Weather for Cleveland, Ohio
Lat: 41.48N, Lon: 81.68W
Wx Zone: OHZ011
CWA Used: CLE
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 KCLE 181854 ESFCLE OHC005-007-033-035-043-055-063-075-077-083-085-093-095-099-101- 103-117-123-133-139-143-147-151-153-155-169-173-175-PAC039-049- 021900- WINTER/SPRING FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 254 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013 ...SPRING FLOOD OUTLOOK NUMBER 8... ...THE FLOOD THREAT IS NORMAL ACROSS NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN OHIO THROUGH THE END OF APRIL... THIS IS THE EIGHTH ISSUANCE OF THE WINTER AND SPRING FLOOD OUTLOOK ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND. FLOOD OUTLOOKS ARE ISSUED BIWEEKLY DURING THE WINTER AND EARLY SPRING TO SUMMARIZE CURRENT CONDITIONS AND ASSESS THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN ASSESSING FLOOD POTENTIAL THIS TIME OF YEAR ARE CURRENT RIVER AND RESERVOIR LEVELS...SNOW PACK DEPTH AND WATER CONTENT...ICE COVERAGE ON AREA RIVERS AND THE LAKE...SOIL MOISTURE...AND WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL. ...OVERVIEW... THE FLOOD THREAT FOR THE UPCOMING TWO WEEKS AND THE REST OF THE SPRING SEASON IS NEAR NORMAL. SOME CONDITIONS THAT ARE HELPING TO REDUCE THE FLOOD RISK ARE THE LACK OF ANY SNOW AND THE ONSET OF THE GROWING SEASON. HOWEVER...RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE RAISED GROUND WATER AND RESERVOIR LEVELS ACROSS THE REGION TO OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. A SHIFT IN THE LARGE SCALE WEATHER PATTERNS SUPPORT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL RAINFALL THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH AND A RETURN OF DRIER CONDITIONS THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY. ...CURRENT RIVER AND RESERVOIR LEVELS... THE RESERVOIR LEVELS ARE RUNNING AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL POOL LEVELS. GROUND WATER LEVELS ARE NEAR NORMAL. ...SNOW COVER... NO SNOW COVER REMAINING IN THE REGION. ICE COVERAGE... NO ICE COVERAGE IN THE REGION. ...SOIL MOISTURE... SOIL MOISTURE HAS INCREASED DUE TO RECENT RAIN. SOME STANDING WATER HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE TIME OF THIS ISSUANCE PRIMARILY IN WESTERN OHIO. THESE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT HIGHER RUNOFF IN THE EVENT OF MORE HEAVY RAIN. ...PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURE FORECASTS... THE WEATHER PATTERN OVER THE NEXT ONE TO TWO WEEKS SUPPORTS ABOVE NORMAL RAIN CHANCES. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECASTED TO REMAIN NEAR NORMAL. ...LONG TERM OUTLOOKS... THE ENSO CYCLE IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO REMAIN NEUTRAL AND NOT PLAY A NOTABLE ROLE ON THE LARGE SCALE WEATHER PATTERN OVER THE U.S. THIS SPRING. THE NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONGLY POSITIVE WHICH WILL SUPPORT A MORE STORMY WEATHER PATTERN OVER THE OHIO VALLEY INTO EARLY MAY. ...FLOOD POTENTIAL SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK... IN SUMMARY...CONDITIONS FAVOR A NORMAL CHANCE FOR FLOODING OVER THE SHORT TERM. SINCE SNOW AND ICE CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO PLAY A ROLE IN ANY FUTURE FLOOD RISK THIS WILL BE THE LAST SPRING FLOOD OUTLOOK FOR THE SEASON. REAL TIME RIVER INFORMATION AND PROBABILISTIC FORECASTS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS ALONG RIVERS ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/CLE/ AND CLICKING THE /RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS/ LINK ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. $$ |