This week’s Palmer Drought Index moved east-central Ohio into the moderate drought category. Dry conditions extended back into southwest Ohio. Rather localized heavy thunderstorms drenched parts of southwest Ohio Sunday with 1.40 inches at Hamilton-Fairfield Airport, 1.24 inches at Cheviot 0.9 SSE, and 2.20 in Sherwood Anderson Township. The Sherwood location has had copious rainfall, over 6 inches, in the past month.
Whether or not you’ve seen the rain thus far, more heavy rain is expected over the next five days. Some areas could be measuring rainfall by the inches, and severe storms are also possible. Therefore, widespread drought does not appear to be a concern. In fact, if the forecast holds, standing water, localized flooding, and root rot may be more likely than anything else.
Palmer Drought Index: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/regional_monitoring/palmer.gif
Drought Monitor:
http://drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html
CoCoRaHS reports:
http://www.cocorahs.org/ViewData/ListDailyPrecipReports.aspx
3 day rainfall forecast:
http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/d13_wbg.gif
Excessive rainfall outlook:
