Hydrologic Conditions

Report

June 11, 2010

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Precipitation Departure Above Harrisburg
5

Inches
0

Y
T

L
V

N
R
G

B
N
C

PT

JU

JA
FE
JU

AP
MA
OC

AU
NO
DE

MA
SE

-1

-2

NORMAL
-3 2010
DEPARTURE

-4
Source data at: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/marfc/Maps/precip.html
 2010 Precipitation Departure
(Accumulated Through May 31st)

Source data at: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/marfc/Maps/precip.html

 Quarterly Precipitation Departure
January March, 2010

April May, 2010

Source data at: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/marfc/Maps/precip.html

 Surface Water Conditions
June 9th, 2010 March 2010

ONT ONT

CHE

DEL DEL

SUS MCK
BRA
WAY
WYO LAC
SUL ELK SUL

COL LUZ
COL
UNI MON
NOR
SNY

DAU
LEB

Normal Watch Warning Emergency No Data

Source data at: http://ny.water.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/eomreports, http://pa.water.usgs.gov/monitor/sw/index.html, http://www.mde.state.md.us/Water/Drought/
 Streamflow Muncy Creek, Sullivan Co, PA
1,000

100

10.0

1.0

Flow (cubic feet per second)

0.1
J J A S O N D J F M A M J

Normal Watch Warning Emergency

Source data at: http://pa.water.usgs.gov/monitor/sw/images/
 Groundwater Conditions
June 9th, 2010 March, 2009
ONE ONE

ONO MAD MAD

OTS
LIV OTS LIV
YAT COR YAT

SCH SCH
DEL STE DEL
TIO BRO

POT
BRA SUS MCK SUS
WAY
WYO WYO
CLI SUL LAC SUL LAC
LUZ
COL LUZ
MON COL
CEN
CAR CAR
SCH
SCH

Normal Watch Warning Emergency No Data

Source data at: http://ny.water.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/eomreports, http://pa.water.usgs.gov/monitor/gw/index.html, http://www.mde.state.md.us/Water/Drought/
 Groundwater Level Sullivan Co, PA
-23

-24

-25

-26

-27

-28

-29

Depth (feet below surface)

-30

-31
J J A S O N D J F M A M J

Normal Watch Warning Emergency

Source data at:http://pa.water.usgs.gov/monitor/gw/images/
 2010 Hurricane Season Outlook
Normal" season has 11 named storms, 6 hurricanes & 2
major hurricanes

NOAA's National Hurricane Center predicting very active

season
14-23 named storms
8-14 hurricanes
3-7 becoming major hurricanes

Projection due to:

warmer than normal waters in Atlantic
demise of El Nino in Pacific
favorable upper level wind conditions

Source data at: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010/20100527_hurricaneoutlook.html

 Flood History By Month For
Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, PA
16
1

14 Major Floods
(>500,000 cfs)
12 Floods (>300,000 cfs ;
<500,000 cfs)
10

8
15

4
7
1 5 1
2
1
2 2 2 2
1
0
J F M A M J J A S O N D

Source data at: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/pa/nwis/dv

June 2006 Flood
 June 2006 Flood - Recommendations
Inundation mapping

Improve existing
infrastructure
New stream- and
rain gages
Source data at: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/pa/nwis/dv
Hydrologic Conditions Report

June 11, 2010

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania