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DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
110 PM EDT THU NOV 1 2012
...AS DEFINED BY THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR, ALL COUNTIES IN THE MOUNT
HOLLY HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA ARE NORMAL...
..NO KNOWN STATE DROUGHT DECLARATIONS ARE IN PLACE
SYNOPSIS...
FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHWEST,
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE...AND THE EASTERN SHORE
OF MARYLAND...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT UNTIL ANOTHER
DROUGHT IS DEFINED BY A EITHER STATE GOVERNMENT OR THE U.S. DROUGHT
MONITOR.
RAINFALL FROM HURRICANE/POST-TROPICAL SANDY MADE A SIGNIFICANT DENT
IN AREA DEFICITS.
THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL RAINFALL TOTALS FROM THE STORM. THE MOST
PRECIPITATION FELL ACROSS THE DELMARVA WHERE DEFICITS WERE THE
GREATEST GOING INTO THE STORM.
DELAWARE
..KENT COUNTY
6 WNW DOVER 9.14
DOVER AFB 8.47
DOVER 7.98
3 SSE SMYRNA 7.96
4 NE FELTON 7.94
..NEW CASTLE COUNTY
DELANEY CORNER 8.33
4 SSW NEWARK 7.65
BEAR 6.88
2 SE GLASGOW 6.51
1 SSE MIDDLETOWN 6.44
..SUSSEX COUNTY
GEORGETOWN 10.20
MILFORD 9.55
INDIAN RIVER ACRES 9.49
REHOBOTH BEACH 9.37
MILTON 8.30
MARYLAND
..CAROLINE COUNTY
AMERICAN CORNER 10.55
1 ENE GREENSBORO 9.93
6 WSW DENTON 8.93
..CECIL COUNTY
1 NW ELKTON 5.95
7 NNW ELKTON 5.77
..KENT COUNTY
4 NW WORTON 6.93
..QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
3 S QUEENSTOWN 9.89
STEVENSVILLE 6.77
3 N STEVENSVILLE 6.40
..TALBOT COUNTY
1 NNW EASTON 12.49
2 SE EASTON 10.52
1 SSW EASTON 9.97
4 NE TRAPPE 9.60
1 SW EASTON 8.50
SUMMARY OF IMPACTS...
STATE AND LOCAL ACTIONS.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOES NOT DECLARE DROUGHT WATCHES OR
WARNINGS.
NO KNOWN STATE DECLARATIONS ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE.
SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS (AS OF OCTOBER 27TH).
SOIL MOISTURE, AS MEASURED BY THE PALMER DROUGHT INDEX, RANGED FROM
-1.07 TO -4.08 IN MARYLAND, 0.57 TO 1.32 IN PENNSYLVANIA, -3.41 TO
-4.57 IN DELAWARE, AND -0.49 TO -2.33 IN NEW JERSEY. THESE VALUES
DON'T INCLUDE RAINFALL FROM SANDY.
GROUNDWATER CONDITIONS.
GROUND WATER LEVELS WIDELY VARIED AND WERE RUNNING BELOW NORMAL TO
ABOVE NORMAL. MOST OBSERVATIONS WERE RUNNING NORMAL. THE MAJORITY
OF BELOW NORMAL OBSERVATIONS WERE ACROSS THE DELMARVA.
RIVER AND STREAMFLOW CONDITIONS.
STREAM LEVEL READINGS WERE ABOVE NORMAL TO MUCH ABOVE NORMAL.
DELAWARE RIVER SALT LINE.
THE SALT LINE IN THE DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY WAS ESTIMATED AT RIVER
MILE 71. THE NORMAL LOCATION FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR IS RIVER MILE
MARKER 81.
RESERVOIRS/WATER SUPPLY.
MOST RESERVOIR POOLS REMAIN AT OR ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS.
CLIMATE SUMMARY...
DURING THE LAST 30 DAYS (ENDING 10/31), MEAN AREAL PRECIPITATION
TOTALS WERE MAINLY BETWEEN FIVE AND TWELVE INCHES.
