2/15/2024
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
NWS: Winter Weather Advisory Madison and Onondaga Counties
Up to 5" snow wind gusting to 50 mph
Water news for Thursday, February 15, 2024 updated 947 am EST
National Weather Service Special Weather Statement issues 929 am Feb 15
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON EST FRIDAY....Snow and mixed precipitation expected. Total snow
accumulations of 2 to 5 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph in Onondaga and Madison counties.
Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday evening or Friday morning commutes. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches. The highest accumulations will be over the higher elevations across the region.
Impacting Onondaga-Madison Counties, including the cities of Syracuse, Hamilton, and Oneida.
Streamflow Situation from USGS current streamflow monitors in NYS
Streamflows through the northweast are normal to above normal Thursday. Through central drainage area are mostly normal Thursday with one Hudson River tributary rated much above normal, Esopus Creek at Mount Marion running just above 90th percentile, 15 ft deep. The west interior and Great Lakes drainage area streamflows are below seasonal normal to normal with one station rated much below normal in each of the Niagara River - Lake Erie and Genesee River watersheds. The southeast flowing areas of NYS are rated highest Thursday morning with the Delaware River and tributaries flowing above normal to much above normal.
Drought Map USGS 7-day average streamflow against seasonal average
No part of NYS appears on the drought map Thursday.
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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