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April 15, 2022 Soil Moisture, Drought, and Condition Monitoring Report. Near normal conditions at Cheviot OH 3W. Widespread drought over the western half of the US and parts of the deep south, southeast, and northern New England.

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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.

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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 fallen 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. Aged arborist wood chips, mulched and composted leaves, pine bark, and pine straw are all good. Very finely ground mulches such as triple ground hardwood mulch are not beneficial and may inhibit moisture and oxygen exchange.

Drought: How Dry Seasons Affect Woody Plants                                                                                                                     >>>

 

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Watering: How and when>>>

Watering Trees and Shrubs>>>

 

Meteorological Versus Astronomical Seasons

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? Climatologically, the period July 14-21, the mid-point of meteorological summer, is the hottest week of the year and the period January 14-21, the mid-point of meteorological winter, is the coldest week of the year over much of the continental US including the Ohio valley.

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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.

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…THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE LOWER TO MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY…

Slight risk in Cincinnati with enhanced risk in part of southeast Indiana.

Categorical Day1 1200Z Outlook

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Day 1 Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
MODERATE 84,433 5,651,963 Memphis, TN…Little Rock, AR…Evansville, IN…Clarksville, TN…Jackson, TN…
ENHANCED 139,018 14,715,831 Indianapolis, IN…Nashville, TN…St. Louis, MO…Louisville, KY…Jackson, MS…
SLIGHT 227,524 35,920,487 Chicago, IL…Milwaukee, WI…New Orleans, LA…Toledo, OH…Cincinnati, OH…
MARGINAL 244,889 42,327,428 Houston, TX…Dallas, TX…Detroit, MI…Columbus, OH…Cleveland, OH…

For the Cincinnati area, showers and storms are expected this evening into tonight. Some of
these storms may be strong to severe, with damaging winds being the
primary threat. A tornado or two will be possible.

For the entire treat area, numerous severe thunderstorms appear likely today across a large part of the lower/mid Mississippi Valley northward into the Midwest, and lower Ohio Valley. Several tornadoes with some strong, widespread damaging winds, some of which could be significant, and large to very large hail will likely occur.

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…THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOWER/MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE MIDWEST…

Scattered to numerous severe thunderstorms appear likely across a large portion of the lower/mid Mississippi Valley into the Midwest, Ohio Valley, and Southeast on Wednesday. Large to very large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes will all be possible. Strong tornadoes may occur.

For Cincinnati, showers and storms are expected very late Wednesday evening through Wednesday night. Some of these storms may be strong to severe, with damaging winds being the primary threat.