DURING THE LAST 60 DAYS (ENDING 10/31), MEAN AREAL PRECIPITATION
TOTALS WERE MAINLY BETWEEN EIGHT AND SEVENTEEN INCHES.
THE FOLLOWING STATISTICS (ENDING 10/31) WERE COMPILED FROM COOPERATIVE
WEATHER OBSERVERS IN NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE AND MARYLAND.
THESE NUMBERS ARE COUNTYWIDE AVERAGES.
MONTH LAST LAST
SO 90 DAYS 180 DAYS LAST 365 DAYS
FAR TOTAL/DEP. TOTAL/DEP. TOTAL/DEP./ %
BERKS PA 7.8 16.9 6.1 29.0 5.9 45.5 0.6 1
BUCKS PA 5.0 14.2 2.5 26.4 2.5 45.2 -0.7 -1
CARBON PA 6.4 18.8 6.5 33.7 8.9 50.6 3.1 7
CHESTER PA 8.2 17.0 5.9 26.8 3.4 45.1 -0.4 0
DELAWARE PA 6.0 16.7 6.0 26.1 4.1 44.1 0.9 2
LEHIGH PA 6.4 16.0 4.1 31.0 6.8 49.7 3.2 7
MONROE PA 6.3 17.8 5.6 30.5 6.0 47.4 -0.5 0
MONTGOMERY PA 5.6 15.4 4.1 27.0 3.8 45.6 0.5 1
NORTHAMPTON PA 6.8 16.0 4.1 30.2 6.4 49.4 3.8 8
PHILADELPHIA PA 3.3 12.5 1.5 22.5 -0.3 39.9 -4.2 -9
BURLINGTON NJ 5.4 16.1 4.8 28.1 5.1 45.1 0.0 0
CAMDEN NJ 4.8 14.2 3.3 22.4 -0.3 39.1 -5.2 -11
GLOUCESTER NJ 5.4 13.9 3.5 22.4 0.9 39.0 -3.4 -7
HUNTERDON NJ 5.0 13.2 1.5 25.5 1.5 44.5 -2.2 -4
MERCER NJ 4.8 12.2 0.9 23.8 0.3 42.0 -3.3 -6
SALEM NJ 7.4 15.7 4.9 26.6 4.6 44.0 0.9 2
SUSSEX NJ 5.9 16.5 4.9 29.5 5.8 47.3 1.8 4
WARREN NJ 6.9 16.1 4.6 28.4 5.2 46.9 2.1 5
ATLANTIC NJ 7.6 15.9 5.2 27.3 5.8 45.1 1.6 4
CAPE MAY NJ 11.6 19.3 8.9 30.4 10.1 47.9 6.2 15
CUMBERLAND NJ 7.8 14.1 3.3 25.4 4.3 42.8 0.3 1
MIDDLESEX NJ 4.6 12.2 1.1 23.1 0.1 40.8 -4.2 -8
MONMOUTH NJ 4.0 13.2 2.1 24.8 2.2 41.7 -3.4 -7
MORRIS NJ 5.9 13.6 1.3 26.0 1.2 44.2 -4.5 -8
OCEAN NJ 6.5 18.6 7.2 33.9 11.3 50.5 4.9 11
SOMERSET NJ 5.5 12.7 1.0 25.2 1.2 43.2 -3.4 -6
KENT DE 9.9 17.1 5.5 23.3 0.4 40.2 -3.8 -8
NEW CASTLE DE 8.1 16.9 6.5 26.1 4.5 44.2 2.2 5
SUSSEX DE 9.7 20.0 8.3 28.1 5.3 41.8 -2.5 -5
CECIL MD 8.8 17.5 7.1 27.4 5.9 46.1 4.1 10
CAROLINE MD 9.9 20.2 8.9 26.8 4.6 43.9 0.9 2
KENT MD 9.6 18.6 7.8 27.3 4.9 44.7 1.3 3
QUEEN ANNES MD 10.2 18.4 7.3 26.4 4.1 43.6 0.6 1
TALBOT MD 9.2 20.2 9.3 28.4 6.2 45.3 1.7 4
PRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK...
