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DROUGHT/WATER SUPPLY STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
515 PM EDT WED SEP 1 1999
THE FOLLOWING IS A DROUGHT/WATER SUPPLY STATEMENT FOR CENTRAL
VIRGINIA...EASTERN VIRGINIA AND EASTERN SHORE MARYLAND...
...DROUGHT CONCERNS CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EASTERN VIRGINIA
AND EASTERN SHORE MARYLAND...
METEOROLOGICAL...CLIMATOLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGIC DROUGHT CONTINUES
ACROSS VIRGINIA...MARYLAND AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. WATER
SUPPLY ACROSS THE AREA IS NOW BEING MONITORED VERY CLOSELY.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS THE PRIMARY SOURCE FOR
RAINFALL OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. SOME ISOLATED AREAS RECEIVED
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...BUT FOR THE MOST PART LOCALITIES RECORDED
NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION. ALTHOUGH THE APPROACH
OF HURRICANE DENNIS DID AFFECT WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER DROUGHT AREAS
WITH RESPECT TO COOLER TEMPERATURES...THE POSITIONING OF THE STORM
WAS FAR ENOUGH AWAY TO NOT PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL. THE LATEST
NWS FORECAST INDICATE THAT DENNIS WILL DRIFT SLOWLY WEST-SOUTHWEST
...THEREFORE THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT RAIN IS NOT LIKELY.
DESPITE RECENT LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER SOME AREAS...MOST
RESERVOIR AND DOMESTIC WELL LEVELS CONTINUE TO DROP DUE TO THE
LOWERING OF THE WATER TABLE. ONLY WATER SUPPLIES IN THE TIDEWATER
AREA ARE NOT LARGELY AFFECTED BY THE DROUGHT. STREAMFLOWS ARE GENERALLY
HOLDING STEADY BUT REMAIN VERY MUCH BELOW NORMAL. TOPSOIL MOISTURE
SUPPLIES CONTINUE TO BE DEPLETED DESPITE THE SCATTERED RAINFALL OVER
THE AREA LAST WEEK.
AS OF AUGUST 18TH...A FEW JURISDICTIONS HAVE INITIATED CONSERVATION
MEASURES DUE TO LOW STREAMFLOWS AND WATER TABLE LEVELS. DUE TO LOW
FLOWS IN THE JAMES RIVER...RICHMOND CITY OFFICIALS WITH THE
COOPERATION FROM HANOVER...HENRICO AND CHESTERFIELD COUNTIES HAVE
CALLED FOR VOLUNTARY WATER CONSERVATION. LAKE CAROLINE IN CAROLINE
COUNTY CONTINUES UNDER MANDATORY WATER CONSERVATION.
METEOROLOGICALLY...OVER THE LAST 120 DAYS ENDING THE MORNING OF
AUGUST 31ST ...PRECIPITATION DEPARTURES OVERALL AVERAGE BETWEEN 2.0
AND 9.0 INCHES BELOW NORMAL IN VIRGINIA...MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE
BETWEEN 4.0 AND 7.0 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. RAINFALL DEFICITS RECORDED
ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA OVER THE LAST 365 DAYS AVERAGE NEAR 10
INCHES.
THE LATEST PALMER INDICES INDICATE 'EXTREME DROUGHT' ACROSS EASTERN
SHORE MARYLAND...'SEVERE DROUGHT' ACROSS CENTRAL
VIRGINIA...'MODERATE DROUGHT' ACROSS EASTERN VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST
NORTH CAROLINA.
PRECIPITATION AND DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL PER COUNTY FOR THE
INDICATED PERIODS ENDING AT 7AM TUESDAY AUG 31ST:
JAMES & APPOMATTOX RIVER DRAINAGE
MONTH LAST LAST
SO 120 DAYS 180 DAYS LAST 365 DAYS
FAR TOTAL/DEP. TOTAL/DEP. TOTAL/DEP./ %
AMELIA VA 3.9 12.6 -2.7 17.8 -4.0 33.0 -9.7 -22
CHARLES CITY VA 2.4 14.5 -1.8 21.1 -1.9 38.4 -5.9 -12
CHESTERFIELD VA 2.8 13.2 -2.4 19.3 -2.8 36.5 -6.5 -14
CUMBERLAND VA 3.6 11.4 -3.7 16.0 -5.6 30.1 -12.0 -28
