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Category Archives: WRO
Procrastination pays off?
I’ll admit it: By last week I had written off the Savannah River Basin as being subpar for another month. Who needs rainfall anyway? However, pre-Halloween storms blew through like a wolf on our three little pigs and pushed each … Continue reading
Posted in Drought in the News, Rainfall Update, WRO, WRO
Tagged Hartwell, NOAA, rainfall update, Russell, Savannah River Basin, water resources outlook, WRO
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Wet summer could make Southeast more vulnerable
Hydrologists from NOAA’s Southeast River Forecast Center released their most recent Water Resources Outlook last week.
Climatologists: Spring & summer could be warmer, drier than average
Experts from the Southeastern River Forecast Center released their Water Resources Outlook this week and it doesn’t exactly paint a rosy picture for the Savannah River Basin this summer.
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Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Hartwell Dam, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, rainfall, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Dam, Savannah District, Savannah River Basin, Thurmond Dam, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, water resources outlook
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Year-end rainfall wrap-up
As 2017 came to a close, the Savannah River Basin seemed much like folks looking back at the year that was: It definitely has been worse, but still could have been better.
Posted in Drought in the News, Rainfall Update, WRO
Tagged annual rainfall, Army Corps of Engineers, average annual rain, drought, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Lake Hartwell, lake levels, rainfall, rainfall update, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River Basin, Thurmond Dam, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers
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Spring arrived early but forgot to pack rain
February’s rainfall left much to be desired as the sub-basins struggled unsuccessfully to break the two-inch mark. Thurmond collected the most at a paltry 1.78 inches (41 percent of its average, 4.3 inches), while Hartwell and Russell registered under 40 … Continue reading
Forecasters see mixed signals leading into spring
In the first Water Resources Outlook of 2017, NOAA climatologists give their predictions for rainfall and the potential for drought recovery.