’s Climate Impacts Group and UW’s Washington State Climate Office, and sponsored by the NOAA National Integrated Drought Information System. Planning committee participation was also generously provided by:
Karin Bumbaco (WASCO, UW)
Kaylie Jones (CIG, UW)
Megan Kernan (WA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife)
Stefanie Krantz (Nez Perce Tribe Water Resources Division)
Larry O’Neill (OSU)
Britt Parker (NIDIS)
Holly Prendeville (USDA NW Climate Hub)
Crystal Raymond (CIG, UW)