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…HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON… * WHAT…Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE…Portions of East Central and Southeast Indiana, Northeast and Northern Kentucky and Central, South Central, Southwest and West Central Ohio. * WHEN…From late Sunday night through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS…Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

NWS Wilmington OH
[4:02 PM] A strengthening low pressure system will lift northeast across the Ohio Valley Sunday night and across the Great Lakes through Monday. A High Wind Watch has been issued for our entire forecast coverage area.
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Soil Moisture Condition Monitoring Weekly Report: Near Normal

United States Drought Monitor

Station Number: OH-HM-24
Station Name: Cheviot 3.4 W
Report Date: 4/11/2020
Submitted: 4/11/2020 6:32 AM
Scale Bar: Near Normal
Description:

0.71 inches of rain in the past week. Observed conditions are expected for this time of year. Yards are Emerald green. Crabapples in full bloom making for a beautiful Easter weekend.

Categories:
General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife

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This report is specifically for the Arbor Doctor’s location 3.4 miles west of Cheviot, OH, in the western suburbs of Cincinnati in southwest Ohio. This location is also an official cooperative observation site for the National Weather Service listed as Cheviot 3W.

What is the Condition Monitoring Report? See these links for more information:

Explanation of scale bar>>>

Search condition monitoring reports for the entire US>>>  

CoCoRaHS Condition Monitoring Report Map>>> 

Please remember to water…correctly!

Water once per week, one inch per week, under the entire branch spread, in the absence of rain, May through November. Either rainfall or your watering should equal the one inch per week. Put out a sprinkler and a straight sided soup can or rain gauge and measure one inch per week.

11-inch capacity rain gauge  

Taylor rain gauge   

Watering: How and when>>>

Watering Trees and Shrubs>>>

 

Soil Moisture Index:

Meteorological Versus Astronomical Seasons. Spring is here!

Spring: March 1-May 31; Summer: June 1-August 31; Fall: September 1-November 30; Winter: December 1-February 28 (29)

You may have noticed that Arbor Doctor, meteorologists and climatologists define seasons differently from “regular” or astronomical spring, summer, fall, and winter. So, why do  meteorological and astronomical seasons begin and end at different times? Read more here>>>

Nearly half the country has had its coldest day by the first day of calendar winter. That is why meteorological winter makes the most sense.

 Spring leaf out (click on map to enlarge):

Comparison of 2020 spring leaf out to average from 1981-2010

Spring bloom index (Click on map to enlarge):

Comparison of 2020 spring bloom to average from 1981-2010
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Major severe weather outbreak appears likely Sunday into Sunday night, with the greatest threat expected from Louisiana east-northeastward through much of the Southeast and Tennessee Valley. Strong, long-tracked tornadoes and potentially widespread damaging wind are possible. A slight risk extends up into the Ohio valley with a marginal risk in the Cincinnati metro. Heavy rain is also forecast with this system. A freeze warning remains in effect for the Ohio valley Friday night and Saturday morning. More cold and freezing weather next week.

 

1-3 Day Rainfall (melted snow) Forecast:

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