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| event_type | Drought |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,620,874 |
| episode_id | 2,070,953 |
| begin_utc | 1997-11-01T04:59:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 1997-11-01T04:59:00+00:00 |
| state | PENNSYLVANIA |
| cz_type | Z |
| cz_name | CHESTER |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| episode_narrative | Unseasonably dry weather and below normal rainfall, which became worse during the summer months, forced the Delaware River Basin Commission to declare a drought warning on October 27th. The commission urged the 7 million residents within the basin's 13,539 square mile area to voluntarily conserve water. Water levels in the New York City Reservoirs, which are in the headwaters of the Delaware River, fell below 40 percent of capacity in late October. Also, the salt line in the Delaware River, was located 2 miles north of Chester in Delaware County, approximately four miles farther north than it should have been for late October. On July 17th, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission issued a drought watch for the Susquehanna Basin. The yearly precipitation totals through October 31st on a county weighted average were below normal in all of Eastern Pennsylvania. Precipitation deficits averaged around 5 inches. The greatest deficits were in Philadelphia (-7.8 inches), Chester (-7.3 inches) and Berks (-6.0 inches) Counties. In these counties, this was about 80 percent of the normal precipitation. Most of the rainfall deficits occurred during the summer months. Coupled with the hotter than normal weather during the summer, they stressed the agricultural community. The Pennsylvania corn crop on a statewide basis was rated 10 percent very poor, 25 percent poor, 38 percent fair, 25 percent good and only 2 percent excellent. The yield of 85 bushels per acre was the third lowest since 1987. During October, the United States Department of Agriculture declared 46 of the 67 Pennsylvania Counties as natural disaster areas. The declaration allowed farmers to receive emergency loans. Farmers in the remaining 21 counties were also eligible for loans because they were "contiguous" to the natural disaster counties and in all likelihood suffered similar losses. |
| year | 1,997 |
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