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Eventdex · Drought

SULLIVAN

5617812

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event_typeDrought
ncei_event_id5,617,812
episode_id2,069,460
begin_utc1997-08-01T05:00:00+00:00
end_utc1997-09-01T04:59:00+00:00
stateNEW YORK
cz_typeZ
cz_nameSULLIVAN
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_crops200K
event_narrativeA very dry summer finally culminated in major crop failures come harvest time towards the end of August. Sweet corn and tomatoes, two of the major money making crops for small farmers in Sullivan county, appeared to suffer some of the worst damage. According to figures from some of the individual farmers themselves and also the New York State Agricultural Extension Service, losses nearing a quarter of a million dollars were tallied. Financial assistance was granted in many cases. Precipitation figures across the region averaged less than 30% of normal for the period from June 1st to the end of August. At long last, a couple of more significant rainfall events began to ease the situation at the very end of August.
year1,997

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SULLIVAN — Drought — TerraPulse