Weather for Cincinnati, Ohio
Lat: 39.14N, Lon: 84.51W
Wx Zone: OHZ077
Ohio Drought MonitorThe Ohio Drought monitor is a subset of the United States Monitor, issued every Thursday morning, based on drought conditions the previous Tuesday. The map below shows the current drought level around the state, and the percent of Ohio land area in each drought level compared to the previous week. Read an explanation of the drought intensities and what they mean. |
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Ohio Hydrologic Information StatementNote that if drought conditions are not being experienced, or in the case of river flooding or heavy rain, this statement may be used to indicate river flows or flood potential. 000 FGUS71 KILN 181320 ESFILN INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-011200- WINTER/SPRING FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 920 AM EST FRI MAR 18 2011 ...THE FLOOD POTENTIAL THROUGH FRIDAY APRIL 1 IS ABOVE NORMAL... THIS IS THE SIXTH IN A SERIES OF WINTER/SPRING FLOOD OUTLOOKS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN WILMINGTON. BIWEEKLY FLOOD OUTLOOKS ARE ISSUED BY LOCAL NWS OFFICES IN WINTER AND EARLY SPRING TO SUMMARIZE BASIN CONDITIONS AND TO ASSESS THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING. THE OUTLOOKS ARE BASED ON CURRENT AND FORECAST HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NORMAL FLOOD POTENTIAL MEANS AT LEAST SOME FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. ABOVE NORMAL FLOOD POTENTIAL MEANS MORE WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH SOME POINTS POSSIBLY REACHING MODERATE OR MAJOR FLOOD LEVELS. THE FACTORS CONSIDERED WHEN DETERMINING FLOOD POTENTIAL INCLUDE CURRENT STREAMFLOW AND RESERVOIR LEVELS COMPARED TO NORMAL FOR THE PERIOD...WATER EQUIVALENT IN ANY SNOW PACK...SOIL MOISTURE AND EXPECTED PRECIPITATION. ...SNOW COVER AND SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT... NO SNOW COVER EXISTS. ...STREAMFLOW... CURRENT STREAMFLOW IN OHIO AND SOUTHEAST INDIANA WAS IN THE 90TH PERCENTILE OR HIGHER THROUGH NEARLY THE ENTIRE AREA. FLOW IN KENTUCKY WAS CONSIDERED HIGH...BUT NOT NEARLY AS HIGH AS OHIO AND INDIANA CONDITIONS. ...ICE... NO ICE EXISTS ON AREA RIVERS. ...SOIL MOISTURE... RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE RESULTED IN MOIST TO NEARLY SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS. ...RESERVOIR CAPACITY... FLOOD CONTROL RESERVOIRS WITHIN THE AREA ARE RUNNING ANYWHERE FROM ONE TO OVER 20 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WINTER FLOOD CONTROL POOL. HOWEVER MOST LAKES ARE STILL ONLY UTILIZING LESS THAN 20 PERCENT OF THEIR STORAGE CAPACITY. THE HIGHEST LAKES ARE RELEASING WATER IN ORDER TO BRING LAKE LEVELS CLOSER TO OPTIMUM FLOOD CONTROL. ...WEATHER TRENDS AND PRECIPITATION... RAINFALL IS THE PRIMARY FACTOR LEADING TO FLOODING. HEAVY OR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CAN CAUSE FLOODING ANY TIME OF THE YEAR EVEN WHERE THE FLOOD POTENTIAL IS BELOW NORMAL. AN ACTIVE FRONTAL SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO BE NEAR THE AREA FOR THE EARLY TO MIDDLE PARTS OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE. DEPENDING ON THE DURATION AND EXTENT OF ANY HEAVIER RAINFALL...THIS COULD LEAD TO SOME MINOR FLOOD PROBLEMS. FOR WEEK TWO OF THE OUTLOOK PERIOD...NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION CAN BE EXPECTED...CONTINUING THE THREAT OF FLOODING THROUGH THE END OF THE OUTLOOK PERIOD. REAL TIME RIVER INFORMATION AND FORECASTS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS ALONG RIVERS ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OHIO...NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST INDIANA CAN BE FOUND AT (ALL IN LOWERCASE): WEATHER.GOV/ILN/RIVERS. $$ |