Drought watch for much of New York
1/3/2025 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
New York
Albany County, NY
Allegany County, NY
Broome County, NY
Cattaraugus County, NY
Cayuga County, NY
Chautauqua County, NY
Chemung County, NY
Chenango County, NY
Clinton County, NY
Columbia County, NY
Cortland County, NY
Delaware County, NY
Dutchess County, NY
Erie County, NY
Essex County, NY
Franklin County, NY
Fulton County, NY
Genesee County, NY
Greene County, NY
Hamilton County, NY
Herkimer County, NY
Jefferson County, NY
Lewis County, NY
Livingston County, NY
Madison County, NY
Monroe County, NY
Montgomery County, NY
Nassau County, NY
Niagara County, NY
Oneida County, NY
Onondaga County, NY
Ontario County, NY
Orange County, NY
Orleans County, NY
Oswego County, NY
Otsego County, NY
Putnam County, NY
Rensselaer County, NY
Richmond County, NY
Saint Lawrence County, NY
Saratoga County, NY
Schenectady County, NY
Schoharie County, NY
Schuyler County, NY
Seneca County, NY
Steuben County, NY
Suffolk County, NY
Sullivan County, NY
Tioga County, NY
Tompkins County, NY
Ulster County, NY
Warren County, NY
Washington County, NY
Wayne County, NY
Westchester County, NY
Wyoming County, NY
Yates County, NY
Start Date: 11/18/2024
- End Date: 1/3/2025
New York’s statewide drought watch was lifted on January 3, returning all 62 counties to normal status. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued a drought watch on November 18 due to below normal rainfall. Fifteen counties were in a drought warning for a time.
WTEN ABC News 10 (Albany, N.Y.), Jan 3, 2025
A drought watch was declared on Nov. 18 for much of New York with 15 counties placed in a drought warning. The counties in a drought warning were New York City, including Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, and Rockland counties, and other counties in the Hudson Valley, such as Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Richmond, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties.
WTEN News10 ABC (Albany, N.Y.), Nov 19, 2024
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