This video, only 2 minutes and 16 seconds long, is an all time favorite of mine and describes a critical deficiency during severe weather season.

Stunningly, up to 85% of the population can’t draw a dot within 50 miles of their house on a map. This geographic illiteracy is a sad commentary on the state of education in this country and is the reason that in social media, during a severe weather outbreak, we see question after question, “what about Fairfield?”, “what about Amelia?” , “what about Harrison?”, “what about Hebron?”, “What about Green Township?”. What about? What about? What about?

Not being able to identify your location on a map could have deadly consequences during severe weather season. Please use the graphic below to locate yourself and your local area on a map, before severe weather develops and you need to ask, “is that tornado near me”, as the storm bears down on your house.

It is impossible for meteorologists to give 1,000 individual briefings. It is much simpler to learn to find yourself on a map.

Snow Cover U.S. and Northern Hemisphere >>>

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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>>>

Interactive	Condition Monitoring
Static	Watershed Maps

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.

To the extent possible recycle falling leaves back into the soil around the trees and maintain mulch around the trees to a radius of at least 3-5 feet. Keep mulch off trunks. Use a coarse textured mulch. Avoid triple shredded mulch.