The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced today, after a meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force, that six counties will return to normal, with 15 counties in drought watch or drought warning. Drought watch has been lifted for Berks, Chester, Clarion, Fayette, Lehigh, and Venango counties. Continue reading on Tri-State Alert
It seems that the Midstate is seeing plenty of rain recently. Some areas were even seeing flash flooding with two to three inches of rain falling in some parts of our area. So, because of this, have drought conditions improved? According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, drought conditions have improved as of July 11. … Read more
ccording to CBS 21’s meteorology team, some regions of Central Pennsylvania are about five inches short of rain, putting the area into a moderate drought. Although these dry conditions are impacting farmers, they could impede on some summer plans. Continue reader on CBS 21
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced Monday after a meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force that drought watch has been lifted for 16 counties and remains for 20 counties. Residents in those counties are asked to continue their voluntary water conservation. Continue reading on PennLive.com
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced Wednesday that the Commonwealth Drought Task Force has declared a drought watch for 36 counties, including five in Central Pennsylvania. The department is asking for voluntary water conservation in the following counties: Continue reading on FOX43