1/16/2024
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
NWS Wind chill advisory tonight
Arctic air mass arriving today
Water news for Tuesday, January 16, 2024 - last updated 442 pm EST
National Weather Service Hazardous weather outlook issued 440 am Jan 16
Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Seneca-Huron-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Marion-Morrow-Knox Counties, including the cities of Port Clinton, Oak Harbor, Genoa, Fremont, Bellevue, Clyde, Sandusky, Huron, Lorain, Elyria, North Ridgeville, Avon Lake, Tiffin, Fostoria, Norwalk, Willard,
Upper Sandusky, Carey, Bucyrus, Galion, Crestline, Mansfield, Ashland, Marion, Mount Gilead, Cardington, and Mount Vernon
WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY. Very cold wind chills expected, as low as
15 degrees below zero in portions of north central and northwest Ohio.
The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.
Streamflow Situation from USGS Waterwatch based on real-time flow monitors across Ohio
Seasonal normal flows statewide Tuesday with two stations in the central state Lake Erie basin registering much above normal, one on Sandusky River and one on Vermilion River. No gauges are recording over 90th percentile or low.
Drought map from USGS Waterwatch 7-day average streamflow compared with historic flow for today's date
No part of Ohio is rated below normal or any degree of drought.
Harmful Algal Bloom update based on the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) satellite monitoring program
A new image provided by NCCOS was captured on Jan 15 with surface wind conditions measured at 20.4 mph. This image is partially cloud obscured. Assessment of HABs based on this image may result in underestimation of the area of the bloom.
In spite of high wind, widespread HAB is visible off Catawba Island occupying open water in and around South Bass, Middle Bass and Kelleys Islands at 100 thousand cells per 100 ml. The image captured Jan 14 showed extensive HABs north of the international border up to the north shore.
See the HABs button to the right of the map for more information.
The height-of-land divide in Ohio runs from Mercer County in the west angling northeast up to Ashtabula County on the east state border. Streamflows north of the divide feed Lake Erie, flows south of the divide run to the Ohio River, part of the Mississippi River basin that drains the majority of interior North America to the Gulf of Mexico.
As streamflow conditions shift and change in the Ohio River basin, track the effects south down the Mississippi River into to Louisiana. Louisiana is experiencing drought relief. As of Friday January 12, the Mississippi River channel through north Louisiana departed the drought map following the most prolonged and severe dry conditions in decades. As of this update, higher Ohio River flows help to shift the drought map of Louisiana. As of this update, moderate drought remains along one river channel in southwest LA with some below normal area hanging on through the west part of the state. East Louisiana is completely clear of the drought map today. To see how surface water streamflows in the Mississippi River basin impact downstream water levels, visit WTLA.us.
USGS Provisional Data Statement
Data are provisional and subject to revision until they have been thoroughly reviewed and received final approval. Current condition data relayed by satellite or other telemetry are automatically screened to not display improbable values until they can be verified.
Provisional data may be inaccurate due to instrument malfunctions or physical changes at the measurement site. Subsequent review based on field inspections and measurements may result in significant revisions to the data.
Data users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of the information before using it for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences. Information concerning the accuracy and appropriate uses of these data or concerning other hydrologic data may be obtained from the USGS.
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