Drought — Southern Clinton, Pennsylvania

2020-10-01 to 2020-10-31 · Southern Clinton, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

Much of southern Clinton County experienced severe drought conditions as noted on the United States Drought Monitor. Cooper Township Municipal Authority, Rote Mutual Water Authority, and South Renovo Water Systems were under mandatory water restrictions.

Wider weather episode

Severe drought conditions were observed across a wide area of central Pennsylvania through the month of October 2020. The counties impacted were: Potter, Tioga, Cameron, McKean, Clinton, Lycoming, Clearfield, Centre, Huntingdon, Blair and Union. Several public water suppliers were on mandatory and voluntary restrictions, and some agricultural impacts likely occurred.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 926515. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.