1/24/2024
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
NWS warns of melting river ice, snowpack
Rain in the forecast with possible flooding
Water news for Wednesday, January 24, 2024 - last updated 646 pm EST
National Weather Service ADVISORY issued 307 pm Jan 24
Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox Counties
Including the cities of Sandusky, Huron, Lorain, Elyria,
North Ridgeville, Avon Lake, Cleveland, Findlay, Tiffin,
Fostoria, Norwalk, Willard, Brunswick, Medina, Wadsworth,
Upper Sandusky, Carey, Bucyrus, Galion, Crestline, Mansfield,
Ashland, Wooster, Orrville, Rittman, Marion, Mount Gilead,
Cardington, Millersburg, Killbuck, and Mount Vernon
DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog in portions of north central, northeast and northwest Ohio.
Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility. If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.
Several rounds of rain are expected this week with rainfall amounts of near one inch. Above normal temperatures will cause the snowpack to melt with additional run off into area waterways. Rises on area rivers are expected and break up of river ice could lead to ice jams and localized flooding. In addition, ponding of water or minor flooding could also occur.
Streamflow Situation from USGS Waterwatch based on real-time flow monitors across Ohio
Mostly normal flows statewide Wednesday, a handful of monitors below normal in the entire state. By Wednesday evening, Upper Twin Creek is flowing high at McGaw. No flooding or low flows registering at this update.
No extreme high flows or flooding occuring around any USGS monitored sites, nor extreme low flows.
Drought map from USGS Waterwatch 7-day average streamflow compared with historic flow for today's date
For the Lake Erie drainage basin, Grand River watershed is rated below normal Wednesday, including part of Lake, Geauga, Ashtabula and Trumbull Counties.
Lower Great Miami River appeared back on the drought map yesterday with central Hamilton, Butler, Preble and Montgomery Counties rated below normal. As of Wednesday, below normal ratings are applied to Middle Ohio River minor tributaries Brush-Whiteoak and Scioto River Tygarts watersheds, including west Lawrence and east Scioto Counties.
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.
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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