USGS: Number Of Counties In Drought Watch Condition Grows To 20, 1 In Emergency

The USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center today reported the number of counties in drought watch condition doubled from 10 to 20 in the last two weeks, according to the Palmer Drought Severity Index. One county-- Carbon-- is in drought emergency condition for groundwater sources.
The Department of Environmental Protection is the agency charged with officially declaring a drought watch or emergency and no drought watches, warnings or emergencies have been declared.
The counties in drought watch conditions include: Bedford, Blair, Bradford, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Fulton, Huntingdon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne and Wyoming.
One county-- Carbon-- is in drought emergency condition for groundwater sources. Eight counties are in groundwater drought warning condition: Bradford, Fayette, Lawrence, Mercer, Monroe, Lackwanna, Pike and Somerset counties. These counties are in groundwater drought watch condition: Centre, Columbia, Luzerne, Mifflin, Montour, Sullivan, Union, Wayne andWyoming counties.
One county-- Bradford-- is in drought warning status for surface water sources. These counties are in surface water drought watch condition: Adams, Carbon, Centre, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Mercer, Mifflin, Monroe, Montour, Pike, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga and Union.
For current drought conditions, visit the USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center webpage. Visit DEP's Drought webpage for official drought declarations.