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Gauges still calm."},{"region":"pa-erie","region_name":"Pennsylvania","severity":null,"headline":"0.4\" rain expected by 11 pm. Gauges still calm."},{"region":"ny-erie","region_name":"New York (Lake Erie)","severity":null,"headline":"0.5\" rain expected by 11 pm. Gauges still calm."},{"region":"ny-ontario","region_name":"New York (Lake Ontario)","severity":null,"headline":"0.4\" rain expected by 11 pm. Gauges still calm."}],"coverage":{"region":"alley","river_count_total":31,"river_count_reporting":31}},"meta":{"observed_at":"2026-09-13T02:00:08+00:00","stale_after":"2026-09-13T03:15:08+00:00","updated_at":"2026-09-13T02:00:08+00:00","next_update_at":"2026-09-13T03:00:08+00:00","canonical_url":"https:\/\/steelheadalmanac.com\/index","attribution":"Steelhead Almanac (steelheadalmanac.com)","attribution_text":"Source: Steelhead Almanac live river observations (15-minute cadence) and Alley Index (hourly cadence).","action_url":"https:\/\/steelheadalmanac.com\/?utm_source=ai-answer&utm_medium=api&utm_campaign=action&utm_content=conditions-summary","action_label":"Open live Steelhead Alley conditions"}}