Drought — Southern Lycoming, Pennsylvania

2020-11-01 to 2020-11-30 · Southern Lycoming, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

Portions of southern Lycoming County were experiencing severe drought conditions as noted on the United States Drought Monitor. Cogan Valley MHP reported voluntary non-essential water restrictions at months end. Jersey Shore Area JT Water Authority reported mandatory non-essential water restrictions at months end.

Wider weather episode

Severe drought conditions were observed across a wide area of central Pennsylvania through the month of November 2020. The counties impacted were: Potter, Tioga, McKean, Clinton, Lycoming, Centre, 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 928118. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.