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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
155 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2008
DROUGHT/WATER RESOURCE STATEMENT...NUMBER 10B
DROUGHT WATER RESOURCE STATEMENT FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW
JERSEY...DELAWARE...AND NORTHEAST MARYLAND.
..DROUGHT WATCH CONTINUED FOR MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE
THE WATCHES THAT WERE IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND
DELAWARE HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. CECIL COUNTY IN MARYLAND IS NO
LONGER UNDER A DROUGHT WATCH AS WELL. NEW JERSEY HAS NOT DECLARED A
DROUGHT WATCH.
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN THE MOUNT HOLLY HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA
ARE UNDER A DROUGHT WATCH...
IN MARYLAND
CAROLINE...KENT...QUEEN ANNES...TALBOT
DROUGHT DECLARATIONS ARE ISSUED BY THE INDIVIDUAL STATES AND ARE
BASED ON SEVERAL FACTORS INCLUDING...
1. STREAM LEVELS
2. PRECIPITATION
3. RESERVOIR LEVELS
4. GROUND WATER LEVELS
5. SOIL MOISTURE (PALMER DROUGHT INDEX)
A DROUGHT WATCH IS THE FIRST OF THREE DROUGHT STAGES. IT IS USED TO
ALERT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIERS, WATER USERS AND
THE GENERAL PUBLIC REGARDING THE ONSET OF CONDITIONS INDICATING THE
POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER DROUGHT RELATED PROBLEMS. A DROUGHT WATCH
CALLS FOR A VOLUNTARY 5 PERCENT REDUCTION IN WATER CONSUMPTION.
*** CURRENT CONDITIONS ***
MOST STREAM LEVEL READINGS IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...
DELAWARE...AND NORTHEAST MARYLAND ARE RUNNING NORMAL (BETWEEN 25TH
AND 75TH PERCENTILE AS COMPARED TO NORMAL FLOW). ADDITIONAL
STREAMFLOW INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE USGS BY VISITING
THEIR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WATER.USGS.GOV/WATERWATCH.
DURING THE LAST 30 DAYS (ENDING 5/27), MEAN AREAL PRECIPITATION
TOTALS WERE MAINLY BETWEEN FOUR AND EIGHT INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST
VALUES ACROSS THE DELMARVA REGION.
DURING THE LAST 60 DAYS (ENDING 5/27), MEAN AREAL PRECIPITATION
TOTALS WERE MAINLY BETWEEN SIX AND ELEVEN INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST
VALUES ACROSS THE DELMARVA REGION.
THE FOLLOWING STATISTICS ARE 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 3.3 11.6 0.1 23.3 1.9 46.8 1.9 4
BUCKS PA 4.1 12.3 0.7 24.7 3.0 46.8 0.9 2
CARBON PA 3.8 14.1 2.3 27.0 4.9 55.3 7.8 16
CHESTER PA 3.6 10.8 -0.9 22.2 0.4 44.4 -1.1 -1
DELAWARE PA 3.9 10.6 -0.5 21.5 0.8 42.4 -0.8 -1
LEHIGH PA 3.9 13.3 1.6 27.4 5.5 53.2 6.7 14
MONROE PA 3.4 13.8 1.7 28.7 5.9 55.8 7.9 17
MONTGOMERY PA 4.2 11.5 0.1 23.0 1.5 44.2 -0.9 -1
NORTHAMPTON PA 3.7 13.6 2.2 27.2 5.9 53.6 8.0 18
PHILADELPHIA PA 4.2 10.6 -0.7 21.4 0.4 39.2 -4.9 -10
BURLINGTON NJ 3.8 10.1 -1.3 22.2 0.6 40.1 -5.0 -10
CAMDEN NJ 4.1 10.1 -1.2 21.9 0.6 39.2 -5.1 -11
GLOUCESTER NJ 4.3 9.5 -1.5 20.8 0.2 37.8 -4.6 -10
HUNTERDON NJ 4.1 13.4 1.5 26.6 4.3 52.3 5.6 12
