drought

No need to make this into the great toilet paper shortage 2.0, but you need to know now that you might have trouble finding ketchup this winter.

The National Weather Service in Binghamton is projecting Heat Index values to possibly climb into the triple digits August 4.

Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she had directed the Department of Environmental Conservation to issue a drought watch for 21 New York Counties.

The NOAA Binghamton office is predicting a few rounds of showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of July 18.

Broome County residents can weigh in on plans for dealing with everything from drought and extreme temperatures to floods and earthquakes.

Small businesses and agricultural cooperatives in the Southern Tier may be in line for loans of up to $2 million.

Persisting dry conditions are prompting New York State officials to place 22 counties under a drought warning including the Ithaca, Elmira and Corning areas as well as counties further to the west.

Much of the area remains under voluntary water restrictions due to lower than normal rain so far this year.

About a day after Owego, Endicott and the Town of Union requested residents taken voluntary measures to conserve water, the Village of Whitney Point has now also issued an advisory.

A water conservation directive has been issued to thousands of people and businesses served by the Endicott water system.