DINWIDDIE VA 3.3 14.7 -1.5 21.9 -.9 38.0 -5.9 -13
FLUVANNA VA 4.5 13.8 -2.0 18.5 -4.3 33.6 -8.9 -20
GOOCHLAND VA 3.7 10.4 -5.1 15.3 -6.7 30.9 -11.8 -27
HENRICO VA 2.3 12.3 -3.7 18.5 -4.0 34.9 -8.1 -18
LOUISA VA 3.4 9.6 -6.2 14.9 -7.5 30.4 -12.6 -28
NOTTOWAY VA 3.4 12.1 -3.6 18.6 -3.6 33.6 -9.8 -22
POWHATAN VA 4.1 12.2 -2.7 17.3 -4.2 33.4 -9.0 -20
PRINCE EDWARD VA 3.2 10.6 -4.9 16.8 -5.4 31.7 -11.2 -25
PRINCE GEORGE VA 3.5 17.1 .9 24.1 1.2 40.8 -3.3 -7
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WESTERN CHESAPEAKE BAY DRAINAGE
MONTH LAST LAST
SO 120 DAYS 180 DAYS LAST 365 DAYS
FAR TOTAL/DEP. TOTAL/DEP. TOTAL/DEP./ %
GLOUCESTER VA 3.4 13.1 -3.8 20.5 -3.2 39.2 -5.9 -12
HAMPTON VA 4.4 14.7 -2.4 21.3 -2.8 40.8 -5.6 -11
HANOVER VA 2.5 10.1 -5.5 15.7 -6.5 30.9 -11.8 -27
JAMES CITY VA 3.3 13.3 -4.1 20.6 -3.7 39.3 -7.0 -14
KING & QUEEN VA 2.7 13.2 -3.0 19.4 -3.4 35.7 -7.8 -17
KING WILLIAM VA 2.6 12.5 -3.8 18.4 -3.7 34.2 -8.3 -19
MATHEWS VA 3.5 13.3 -3.2 20.6 -2.9 39.4 -5.3 -11
NEW KENT VA 2.7 14.9 -1.4 21.6 -1.5 38.8 -5.1 -11
NEWPORT NEWS VA 3.7 13.5 -3.9 20.7 -3.6 39.7 -6.8 -14
NORTHUMBERLAND VA 2.9 6.8 -9.1 12.9 -9.3 26.3 -16.0 -37
SURRY VA 1.9 13.2 -4.4 20.1 -4.4 38.3 -7.9 -16
YORK VA 3.5 13.3 -4.2 20.6 -3.7 39.5 -6.9 -14
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WESTERN CHESAPEAKE & RAPPAHANNOCK DRAINAGE
MONTH LAST LAST
SO 120 DAYS 180 DAYS LAST 365 DAYS
FAR TOTAL/DEP. TOTAL/DEP. TOTAL/DEP./ %
CAROLINE VA 3.2 9.1 -6.4 15.1 -7.0 29.5 -13.2 -30
ESSEX VA 3.0 10.6 -5.2 16.3 -5.9 30.8 -12.0 -27
LANCASTER VA 3.1 9.4 -7.0 16.0 -6.9 31.6 -11.4 -26
MIDDLESEX VA 3.0 14.0 -2.5 21.1 -2.0 39.4 -4.6 -10
RICHMOND VA 2.9 6.6 -9.6 12.7 -9.8 26.1 -16.6 -38
WESTMORELAND VA 3.5 7.5 -8.2 13.8 -8.1 27.7 -13.9 -33
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EASTERN CHESAPEAKE & ATLANTIC DRAINAGE
VIRGINIA COUNTIES
MONTH LAST LAST
SO 120 DAYS 180 DAYS LAST 365 DAYS
FAR TOTAL/DEP. TOTAL/DEP. TOTAL/DEP./ %
ACCOMACK VA 3.7 9.7 -5.0 19.8 -1.4 35.7 -5.7 -13
NORTHAMPTON VA 4.2 13.7 -.3 21.0 .4 39.6 -1.2 -2
MARYLAND COUNTIES
MONTH LAST LAST
SO 120 DAYS 180 DAYS LAST 365 DAYS
FAR TOTAL/DEP. TOTAL/DEP. TOTAL/DEP./ %
DORCHESTER MD 4.0 9.2 -6.7 16.4 -6.6 34.0 -9.5 -21
SOMERSET MD 4.0 10.7 -4.0 19.7 -1.8 35.7 -5.6 -13
WICOMICO MD 4.3 11.2 -5.0 19.4 -3.8 35.9 -8.4 -18
WORCESTER MD 4.3 9.3 -6.7 19.4 -3.8 35.8 -8.4 -18
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MOST RECENT LONG RANGE PRECIPITATION & TEMPERATURE FORECASTS:
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THE 6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK COVERING THE PERIOD SEP 5TH THROUGH SEP 9TH:
PRECIPITATION TEMPERATURE
MARYLAND ABOVE NORMAL NORMAL
VIRGINIA ABOVE NORMAL NORMAL
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30 DAY OUTLOOK THROUGH SEP '99:
PRECIPITATION TEMPERATURE
MARYLAND NORMAL NORMAL
VIRGINIA NORMAL NORMAL
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90 DAY OUTLOOK THROUGH NOV '99:
PRECIPITATION TEMPERATURE
MARYLAND NORMAL NORMAL
VIRGINIA NORMAL NORMAL
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RANGE OF PALMER INDEX VALUES ISSUED ON AUG 28TH:
MARYLAND -5.1 TO -3.2
VIRGINIA -4.5 TO -2.2
(VALUES BETWEEN -1.99 AND +1.99 INDICATE NEARLY NORMAL SOIL MOISTURE...
VALUES BETWEEN -2.00 AND -4.00 INDICATE INCREASINGLY DRY CONDITIONS...
VALUES BETWEEN +2.00 AND +4.00 INDICATE INCREASINGLY WET CONDITIONS.)
K. LYNCH
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