MERCER NJ 3.9 10.5 -0.9 21.9 0.5 41.8 -3.5 -7
SALEM NJ 4.4 9.9 -0.9 20.6 0.0 37.4 -5.7 -12
SUSSEX NJ 3.3 13.5 1.9 27.6 6.3 55.3 9.8 21
WARREN NJ 3.7 13.9 2.6 27.6 6.4 54.6 9.8 22
ATLANTIC NJ 4.3 10.8 -0.4 24.0 2.6 41.5 -2.0 -4
CAPE MAY NJ 4.3 9.7 -1.1 20.4 -0.4 37.7 -4.0 -9
CUMBERLAND NJ 4.5 11.1 0.1 21.8 0.8 37.0 -5.5 -12
MIDDLESEX NJ 4.3 11.1 -0.4 23.7 2.2 46.9 1.9 4
MONMOUTH NJ 4.1 10.1 -1.5 22.3 0.4 43.7 -1.4 -2
MORRIS NJ 3.8 13.5 1.1 27.9 4.7 56.5 7.8 16
OCEAN NJ 4.1 10.2 -1.3 22.5 0.2 40.3 -5.3 -11
SOMERSET NJ 3.8 11.6 -0.2 25.1 2.9 49.9 3.3 7
KENT DE 5.5 11.9 0.8 21.4 0.5 37.1 -6.9 -15
NEW CASTLE DE 5.6 11.5 0.7 22.4 2.2 40.4 -1.6 -3
SUSSEX DE 5.2 11.1 0.2 20.3 -0.8 34.8 -9.5 -20
CECIL MD 6.1 13.2 2.4 24.4 4.1 43.6 1.6 4
CAROLINE MD 5.2 12.7 2.3 22.3 2.0 36.1 -6.9 -15
KENT MD 6.7 13.1 2.1 23.3 2.4 40.3 -3.1 -6
QUEEN ANNES MD 6.9 13.7 3.1 22.9 2.5 39.0 -4.0 -8
TALBOT MD 5.2 11.4 0.4 20.0 -1.1 34.4 -9.2 -20
THE POOLS OF THE WATER SUPPLY AND FLOOD CONTROL RESERVOIRS ARE
RUNNING NORMAL.
GROUND WATER LEVELS ARE NORMAL TO BELOW NORMAL ACROSS EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA. BELOW TO MUCH BELOW NORMAL CONDITIONS EXIST ACROSS
MOST OF EASTERN MARYLAND AND DELAWARE. IN NEW JERSEY, GROUND WATER
LEVELS ARE EITHER RUNNING NORMAL OR BELOW NORMAL.
SOIL MOISTURE, AS MEASURED BY THE PALMER DROUGHT INDEX, RANGED FROM
-0.3 TO +2.9 IN MARYLAND, +1.3 TO +3.6 IN PENNSYLVANIA, -0.8 TO
+0.6 IN DELAWARE, AND -0.8 TO +2.2 IN NEW JERSEY.
THE SALT LINE IN THE DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY IS ESTIMATED AT RIVER
MILE 71. THE NORMAL LOCATION FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR IS RIVER MILE
MARKER 64.
*** UPCOMING WEATHER ***
A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES WILL MOVE SLOWLY
SOUTHEAST AND REACH THE VIRGINIA COASTAL WATERS TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FORMING TO THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST AND PASS THROUGH THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY ON
SATURDAY. ITS WARM FRONT SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT
WHILE ITS COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATER IN THE DAY
ON SATURDAY, PROVIDING THE REGION WITH THE NEXT SHOT OF
PRECIPITATION. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN MOVE EAST FOR EARLY NEXT
WEEK. ANOTHER COLD FRONT, WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWERS, SHOULD THEN MOVE
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT OR WEDNESDAY.
THE 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK CALLS FOR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NORMAL
PRECIPITATION.
*** OTHER INFORMATION ***
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
AN UPDATED STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED ON OR ABOUT JUNE 11TH, 2008, OR
SOONER, IF OFFICIAL DROUGHT DECLARATIONS FROM THE STATES ARE ISSUED
OR CHANGED.
BEGINNING JUNE 10, 2008, DROUGHT RELATED INFORMATION WILL BE FOUND
UNDER THE WMO HEADER AXUS1 KPHI (PHLDGTPHI)
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