After multiple years of western US drought, the current snowpack is quite healthy this year meaning that spring and summer melting will provide for good water flow.
February 17, 2023 Soil Moisture, Drought, and Condition Monitoring Report. Mildly Wet conditions at Cheviot OH 3W. Drought conditions continue to diminish over much of the country except parts of Florida and lower Michigan. Exceptional drought in central plains and part of Oregon.
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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>>>
30 Day Precipitation:
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Ohio 30-Day Precipitation
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Search condition monitoring reports for the entire US>>> 
Click on the title or the graphic (above) to access the
U.S. Weekly Drought MonitorPDF Version of Graphic 
Click on the title or the graphic (above) to access the
U.S. Monthly Drought OutlookPDF Version of Graphic
Click on the title or the graphic (above) to access the
U.S. Seasonal Drought OutlookPDF Version of Graphic
Other Drought links:
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. Do not water if the soil is already moist. Put out a sprinkler and a straight sided soup can or rain gauge and measure one inch per week. Measure the rainfall which falls in your yard. Your trees don’t care what fell at the airport!
If burlap was left on new trees, it will repel water and the tree or shrub may die. Be sure burlap and twine are removed from the top of all root balls. If your landscaper disagrees, refer him or her to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) industry standard for installation of landscape plants.
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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1-inch capacity rain gauge >>>
Taylor rain gauge >>>
Watering: How and when>>>
Watering Trees and Shrubs>>>
Widely scattered severe thunderstorms are likely from the central Gulf Coast states northward into the Ohio Valley. Strong tornadoes are most likely over Mississippi, Alabama and middle Tennessee.
The severe threat this afternoon in Cincinnati is conditional. The morning heavy rain and clouds will limit instability. If Cincinnati breaks out into several hours of sunshine, the severe threat will be greater with some chance of a tornado. There is also a flooding threat due to the heavy rainfall.
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| Forecast Discussion |
SPC AC 161300 Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0700 AM CST Thu Feb 16 2023 Valid 161300Z - 171200Z ...THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TO CENTRAL KENTUCKY... ...SUMMARY... Widely scattered severe thunderstorms are likely from the central Gulf Coast states northward into the Ohio Valley. Strong tornadoes are most likely over Mississippi, Alabama and middle Tennessee. |