THE REMNANTS OF SANDY CONTINUE TO SPIN TO OUR NORTH AND WEST AND
WILL GRADUALLY MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST THROUGH SATURDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD DOWN FROM CANADA FOR THE WEEKEND INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF THE
SOUTHEASTERN COAST AND THEN MOVE OUT TO SEA ON MONDAY. A SECOND
LOW WILL THEN MOVE NORTHWARD OFF THE COAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
THE 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK CALLS FOR NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION.
HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK...
SOIL MOISTURE...BELOW NORMAL TO NORMAL AS OF OCT 27TH
GROUND WATER...BELOW NORMAL TO ABOVE NORMAL
STREAMFLOW...ABOVE NORMAL TO MUCH ABOVE NORMAL
DELAWARE RIVER SALT LINE...10 MILES FURTHER SOUTH COMPARED TO NORMAL
RESERVOIRS/WATER SUPPLY...NORMAL TO ABOVE NORMAL
SUMMARY...BECAUSE OF THE RAINFALL FROM SANDY, MANY OF THE DROUGHT
PARAMETERS HAVE RETURNED TO NORMAL.
NEXT ISSUANCE DATE...
ANOTHER STATEMENT IS NOT SCHEDULED.
RELATED WEB SITES...
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON CURRENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS MAY BE FOUND
AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESSES (USE LOWER CASE LETTERS):
NWS WFO MOUNT HOLLY...HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/
NWS MARFC...HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/MARFC
NWS AHPS...HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/
U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR...HTTP://DROUGHTMONITOR.UNL.EDU
NIDIS DROUGHT PAGE...HTTP//WWW.DROUGHT.GOV
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER (CPC)...HTTP://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/
USGS...HTTP://WATER USGS.GOV/WATERWATCH
USACE...HTTP://WWW.USACE.ARMY.MIL/PAGES/DEFAULT.ASPX
NJ DROUGHT...HTTP://WWW.STATE.NJ.US/DEP/WATERSUPPLY/PRECIP.HTM
NJ DROUGHT...HTTP://NJDROUGHT.ORG/
PA DROUGHT...HTTP://PORTAL.STATE.PA.US (KEYWORD:DROUGHT)
MD DROUGHT...
HTTP://MDE.STATE.MD.US/PROGRAMS/WATER/DROUGHTINFORMATION/
PAGES/WATER/DROUGHT/INDEX.ASPX
DE DROUGHT...HTTP://WWW.DNREC.STATE.DE.US/WATER2000
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS...
THE DROUGHT MONITOR IS A MULTI-AGENCY EFFORT INVOLVING NOAA'S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER, THE
USDA, STATE AND REGIONAL CENTER CLIMATOLOGISTS AND THE NATIONAL
DROUGHT MITIGATION CENTER. INFORMATION FOR THIS STATEMENT HAS BEEN
GATHERED FROM NWS AND FAA OBSERVATION SITES, STATE COOPERATIVE
EXTENSION SERVICES, THE USDA, USACE AND USGS.
TO HELP CONSERVE WATER, HERE ARE A FEW WATER CONSERVATION TIPS:
1. TAKE SHORTER SHOWERS
2. RUN DISHWASHERS AND WASHING MACHINES WITH FULL LOADS
3. DO NOT LET WATER RUN WHEN SHAVING OR BRUSHING TEETH
4. FIX ANY LEAKS IN FAUCETS (INDOORS AND OUTDOORS)
5. INSTALL WATER SAVING FIXTURES SUCH AS LOW-FLOW SHOWER HEADS
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS DROUGHT
INFORMATION STATEMENT, PLEASE CONTACT...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
732 WOODLANE ROAD
MOUNT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY 08060
PHONE...609-261-6615
WFOPHI.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV
KRUZDLO
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