HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
421 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
DROUGHT/WATER RESOURCE STATEMENT...NUMBER 10A
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 NEW JERSEY ARE RUNNING NORMAL
(BETWEEN 25TH AND 75TH PERCENTILE AS COMPARED TO NORMAL FLOW). IN
NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND, MOST STREAM LEVEL READINGS ARE RUNNING ABOVE
NORMAL (BETWEEN 76TH AND 90TH PERCENTILE). IN DELAWARE, STREAM LEVEL
READINGS ARE RUNNING NORMAL TO ABOVE NORMAL. IN EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA, STREAM LEVEL READINGS ARE RUNNING BELOW NORMAL
(BETWEEN 10TH AND 24TH PERCENTILE) TO NORMAL. 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 5/13), MEAN AREAL PRECIPITATION
TOTALS WERE MAINLY BETWEEN TWO AND ONE-HALF AND SIX INCHES WITH THE
HIGHEST VALUES ACROSS THE DELMARVA REGION.
DURING THE LAST 60 DAYS (ENDING 5/13), MEAN AREAL PRECIPITATION
TOTALS WERE MAINLY BETWEEN SIX AND TEN INCHES WITH 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 1.2 13.2 2.2 24.1 2.8 45.5 0.6 1
BUCKS PA 1.9 14.1 2.9 24.5 2.9 45.4 -0.5 0
CARBON PA 1.5 15.7 4.4 28.2 6.1 53.4 5.9 12
CHESTER PA 1.6 12.4 1.1 22.4 0.7 43.4 -2.1 -4
DELAWARE PA 2.0 12.0 1.2 21.1 0.4 41.6 -1.6 -3
LEHIGH PA 1.8 16.2 4.9 28.7 6.9 51.7 5.2 11
MONROE PA 1.5 16.7 5.0 30.4 7.6 54.3 6.4 13
MONTGOMERY PA 1.9 12.9 1.8 22.9 1.5 42.7 -2.4 -4
NORTHAMPTON PA 1.8 16.8 5.8 28.6 7.3 52.3 6.7 15
PHILADELPHIA PA 2.2 11.8 0.8 20.6 -0.3 38.3 -5.8 -12
BURLINGTON NJ 1.9 10.6 -0.7 21.5 -0.2 39.2 -5.9 -12
CAMDEN NJ 2.3 10.8 -0.3 21.2 0.0 38.4 -5.9 -12
GLOUCESTER NJ 2.4 10.2 -0.5 20.1 -0.4 37.1 -5.3 -12
HUNTERDON NJ 2.0 15.5 4.0 26.9 4.6 50.8 4.1 9
MERCER NJ 1.6 11.2 0.1 21.1 -0.3 40.2 -5.1 -10
SALEM NJ 2.7 10.7 0.0 20.1 -0.5 36.6 -6.5 -14
SUSSEX NJ 1.4 16.9 5.8 28.6 7.4 54.0 8.5 19
WARREN NJ 1.8 17.2 6.2 28.6 7.5 53.3 8.5 19
ATLANTIC NJ 2.9 12.1 0.9 23.5 2.0 40.7 -2.8 -5
CAPE MAY NJ 2.9 10.3 -0.4 19.7 -1.2 37.0 -4.7 -10
CUMBERLAND NJ 3.1 11.7 0.7 21.3 0.4 36.3 -6.2 -14
MIDDLESEX NJ 2.1 12.5 1.3 23.1 1.6 45.5 0.5 1
MONMOUTH NJ 2.1 10.9 -0.5 21.5 -0.5 42.4 -2.7 -5
MORRIS NJ 2.0 16.5 4.5 28.6 5.4 55.4 6.7 14
OCEAN NJ 2.2 10.8 -0.7 21.7 -0.7 39.3 -6.3 -13
SOMERSET NJ 1.9 13.8 2.4 25.2 3.1 48.7 2.1 4
KENT DE 4.4 12.6 1.8 21.2 0.5 36.7 -7.3 -16
NEW CASTLE DE 3.8 12.3 1.8 21.9 1.9 39.4 -2.6 -5
SUSSEX DE 4.2 12.0 1.1 19.9 -1.2 34.2 -10.1 -22
CECIL MD 3.9 13.5 3.0 23.8 3.6 42.1 0.1 0
CAROLINE MD 3.9 13.4 3.0 21.5 1.2 35.5 -7.5 -17
KENT MD 5.5 13.8 3.2 23.0 2.3 39.8 -3.6 -7
QUEEN ANNES MD 5.5 14.1 3.8 22.2 1.9 38.3 -4.7 -10
TALBOT MD 3.9 11.6 0.8 19.3 -1.7 33.6 -10.0 -22
THE POOLS OF THE WATER SUPPLY AND FLOOD CONTROL RESERVOIRS ARE
RUNNING NORMAL TO ABOVE NORMAL.
GROUND WATER LEVELS ARE AROUND 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
-2.6 TO +2.0 IN MARYLAND, +0.7 TO +4.1 IN PENNSYLVANIA, -2.6 TO -0.6
IN DELAWARE, AND -1.8 TO +2.0 IN NEW JERSEY.
THE SALT LINE IN THE DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY IS ESTIMATED AT RIVER
MILE 69. THE NORMAL LOCATION FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR IS RIVER MILE
MARKER 64.
*** UPCOMING WEATHER ***
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH TONIGHT AND BRING A FEW SHOWERS,
MAINLY TO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL DEVELOP IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND MOVE TO THE
NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY. THIS LOW WILL BRING A BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN
TO THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL
PREVAIL THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS LOW PRESSURE ALOFT REMAINS OVER
THE AREA.
THE 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK CALLS FOR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
ABOVE 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 MAY 28TH, 2008, OR
SOONER, IF OFFICIAL DROUGHT DECLARATIONS FROM THE STATES ARE ISSUED
OR CHANGED.
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BEGINNING JUNE 10, 2008, DROUGHT RELATED INFORMATION WILL BE FOUND
UNDER THE WMO HEADER AXUS1 KPHI (PHIDGTPHI)
KRUZDLO