11/13/2024
WT Staff
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November 13, 2024 823 am EST
NWS: High Fire Danger and Coastal Flooding advisories for NYC
Red Flag Warning issued by NWS New York 713 am Wed Nov 13
RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NEW YORK CITY AND LONG ISLAND...
WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph with RELATIVE HUMIDITY as low as 29 percent, temperatures up to 56 create a fire danger.
LIGHTNING...None expected.
IMPACTS...Rapid fire spread if ignition occurs.
PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are expected or occurring. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels will create a significantly elevated fire growth potential.
Impacting New York City-Long Island
Coastal Hazard Message issued by NWS New York 638 am Wed Nov 13
COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING
Up to one foot of inundation above ground level expected in vulnerable areas near the waterfront and shoreline in New York (Manhattan) County. Expect some water on low lying roads and property.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Do not drive through flooded roadways.
Streamflow Situation from the network of USGS monitoring stations in New York
Much below seasonal normal streamflows continue midweek, the central and south-facing drainage basins monitors are recording most systems below the 10th percentile record water levels. The high fire danger continues today for NYC and Long Island. A record low water level is recorded in Ramapo River watershed this hour. Extreme drought continues to plague Upper Lake Champlain watershed, severe drought rated areas include central St Lawrence River watershed along the Raquette River channel, Upper Hudson River watershed and in the south, parts of the Susquehanna, Delaware and Lower Hudson River watersheds. A large portion of Lower Hudson and Mohawk River watersheds remain in moderate drought. Moderate drought rating is also applied to the Upper Susquehanna River watershed and in the northwest, Lake Ontario minor tributaries west section and adjacent Niagara River - Lake Erie watershed. The remaining area statewide is rated below normal with few unrated exceptions.
Climate Technology new Fire and Smoke tracking tool from NWS
NWS announced an upgrade to the Fire and Smoke map available on line in September 2024 Airnow Fire and Smoke Map version 4.0, here.
Voluntary Water Conservation
The Town of Monroe is asking residents to conserve water as the lack of rainfall, low streamflows and drought conditions have dropped the level in the reservoir. Town of Monroe established 1799 is operates seven water treatment plants in Orange County, each licensed separately. The water districts impacted by the voluntary water conservation request include:
- Water District 1 - High Ridge, population 308, served by surface water source purchased from another licensed facility in Orange County
- Water District 2 - STRL Heights-Hor Manor with 128 residents supplied by a groundwater source
- Water District 7 - Oreco Terrace - distributes potable water to 47 residents served with surface water purchased from another facility
- Water District 8 - Skyview Hills - distributes potable water to 544 residents with surface water purchased from another licensed facility
- Water District 10 - Pine Tree Road - distributes potable water to 50 residents with surface water purchased from another licensed facility
- Water District 12 - Monroe Hills Estates - serves potable water to 196 residents from a groundwater well source in Orange County
- Water District 14 - Orchard Hills Estates - serves potable water to 196 residents from a groundwater well source in Orange County
Orange County is in the Lower Hudson River watershed, rated below normal on the USGS drought map for some time. The below normal streamflows are clearly impacting drinking water supplies in the area, including surface reservoirs and groundwater wells which may not be refreshing underground as fast as the water is withdrawn. Watch for reports of HABs and spills in the region as the water levels are lower and this tends to concentrate nutrients and contaminants spilled. Turn on the watershed layer to view the water events occurring in the same drainage area as Monroe, depicted on the map with a brown tag for low water level.
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