DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
339 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2008
...DROUGHT WATCH DISCONTINUED FOR MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE...
...NO DROUGHT WATCHES POSTED FOR THE ENTIRE HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA...
SYNOPSIS...
FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND NORTHEAST MARYLAND
THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR (USDM), ISSUED THROUGH THE NATIONAL DROUGHT
MITIGATION CENTER ON JUNE 5, REFLECTS IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN COUNTIES BROUGHT ON BY RECENT RAINS AND STABLE CONDITIONS
ELSEWHERE.
THE WATCHES THAT WERE IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE,
AND MOST RECENTLY MARYLAND HAVE ALL BEEN DISCONTINUED. A WATCH WAS
NOT RECENTLY ISSUED FOR NEW JERSEY.
SUMMARY OF IMPACTS...
STATE AND LOCAL ACTIONS.
NO KNOWN STATE OR LOCAL ACTIONS ARE CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE. ALL
WATCHES HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED.
SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS.
SOIL MOISTURE, AS MEASURED BY THE PALMER DROUGHT INDEX, RANGED FROM
+0.2 TO +1.5 IN MARYLAND, +0.9 TO +1.4 IN PENNSYLVANIA, -0.7 TO +0.4
IN DELAWARE, AND -1.0 TO +1.2 IN NEW JERSEY.
GROUNDWATER CONDITIONS.
GROUND WATER LEVELS ARE RUNNING NORMAL ACROSS EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
BELOW NORMAL CONDITIONS EXIST ACROSS DELAWARE. IN NEW JERSEY, GROUND
WATER LEVELS ARE EITHER RUNNING NORMAL OR BELOW NORMAL, AND IN
MARYLAND, GROUND WATER LEVELS ARE RUNNING NORMAL.
RIVER AND STREAMFLOW CONDITIONS.
MOST STREAM LEVEL READINGS IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY ARE RUNNING NORMAL
(BETWEEN 25TH AND 75TH PERCENTILE AS COMPARED TO NORMAL FLOW) AND
BELOW NORMAL (BETWEEN 10TH AND 24TH PERCENTILE) ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PART OF THE STATE. IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND, MOST STREAM LEVEL
READINGS ARE RUNNING ABOVE NORMAL (BETWEEN 76TH AND 90TH
PERCENTILE). IN DELAWARE, STREAM LEVEL READINGS ARE RUNNING NORMAL.
IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, STREAM LEVEL READINGS ARE ALSO RUNNING
NORMAL.
DELAWARE RIVER SALT LINE.
THE SALT LINE IN THE DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY IS ESTIMATED AT RIVER
MILE 70. THE NORMAL LOCATION FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR IS RIVER MILE
MARKER 67.
CLIMATE SUMMARY...
DURING THE LAST 30 DAYS (ENDING 6/10), MEAN AREAL PRECIPITATION
TOTALS WERE MAINLY BETWEEN THREE AND ONE-HALF AND SIX AND ONE-HALF
INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST VALUES ACROSS THE DELMARVA REGION.
DURING THE LAST 60 DAYS (ENDING 6/10), MEAN AREAL PRECIPITATION
TOTALS WERE MAINLY BETWEEN SIX AND TWELVE AND ONE-HALF 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 1.7 10.3 -1.4 24.7 3.1 46.6 1.7 4
BUCKS PA 1.9 11.8 0.0 26.8 5.0 47.8 1.9 4
CARBON PA 1.2 9.8 -2.3 27.2 5.0 55.0 7.5 16
CHESTER PA 1.3 10.2 -1.6 22.8 0.9 44.5 -1.0 -1
DELAWARE PA 1.9 10.4 -0.6 22.7 1.9 43.0 -0.2 0
LEHIGH PA 2.1 11.6 -0.4 29.1 7.1 54.1 7.6 16
MONROE PA 0.9 9.4 -3.0 28.7 6.0 55.8 7.9 17
MONTGOMERY PA 1.7 10.9 -0.7 24.5 2.9 44.8 -0.3 0
NORTHAMPTON PA 1.3 10.3 -1.3 27.7 6.3 53.3 7.7 17
PHILADELPHIA PA 1.5 9.5 -1.9 22.2 1.0 38.7 -5.4 -11
BURLINGTON NJ 1.5 9.4 -1.8 22.8 1.2 40.4 -4.7 -9
CAMDEN NJ 1.7 9.8 -1.6 22.6 1.3 39.7 -4.6 -9
GLOUCESTER NJ 1.9 9.6 -1.3 21.7 1.1 38.5 -3.9 -8
HUNTERDON NJ 1.4 10.9 -1.1 27.7 5.4 52.2 5.5 12
MERCER NJ 2.2 10.7 -0.7 24.0 2.5 43.0 -2.3 -4
SALEM NJ 2.0 9.9 -0.9 21.5 0.8 38.3 -4.8 -10
