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DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
241 PM EST TUE NOV 8 2022
...SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS PERSIST IN SOUTHERN DUTCHESS COUNTY
IN NEW YORK...
.SYNOPSIS:
.DROUGHT INTENSITY AND EXTENT:
THE NOVEMBER 3RD ISSUANCE OF THE UNITED STATES DROUGHT MONITOR
(USDM) INDICATED A NARROW BAND OF D2 (SEVERE DROUGHT) ACROSS
SOUTHEAST DUTCHESS COUNTY IN NEW YORK. MODERATE DROUGHT (D1)
CONDITIONS PERSISTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF ULSTER AND DUTCHESS
COUNTIES IN NEW YORK AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY IN CONNECTICUT. A SMALL
AREA OF D0 (ABNORMALLY DRY) CONDITIONS BORDER THE D1 AREA AND
INCLUDES PORTIONS OF ULSTER AND DUTCHESS COUNTIES IN NEW YORK,
LITCHFIELD COUNTY IN CONNECTICUT, BERKSHIRE COUNTY IN
MASSACHUSETTS AND BENNINGTON AND WINDHAM COUNTIES IN VERMONT. THE
REST OF THE SERVICE AREA IS DROUGHT-FREE.
THIRTY DAY RAINFALL TOTALS WERE ABOVE NORMAL IN THE AREAS WITH
DROUGHT DEPICTIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN ONE AND TWO CATEGORIES OF
DROUGHT IMPROVEMENT OVER THE LAST MONTH. HOWEVER, LONGER TERM
PRECIPITATION DEFICITS REMAIN. UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
(USGS) 28 DAY STREAMFLOW AVERAGES ARE GENERALLY IN THE NORMAL
RANGE.
.DROUGHT MITIGATION ACTIONS:
ACROSS EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND, PLEASE HEED THE
ADVICE AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF YOUR LOCAL WATER SUPPLIER. IN
ADDITION, THE FOLLOWING STATE MITIGATION ACTIONS ARE BEING
REQUESTED:
.CONNECTICUT:
AS OF NOVEMBER 7, LITCHFIELD COUNTY IN CONNECTICUT IS UNDER A
STAGE 1 (BELOW NORMAL CONDITIONS) DROUGHT DECLARATION.
TO AVOID FURTHER STRESSING WATER SUPPLIES AND OTHER IMPACTS OF
DROUGHT, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES
ARE ASKED TO VOLUNTARILY CONSERVE WATER. RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES
SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR ANY MANDATORY OR VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION
REQUESTS ISSUED BY THEIR WATER SUPPLIERS OR MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS.
MORE DETAILS REGARDING THE DROUGHT STAGES IN CT AND WATER
CONSERVATION TIPS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CT DROUGHT INFORMATION
CENTER: HTTPS://PORTAL.CT.GOV/WATER/DROUGHT/DROUGHT-HOME
.NEW YORK:
AS OF OCTOBER 8 THE ONLY NY DROUGHT WATCH AREA REMAINING IN THE
ALBANY NWS EASTERN NEW YORK SERVICE AREA IS ULSTER AND DUTCHESS
COUNTIES.
RESIDENTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO VOLUNTARILY CONSERVE WATER.
MORE DETAILS REGARDING THE CURRENT DROUGHT STATUS IN NY CAN BE
FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE:
HTTPS://WWW.DEC.NY.GOV/LANDS/5017.HTML
.LOCAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK:
PRECIPITATION IS FORECASTED TO BE NEAR NORMAL IN BOTH THE 6 TO 10
DAY (FOR NOVEMBER 13-17) AND 8 TO 14 DAY (FOR NOVEMBER 15-21)
OUTLOOKS. TEMPERATURES ARE LEANING TOWARDS BELOW NORMAL FOR BOTH
OF THESE OUTLOOK TIME FRAMES.
NEXT ISSUANCE DATE:
THIS PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED TUESDAY DECEMBER 6 OR SOONER IF
DROUGHT CONDITIONS CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY. IF CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO
IMPROVE, THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS DROUGHT
EVENT.
.RELATED WEB SITES:
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON CURRENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS MAY BE FOUND
AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESSES:
US DROUGHT MONITOR: HTTPS://DROUGHTMONITOR.UNL.EDU
US DROUGHT INFORMATION SYSTEM: HTTPS://WWW.DROUGHT.GOV
NOAA DROUGHT PAGE: HTTPS://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/DROUGHT
NORTHEAST REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER...HTTP://WWW.NRCC.CORNELL.EDU
VERMONT STATE CLIMATE OFFICE...HTTP://WWW.UVM.EDU/~LDUPIGNY/SC
NEW YORK STATE CLIMATE OFFICE...HTTP://NYSC.EAS.CORNELL.EDU
ADDITIONAL WATER AND RIVER INFORMATION:
NWS: HTTPS://WATER.WEATHER.GOV
OWP: HTTPS://WATER.NOAA.GOV
US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS): HTTPS://WATER.USGS.GOV
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE): HTTPS://WWW.USACE.ARMY.MIL
.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:
THE DROUGHT MONITOR IS A MULTI-AGENCY EFFORT INVOLVING NOAA/S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
INFORMATION ...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.
.CONTACT INFORMATION:
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS DROUGHT INFORMATION
STATEMENT, PLEASE CONTACT:
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
ETEC-HARRIMAN CAMPUS
ALBANY NY 12206
PHONE...518-626-7540
ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV
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