5/3/2024
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
Drought deepens in Shade River watershed Meigs County
NWS: Thunderstorms, heavy rain with localized flooding possible this afternoon
Water news for Friday, May 3, 2024 updated 126 pm EDT
National Weather Service Hazardous Weather Outlook issued 418 am Friday May 3
Numerous showers and thunderstorms will develop this afternoon and evening. The main concern with thunderstorms will be heavy rain which could result in ponding of water or localized flooding. Storm motion will be to the northeast around 15 mph.
Impacting Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-Southern Erie-Crawford Counties
Drinking Water Matters
Jefferson County: Mingo Junction came under a 48-hour boil water advisory Wednesday following repair of a water main. The advisory ending Friday impacted connections on Williams Blvd, Jefferson Blvd, Comet Street, Montwell Road, Spruce Street and Tweed Avenue.
Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Monitoring based on satellite images from National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
The latest image obtained from NCCOS is a nice clear view of the west basin Lake Erie snapped May 2 at a surface wind speed of 11.1 mph. There is no sign of HAB activity in this image. Click here for more information on Lake Erie HABs spotted in April.
WT USA Flows and Flood Tracker based on provisional data from the network of USGS streamflow monitors in NY, GA, OH and LA
Ninety-three streamflow gauges record flooding in the USA Friday, up from sixty-eight on Thursday. WT tracks the nation's most common natural disaster dynamics through the states of New York, Ohio, Georgia and Louisiana. As of this report there are five active floodings recorded, all in Louisiana.
In the northwest, watershed Region 1 Bayou Dorcheat is back on the flood sheet Friday, the monitor recording provisional readings near Springhill indicating flood stage breached around 10 pm last night, currently heading up to two inches over flood stage. Bayou Bodcau continues to flood near Shreveport, still on a slowing trend and down a couple of inches in the last twenty four hours. A high flow 99th percentile is recorded on Cypress Bayou near Keithville, the flood stage is not established here.
Sabine River is back to flooding near Bon Wier, TX as of around 530 am CDT this morning, currently an inch over flood stage on a rising trend. Sabine River continues to flood in the lower end near Ruliff, TX, no change to the water level there in the last twenty four hours. Calcasieu River is up overnight near Glenmora in Region 4, running a foot and four inches over flood stage.
Current streamflow situation provisional data from USGS streamflow monitors in Ohio
East Ohio streamflows remain largely below normal heading into the weekend. Four monitors are recording low flows Friday, 2 and 3 percentile. The drought map has advanced overnight with Shade River watershed rated at moderate hydrologic drought, joining adjacent Little Muskingum River watershed in the Ohio/Mississippi basin and Ashtabula-Chagrin watersheds in the Erie basin. Click here for more details.
Note low flows and drought are associated with higher water temperatures, a concentration of nutrients or contaminants and generally higher stress on the aquatic habitat, posing challenges for drinking water facilities and impeding recreational water quality.
As many drinking water facilities are supplied from surface water reservoirs, the streamflow situation is pertinent to both drinking water supply and quality. High flows can stir up sediment and cause turbidity in the reservoirs, requiring additional treatments to render the water potable. Low flow volume is linked to warmer temperatures in the reservoir and can be an issue for water quality where HABs are present. WT tracks streamflow trends with an eye to the impacts on drinking water supply and quality in each of the state's watersheds. Check the watershed layer on the map to see the direction of flow and streamflows that may be impacting drinking water today.
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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