1/15/2024
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
Wind chill advisory today
Arctic air mass moving in on Lake Erie watersheds
Water news for Monday, January 15, 2024 - last updated 138 pm EST
National Weather Service Hazardous weather outlook issued early am Jan 15
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WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...An Arctic airmass will persist through mid-week with Wind Chill values remaining below zero. Additional Wind Chill Advisories may be needed for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the Wind Chill advisory.
Drinking Water matters
The Morning Journal and a website safelyhq.com reported a BWA issued for Glenmoor Ohio Friday, "A boil advisory has been issued for the Glenmoor area until further notice due to a waterline break."
East Liverpool City in Columbiana County operates a drinking water treatment facility under active Ohio permit OH1500811, supplying over 12500 residents through 5753 combined metered connections, including both residential and wholesale customers. The Ohio River is the source for raw drinking water for this facility. East Liverpool Water Superintendant confirmed Monday that part of Glenmoor is supplied by East Liverpool, however no BWA for Glenmoor originates from this facility.
Buckeye Water District operates under active permit OH1502911 supplying over 10 thousand residential customers through 4242 combined connections, also supplied by the Ohio River and also serving Columbiana County. Buckeye Water District could not be reached to confirm the BWA for Glenmoor, more to follow.
Streamflow Situation from USGS Waterwatch based on real-time flow monitors across Ohio
Normal flow values in the northeast shift to above normal moving toward the northwest Monday with two stations recording much above normal. Much above normal flows in Lake Erie basin include a tributary of the Sandusky River and on the Huron River. Water temperature on the Huron River is recorded at .1 Celsius, none of the monitors are ice impacted as of this update.
No extreme high or low flows are recorded on the USGS network in Ohio Monday morning.
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 14 with surface wind conditions measured at a whopping 37.3 mph. This image is partially cloud obscured, however any clear view of Lake Erie would be unreliable for estimate of HAB extent due to the extreme wind conditions, mixing and submerging the bloom out of the sight of the satellite image capture technology.
In spite of high wind, widespread HAB is visible between clouds across the northern half of Lake Erie, matching concentration 100 thousand cells per 100 ml. A prior clear 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.
No HAB activity is visible in the Jan 14 image along the south shore of Lake Erie in Ohio.
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 finally experiencing some relief for the "Exceptional Drought" as rated on the USA National drought map. As of Friday January 12, the Mississippi River channel through north Louisiana finally departed the drought map following the most prolonged and severe dry conditions in decades. As of this update, the Ohio River flows are sending more water down to the Gulf, impacting the departure of drought conditions down south. To see how surface water streamflows impact downstream drinking water supplies, 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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