Pennsylvania, 2024Drought in Pennsylvania, November 5 to 30, 2024
November 5 to 30, 2024 · NWS BGM · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Warmer than average temperatures during the previous three months along with insufficient rainfall, much below average streamflows, groundwater levels and dried out soil conditions prompted the development of Severe Drought conditions in parts of Northeastern PA. Conditions reached this drought threshold during the first week and held steady through the 30th.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Warmer than average temperatures during the previous three months along with insufficient rainfall, much below average streamflows, groundwater levels and dried out soil conditions prompted the development of Severe Drought conditions in parts of Northeastern PA. Conditions reached this drought threshold during the first week and held steady through the 30th.
Drought, Luzerne
- When
- November 5, 8:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Luzerne forecast zone
- Reported by
- Other Federal Agency
- Coordinates
- 41.177, -75.989 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The U.S. Drought Monitor declared Severe Drought over the southwest portion of the county as a result of insufficient rainfall during the past 90 days coupled with low streamflows, groundwater levels and drier than average soil moisture. The drought area expanded to include all of the eastern and southern portion of the county during the second week of November.
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, November 5, 20243 injured · $250,000 · EF1 · 3 events
- Tornado in Iowa, November 5, 2024$120,000 · EF0 · 1 event
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, November 5 to 9, 202451 events
- Strong Wind in Arkansas, November 5, 2024$25,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, November 5 to 9, 202412 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, November 5 to 6, 202411 events
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Colorado, November 5 to 7, 20249 events
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flow in Puerto Rico, November 5 to 8, 2024$6,000 · 6 events
- Drought in Pennsylvania, November 5 to 30, 20245 events
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, November 5 to 9, 2024$1,000 · 3 events
- Drought in Alabama, November 5 to 30, 20242 events
- Drought and Astronomical Low Tide in Tennessee, November 5 to 30, 20242 events
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1224631.