1/11/2024
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
Lisbon BWA
Stillwater Creek flooding at Uhrichsville
Water news for Thursday, January 11, 2024 - last updated 1215 pm EST
National Weather Service Hazardous weather outlook issued 447 am Jan 11
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-Southern Erie Counties
Another strong storm system will impact the area Friday into the weekend. Additional rainfall of a half inch to an inch is likely and will lead to additional rises on area rivers. Strong gusty winds to 50 mph are also possible Friday night into Saturday as a strong cold front arrives. Rain will transition to snow behind the front and accumulating snowfall is likely across the snowbelt region of Northeast Ohio and Northwest Pennsylvania.
Listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the internet for more information.
Drinking Water matters
Lisbon has issued a system-wide BWA due to a water leak yesterday. More to follow.
Streamflow Situation from USGS Waterwatch based on real-time flow monitors across Ohio
Stillwater Creek is currently flooding at Uhrichsville running 10.03 ft deep, flood stage is 10 ft.
Little Muskingum River is no longer flooding near Bloomfield, Eagle Creek is no longer flooding at Phalanx Station. West Fork Duck Creek is no longer flooding at Macksburg and Duck Creek is no longer flooding below Whipple.
One station is still recording 99th percentile flows by noon Thursday, Alum Creek is still running high at Africa. The point at which this tributary of the Scioto River overflows its banks at Africa is not reported.
Muskingum River tributaries Kokosing River at Mount Vernon and South Fork Licking River near Hebron are no longer running 99th percentile flows.
See the black tags on the map for flood details, blue tags for 99th percentile flows.
Drought situation from USGS Waterwatch 7-day average streamflow compared with historic flow for today's date
The drought map has completely cleared overnight.
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 rated "Exceptional Drought" on the USA National drought map, experiencing the most prolonged and severe dry conditions in decades. To see how surface water streamflows impact downstream drinking water supplies, visit WTLA.us.
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 10 with surface wind conditions measured at 30.3 mph. This image is completely cloud obscured. Previous image captured Jan 8 shows dispersed HABs in open water from Pelee Island to the Canadian shoreline matching a moderate concentration of 100 thousand cells per 100 ml or less. Image from Jan 5 shows a clear view of Sandusky Bay and open water to the east. The image taken Jan 4 clearly showed Maumee Bay and the west shore of Lake Erie. Patching these images together, Lake Erie HAB has been visible from Maumee Bay to the east edge of the image capture around Vermilion-on-the-Lake and north to Canadian shoreline within the last week.
See the HABs button to the right of the map for details.
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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