2/14/2024
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
NWS: Special Weather Statement
Icy conditions this morning
Water news for Wednesday, February 14, 2024 updated 737 am EST
National Weather Service Special Weather Statement issues 423 am Feb 14
Temperatures across much of the region have fallen below freezing. Earlier melted snow and standing water on area roadways have likely become icy, especially on untreated surfaces. Use extra caution if traveling early this morning. Sunshine is expected this morning which will raise temperatures above freezing
and improve roadway conditions.
Impacting Northern Fairfield-Northern New Haven-Northern Middlesex-Northern New London-Southern Fairfield-Southern New Haven-Southern Middlesex-Southern New London-Western Passaic-
Eastern Passaic-Hudson-Western Bergen-Eastern Bergen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-Western Union-Eastern Union-Orange-Putnam-Rockland-Northern Westchester-Southern Westchester-New York (Manhattan)-Bronx-Richmond (Staten Island)-Kings (Brooklyn)-Northwest Suffolk-Northeast Suffolk-Southwest Suffolk-Southeast Suffolk-Northern Queens-Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau Counties.
Streamflow Situation from USGS current streamflow monitors in NYS
One streamflow gage is running at 99th percentile this morning at Cold Spring Harbor, the site does not have a flood stage established, flow in the creek is less than a foot deep.
Flows upstate are mostly normal to above normal with Hudson River registering much above normal in the upper watershed. Coastal food watch has ended. Great South Bay did flood for a time yesterday at Lindenhurst or West Sayville.
Drought Map USGS 7-day average streamflow against seasonal average
No part of NYS appears on the drought map Tuesday.
Drinking Water Matters
Petersburg issued a boil water advisory Feb 9 fir customers in Rensselaer County following repair of a broken water main.
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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