Ginx snewx Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 <p> Flagstaff lake is well below normal by 6-8' and the rocks were showing already on the Carabasset river which was quite low, Before the FERC relicense dance 10 or so yr ago, CMP used to draw down the lake by 25', though that probably less than doubles the drawdown volume. Still, it's fortunate that the drawdown is now limited to what you saw. About 4 days prior to the massive 1987 flood, I got an aerial view of Flagstaff from a light airplane. One could follow the thread of the Dead River channel, by the slumped ice, to within 3 miles of the dam. Who could know that less than a week later the Big Eddy camping area just downriver would be under 3 feet of water. Responding to an earlier post: "Drenching drizzle" is an oxymoron, unless one's job includes walking thru doghair spruce-fir saplings. We need some real rain, not a lengthy event that merely moistens the leaves without doing anything to replenish groundwater. if we do not get meaningful rain next week, uptake begins , EVT gets stronger, the CFS2 predicts warm and dry for May we could see some pretty nasty drought conditions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 <p>if we do not get meaningful rain next week, uptake begins , EVT gets stronger, the CFS2 predicts warm and dry for May we could see some pretty nasty drought conditions For ag interests... drought is no good. With the exception of the people who have shallow wells at their home most people won't be impacted adversely by a serious drought. Reservoirs in CT by and large are able to provide drinking water even during a 1 in 100 year drought with no issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 <p><p> For ag interests... drought is no good. With the exception of the people who have shallow wells at their home most people won't be impacted adversely by a serious drought. Reservoirs in CT by and large are able to provide drinking water even during a 1 in 100 year drought with no issue. I pray for Kevs lawn oh how I pray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I always wondered what kind of conditions it would take for my well to go dry...it is only 200 feet deep or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 <p> I always wondered what kind of conditions it would take for my well to go dry...it is only 200 feet deep or so. Interesting report from the CT 1964 drought. 200 feet is pretty deep.http://digitalcommons.uconn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1032&context=saes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 That is interesting, Ginx. Well, if Kevin's lawn goes brown, it should bounce back to astroturf green once the rain comes back. I always thought strawberries liked it a bit dry, but I guess not. This part stinks: Of particular interest was the injury rind death of many famous dogwood.. 011 Greenfield 1-1 ill in Fa irfield. !\'iany spring plantings of evergreen seedling trees were lost. For example. 200 ,000 seedlings in a single spring planting in Windham Co unty died during the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinch1989 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 I always wondered what kind of conditions it would take for my well to go dry...it is only 200 feet deep or so. Mine's only about 150ft, but luckily I never had any issues with. Some homes very close by with much deeper wells (300ft ish) had all sorts of problems in the summer of 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted April 7, 2012 Author Share Posted April 7, 2012 Rivers are approaching record minimums set in 1965. Merrimack at Lowell is 4840 Dis- charge,ft3/s, record is 4,440 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted April 13, 2012 Author Share Posted April 13, 2012 Now at severe drought status http://www.droughtmonitor.unl.edu/DM_northeast.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 Box statement http://www.wx1box.org/local/drought_1.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Now at severe drought status http://www.droughtmo...M_northeast.htm One of the worst situations of our lives is unfolding before our very eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedsnow Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 it will get taken care of this weekend One of the worst situations of our lives is unfolding before our very eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 it will get taken care of this weekend Doubtful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoSki14 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 it will get taken care of this weekend An inch or even two inches over a couple days won't cut it. It'll put a dent in it but it won't take care of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 One of the worst situations of our lives is unfolding before our very eyes You are a drama queen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 it will get taken care of this weekend We'd probably need 6-7"+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 most places are 6-8 inches down for the period Nov 2011 to now. Going to need a bunch of soakers to reverse it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Well, baby steps for now. Even an inch will help. Obviously more would be better...but we will have to see, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ian Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 northeast droughts are lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 northeast droughts are lol Few and far between but 64/65 no one was laughing, farm fails and wells going dry. This is not the heartland but lots more made a living off the land back then too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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