1/21/2024
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
NWS Light snow Saturday
Upstate NY seeing river ice
Water news for Sunday, January 21, 2024 - last updated 955 am EST
National Weather Service Hazardous Weather Outlook updated 904 am EST Jan 21
Southern Cayuga-Onondaga-Tompkins-Madison-Cortland-Chenango-Tioga-Broome Counties
Lake Effect Snow Bands Continue to Affect Central New York...
At 9 AM, radar and other observations indicated lake effect snow bands were intensifying, especially downwind of the Finger Lakes. This will lead to slippery roads and visibility under a mile. Brief periods of lower visibility are possible as winds gust to around 20 mph. This is expected to last for another hour or two, after which the snow bands are still expected to diminish in intensity.
Streamflow Situation from USGS WaterWatch
About a month later into the winter season than observed over the last three years, ice is documented impacting flow and sensors in the Lake Champlain watershed Little Chazy, Great Chazy and Richelieu Rivers. Oswegatchie River, St Regis River, Grass River and Little Salmon River are recording ice impact in St Lawrence River watershed with the Raquette River flow still recording much above normal volume at the outlet.
East Canada Creek monitor at East Creek is up to a much below normal level Sunday morning, no longer flowing at an extreme low as observed yesterday. It does appear that the sensors at East Creek are working. There are two stations recording much below normal Sunday and a handful below normal in the Genesee River watershed. Flows in the southeast remain much above normal. Long Island creeks are mostly normal with one station much above normal.
No extreme high flows or flooding are recorded on NYS flow monitors, no extreme low flows in NYS Sunday.
Refer to USGS Provisional Data Statement at the end of this update.
Drought Map USGS 7-day average streamflow against seasonal average
No part of the state is rated below normal.
Drinking Water Advisories
Schenectady County Department of Environmental Health issued a BWA for Niskayuna following a water main break on Friday. Connections impacted include those on Grand Boulevard, Dean Street, Myron Street, Plum Street and The Plaza.
See yellow tags on the map for boil water orders in NYS.
USGS Provisional Data Statement
Data are provisional and subject to revision until they have been thoroughly reviewed and received final approval. Current condition data relayed by satellite or other telemetry are automatically screened to not display improbable values until they can be verified.
Provisional data may be inaccurate due to instrument malfunctions or physical changes at the measurement site. Subsequent review based on field inspections and measurements may result in significant revisions to the data.
Data users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of the information before using it for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences. Information concerning the accuracy and appropriate uses of these data or concerning other hydrologic data may be obtained from the USGS.
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