000 FGUS71 KALY 171930 ESFALY NYC001-021-027-035-039-041-043-057-083-091-093-095- 111-113-115-VTC003-25-MAC003-CTC005-180330- HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 330 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2009 ...WINTER/SPRING FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK 9 FOR EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND... THIS IS THE LAST OF A SERIES OF HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOKS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EVERY TWO WEEKS...WHICH REFERS TO THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING ACROSS EASTERN NEW YORK STATE...SOUTHERN VERMONT...BERKSHIRE COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS...AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY CONNECTICUT. THE MAJOR RIVER BASINS IN THIS AREA ARE THE HUDSON...THE MOHAWK...AND THE HOUSATONIC. THIS OUTLOOK IS VALID FOR THE TWO-WEEK PERIOD APRIL 17TH TO MAY 1ST 2009. POTENTIAL...THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING FOR THE SPRING OF 2009 IS NEAR NORMAL ACROSS THE ADIRONDACK BASINS AND THE BASINS OF SOUTHERN VERMONT. ELSEWHERE...THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING FOR THE SPRING OF 2009 IS BELOW NORMAL. HOWEVER...IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ANY TIME OF YEAR FROM HEAVY RAIN. SNOW PACK CONDITIONS AND POTENTIAL FOR SNOWMELT FLOODING...REMAINING SNOW PACK IS CONFINED TO NORTH FACING SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS AND THE GREEN MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN VERMONT. REMAINING SNOW IS NO LONGER SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE RIVER FLOODING FROM MELT ALONE. ESTIMATED BASIN AVERAGE SNOW WATER EQUIVALENTS ARE LISTED BELOW. SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS...GROUND FROST...AND RUNOFF POTENTIAL...SOIL MOISTURE LEVELS ARE NEAR NORMAL ACROSS THE ADIRONDACK BASINS AND THE BASINS OF SOUTHERN VERMONT. ELSEWHERE...SOIL MOISTURE LEVELS ARE BELOW NORMAL. THE GROUND IS THAWED. RUNOFF POTENTIAL IS NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. RIVER FLOWS...NATURAL FLOWS IN AREA RIVERS ARE BELOW NORMAL DUE TO A LONG PERIOD SINCE THE LAST SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. RESERVOIR AND LAKE LEVELS...RESERVOIR LEVELS ARE NEAR NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. RESERVOIRS USED FOR WATER SUPPLY AND POWER ARE USUALLY FULL OR NEARLY SO...WHILE THOSE OPERATED PRIMARILY FOR FLOOD CONTROL ARE ALSO USUALLY NEARLY FULL FROM SPRING RUNOFF. TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION...SINCE APRIL 1ST...TEMPERATURES HAVE AVERAGED NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL AND PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN BELOW NORMAL. FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL...WHILE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE NORMAL. FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS...TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION ARE FORECAST TO AVERAGE NEAR NORMAL. THE NEXT WINTER/SPRING FLOOD OUTLOOK IS SCHEDULED FOR EARLY JANUARY OF 2010. EXTENDED HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WHEN NECESSARY. OBSERVED AND FORECAST RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT OUR WEB PAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV. && ESTIMATED BASIN AVERAGE SNOW WATER EQUIVALENTS ON APRIL 17TH 2009. THIS DATA IS FROM THE NATIONAL OPERATIONAL HYDROLOGIC REMOTE SENSING CENTER AT WWW.NOHRSC.NWS.GOV MOOSE RIVER ABOVE MCKEEVER...1.33 INCHES SACANDAGA RIVER ABOVE HOPE...0.71 INCHES SACANDAGA BASIN ABOVE GREAT SACANDAGA LAKE...0.05 INCHES INDIAN RIVER ABOVE INDIAN LAKE...2.37 INCHES HUDSON RIVER ABOVE NORTH CREEK...1.13 INCHES HUDSON RIVER ABOVE FORT EDWARD...0.02 INCHES MOHAWK RIVER ABOVE LAKE DELTA...0.02 INCHES WEST CANADA CREEK ABOVE HINCKLEY...0.89 INCHES MOHAWK RIVER ABOVE LITTLE FALLS...0.02 INCHES EAST CANADA CREEK ABOVE EAST CREEK...0.17 INCHES SCHOHARIE CREEK ABOVE PRATTSVILLE...0.00 INCHES BATTENKILL ABOVE ARLINGTON...0.80 INCHES BATTENKILL ABOVE BATTENVILLE...0.02 INCHES WILLIAMS RIVER ABOVE ROCKINGHAM...0.07 INCHES SAXTONS RIVER ABOVE SAXTONS RIVER...0.04 INCHES WALLOOMSAC RIVER ABOVE BENNINGTON...0.60 INCHES HOOSIC RIVER ABOVE WILLIAMSTOWN...0.31 INCHES HOOSIC RIVER ABOVE EAGLE BRIDGE...0.04 INCHES ESOPUS CREEK ABOVE ASHOKAN RESERVOIR...0.00 INCHES RONDOUT CREEK ABOVE RONDOUT RESERVOIR...0.00 INCHES HOUSATONIC RIVER ABOVE GREAT BARRINGTON...0.01 INCHES $$