Weather, flooding updates: Freeze warning on Tuesday; Ohio River flooding still possible

Chilly, but dry, conditions proceed Tuesday arsenic precocious unit builds into the region.

Temperatures volition emergence to the 30s soon aft sunrise, putting an extremity to the frost informing that was issued passim Greater Cincinnati. Mostly sunny skies are forecast for the remainder of the day, with highs successful the mid-40s.

Overnight lows volition autumn to the mid-20s, and much wide frost enactment volition occur. By Wednesday morning, temperatures volition scope the precocious 40s successful areas on and northbound of I-70. Highs volition scope the precocious 50s successful areas on the Ohio River.

The adjacent circular of precipitation volition besides hap connected Wednesday. Rain is expected to beryllium light, truthful nary renewed flooding concerns astatine this time.

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Showers and a rumble of thunder are apt connected Thursday, arsenic good arsenic highs ranging from the little 50s successful the northbound to the little 60s successful the south. Rain showers volition proceed Thursday nighttime into Friday. Highs volition beryllium cooler successful the precocious 40s to little 50s.

Freeze informing for country opening precocious Monday night

The National Weather Service bureau successful Wilmington has issued a frost warning, successful effect until 11 a.m. Tuesday. A frost ticker volition past beryllium successful effect from Tuesday evening done Wednesday morning.

Sub-freezing temperatures successful the debased to mid twenties are expected Tuesday morning. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures arsenic debased arsenic 22 volition beryllium possible.

The NWS advises that you instrumentality steps to support delicate plants from the cold, arsenic frost and frost conditions could termination crops and different delicate vegetation. Also, see draining in-ground sprinkler systems and covering above-ground pipes.

Counties successful the informing country include:

• Indiana: Ripley, Dearborn, Ohio and Switzerland.

• Kentucky: Carroll, Gallatin, Boone, Kenton, Campbell, Owen, Grant, Pendleton, Bracken, Robertson, Mason and Lewis.

• Ohio: Pickaway, Fairfield, Ross, Hocking, Hamilton, Clermont, Brown, Highland, Adams, Pike and Scioto.

Flood waters volition inactive beryllium a hazard

The Ohio River astatine Cincinnati volition stay nether a flood informing until Friday, with forecasters urging residents to usage caution if traveling connected the roadways.

The Ohio River crested astatine conscionable supra 60 feet connected Monday, according to the Office of Water Prediction. Although the heaviest rainfall has travel and gone, forecasters are inactive informing of precocious h2o and flooding impacts done the remainder of the enactment week.

As of Tuesday morning, the Ohio River was astatine 60.66 feet, which means residents should expect important flooding successful East End, California and New Richmond, Ohio. There volition besides beryllium backwater floods successful Silver Grove, Kentucky, and riverfront buildings successful Aurora, Indiana.

Stretches of U.S. Route 52 are expected to go flooded, on with further low-lying roads adjacent the river, and backwater flooding is expected on the Little Miami, Great Miami and Licking rivers, forecasters said. The main levels of homes successful the East End could besides go flooded.

However, the NWS states that the stream level is expected to autumn beneath the flood signifier by Friday.

A flood informing is besides successful effect for the pursuing rivers:

• Great Miami River astatine Miamitown

• Ohio River astatine Markland Dam

• Ohio River astatine Portsmouth

• Ohio River astatine Maysville

• Ohio River astatine Meldahl Dam

Detailed 7-day Cincinnati upwind forecast

Tuesday: Sunny, with a precocious adjacent 46. North upwind astir 8 mph.

Tuesday night: Widespread frost aft 1 a.m. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a debased of astir 29. Light and adaptable wind.

Wednesday: A accidental of rain, chiefly aft 2 p.m. Widespread frost earlier 10 a.m. Otherwise, expanding clouds, with a precocious adjacent 54. South upwind 3 to 8 mph. The accidental of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of little than a tenth of an inch are possible.

Wednesday night: Rain, chiefly aft 7 p.m. Low of astir 46. South upwind astir 6 mph. The accidental of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts betwixt a tenth and 4th of an inch are possible.

Thursday: Rain earlier 8 a.m., past showers likely, chiefly aft 2 p.m. High adjacent 64. Southwest upwind 7 to 9 mph. The accidental of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of little than a tenth of an inch are possible.

Thursday night: Showers apt and perchance a thunderstorm earlier 8 p.m., past a accidental of showers and thunderstorms betwixt 8 p.m. and 2 a.m., past a flimsy accidental of showers aft 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a debased of astir 41. The accidental of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of little than a tenth of an inch, but higher amounts imaginable successful thunderstorms.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a precocious adjacent 52.

Saturday: Areas of frost earlier 9 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a precocious adjacent 58.

Sunday: Sunny, with a precocious adjacent 67.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a precocious adjacent 77.

Source: National Weather Service Office, Wilmington.

This nonfiction primitively appeared connected Cincinnati Enquirer: Weather, flooding updates: Ohio River nether flood informing until Friday