SUSSEX NJ 1.1 9.9 -2.0 28.2 6.8 55.3 9.8 22
WARREN NJ 0.9 10.0 -1.5 27.9 6.6 53.7 8.9 20
ATLANTIC NJ 1.4 10.4 -0.5 24.4 3.2 41.1 -2.4 -5
CAPE MAY NJ 1.3 9.7 -0.9 21.2 0.6 37.4 -4.3 -9
CUMBERLAND NJ 1.9 10.9 0.1 22.7 1.8 37.9 -4.6 -10
MIDDLESEX NJ 1.3 10.5 -1.0 24.6 3.1 46.7 1.7 4
MONMOUTH NJ 1.5 9.6 -1.8 23.4 1.5 43.8 -1.3 -2
MORRIS NJ 0.9 10.0 -2.6 28.2 4.9 55.9 7.2 15
OCEAN NJ 1.4 9.3 -1.9 23.2 1.1 40.5 -5.1 -10
SOMERSET NJ 1.0 9.9 -2.1 25.7 3.6 49.2 2.6 6
KENT DE 1.7 11.7 0.5 22.8 1.8 37.9 -6.1 -13
NEW CASTLE DE 1.9 11.3 0.4 23.1 2.9 40.8 -1.2 -2
SUSSEX DE 1.6 11.2 0.4 22.0 0.8 36.0 -8.3 -18
CECIL MD 2.2 13.6 2.7 25.3 4.8 44.7 2.7 6
CAROLINE MD 2.2 12.6 2.2 24.6 4.2 37.9 -5.1 -11
KENT MD 2.1 13.7 2.5 24.6 3.6 40.8 -2.6 -5
QUEEN ANNE'S MD 2.5 14.8 4.1 25.4 4.9 40.6 -2.4 -5
TALBOT MD 2.3 12.6 1.6 22.5 1.3 36.5 -7.1 -15
PRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOKS...
THE COLD FRONT THAT BROUGHT US SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT HAS MOVED OFF THE
COAST. THIS HAS ALLOWED HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD DOWN FROM THE
NORTHWEST. THE HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AND MOVE
OFF THE COAST ON FRIDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA LATER SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.
THE 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK CALLS FOR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
NORMAL PRECIPITATION.
HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK...
GROUND WATER LEVELS HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS THE EASTERN SHORE OF
MARYLAND AND DELAWARE. STABLE CONDITIONS EXIST ACROSS EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY,
GROUND WATER LEVELS HAVE DECREASED OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS.
RIVER AND STREAMFLOW CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION ARE RUNNING NORMAL
TO ABOVE NORMAL.
SOIL MOISTURE HAS IMPROVED ACROSS THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND AND
DELAWARE THE LAST TWO WEEKS, REMAINED ABOUT THE SAME IN NEW JERSEY,
AND DIMINISHED IN PENNSYLVANIA.
THE POOLS OF THE WATER SUPPLY AND FLOOD CONTROL RESERVOIRS ARE
RUNNING NORMAL.
NEXT ISSUANCE DATE...
ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL NOT BE REISSUED UNTIL OFFICIAL DROUGHT
DECLARATIONS FROM NJ, DE, PA, OR MD ARE ISSUED OR THE U.S. DROUGHT
MONITOR INDICATES A DROUGHT INTENSITY AT THE LEVEL OF D2.
RELATED WEB SITES...
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON CURRENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS MAY BE FOUND AT
THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESSES:
NWS WFO MOUNT HOLLY...
http://www.weather.gov/phi/
NWS...
http://www.weather.gov/water/
U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR...
http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html
NOAA DROUGHT PAGE...
http://www.drought.noaa.gov/
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER (CPC)...
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/
USGS...
http://water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/
USACE...
http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/
NJ DEP...
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/watersupply/precip.htm
NJ DEP...
http://njdrought.org/
PA DEP...
http://dep.state.pa.us/dep/subject/hotopics/drought/
MD DE...
http://mde.state.md.us/water/drought/index.asp
DE DNREC...
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, AND THE 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
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