StormTrack Blog

Lows the next few days will dip into the lower 30s.  We have been above 32° since 8 am last Tuesday (March 9).

Don’t forget, Daylight Saving Time goes into effect at 2AM this Sunday morning.  Remember to spring the clocks forward one hour!

The milder temps as of late have allowed much of the snow cover to melt and seep into the soil.  Area rivers which were ice-covered in recent weeks have melted quite a bit.

Rainfall amounts over the next few days could reach 1 to 2 inches through Sunday.  Some isolated higher amounts are possible.

Thunderstorms are possible Friday with isolated heavier downpours.

All of the above factors combined could produce some flooding in some areas.  A flood warning is in effect for the Tiffin River in northwest Ohio.  See our main weather page for all the current advisories.

Changes since the satellite picture from Thursday (shown below)…lake ice has broken up quite a bit, and more brown areas of land indicate dwindling snow cover.

The combination of warm temps and winds pushing offshore by Sunday will create the potential for ice floes.  This will be a very dangerous weekend, and the Coast Guard and local law enforcement officials are urging people to stay off the ice.  The main section of ice in the southwestern area of the lake has the potential to break away and drift northward towards Canada.

In addition to the potential for the entire ice mass to move will be individual cracks and separations within that main area.

Essentially, conditions are ideal this weekend for a major change in the lake’s surface.  Anyone on the ice this weekend risks being stranded on a chunk of ice, or falling into the lake through weak ice.

We switch the clocks ahead next Sunday (2 am on March 14) for Eastern Daylight Time.

Here is how that will affect our sun times:

Saturday, March 13:    sunrise  6:51 am,   sunset  6:40 pm

Sunday, March 14:       sunrise  7:49 am,  sunset  7:41 pm

Wednesday marked the 27th straight day of snow on the ground.

Snow cover of at least one inch has been reported at Toledo Express Airport since February 5th.

Normal High & Low:

March 1:      40° / 23°

March 31:   53° / 33°

Normal Precip:  2.62″  (rain/melted snow & ice)       Normal snow:  5.6″

Sunrise & Sunset:

March 1:     7:10 am / 6:26 pm

March 31:  7:20 am / 8:00 pm

We spring ahead to Daylight Saving Time at 2 am on Sunday, March 14.   Spring (the vernal equinox) occurs at 1:32 pm on March 20.