Katie Donovan

Cincinnati

Meteorologist, Reporter and Traffic Anchor at WLWT-TV (Cincinnati, OH)

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Off and on Saturday storms

5 days ago | wlwt.com | Katie Donovan

THAN ANYTHING HERE. SO YOU MAY HAVE TO POSTPONE AN EGG HUNT OR EVEN MOVE IT BACK AN HOUR OR TWO, BUT IT SHOULDN’T HAVE TOO MANY BIG PROBLEMS THIS MORNING, AND EVEN INTO YOUR EASTER. RADAR SHOWING HIT AND MISS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WE HAD A MORE INTENSE THUNDERSTORM HERE ACROSS THROUGH FAYETTE, UNION AND FRANKLIN COUNTY THAT IS NOW MOVING OFF TOWARDS DAYTON AND THEN BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST. WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL STORMS. THESE ARE MOVING PRETTY QUICKLY HERE.
Rounds of Easter weekend storms

5 days ago | wlwt.com | Katie Donovan

TO DODGE A COUPLE OF STORMS. I DON’T THINK IT’S GOING TO BE A BIG WASHOUT FOR A WEEKEND WET WEATHER, BUT YOU KNOW, EGG HUNTS COULD BE A LITTLE BIT DAMP, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE A THUNDERSTORM PASSED THROUGH YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. RIGHT NOW IT’S 70 DEGREES. WE’VE GOT WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 10 TO 15MPH. SO A BIT BLUSTERY TODAY. RADAR IS GOING TO SHOW SOME SHOWERS BACK TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF US. EVEN SOME THUNDERSTORMS OUT OVER INDY AS WE’RE GOING TO WATCH THOSE CLOSELY.
Warm and windy today, storms through the weekend

6 days ago | wlwt.com | Katie Donovan

LITTLE BIT MORE TOUGH. YES. SO, YOU KNOW IT’S NOT GOING TO BE A WASHOUT THIS WEEKEND, BUT WE’LL HAVE ROUNDS OF RAIN AND STORMS FOR BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. SO THAT COULD IMPACT FOLKS HEADING TO KINGS ISLAND COULD ALSO IMPACT OUR EASTER WEEKEND PLANS. 60 DEGREES RIGHT NOW IT IS A WARM MORNING AND IT IS A WINDY MORNING. WE HAVE WINDS TO AROUND 15MPH. THEY’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GUST TODAY. NOW THAT THIS WARM FRONT HAS LIFTED NORTH OF US.
Cooler temperatures through the midweek

1 week ago | wlwt.com | Katie Donovan

UPPER 30S. FOR SOME COMMUNITIES. SO NOT THE BEST WEATHER IF YOU’RE GETTING OUTSIDE. WINDS ARE PRETTY STRONG OUT OF THE WEST TO 25MPH, SO THAT IS CREATING AN APRIL WIND CHILL FOR US TODAY. GOT A COUPLE OF SPRINKLES AS WELL AS THIS COOLER AIR CONTINUES TO WRAP INTO THE AREA. MOST OF THOSE HAVE BEEN UP ALONG 71 AND THEN PLACES NORTH AND HIGHLAND COUNTY. LOOKS LIKE WHATEVER WE’RE SEEING BACK TO THE WEST HAS FADED AWAY.
Cold front brings afternoon storms to Cincinnati

1 week ago | wlwt.com | Katie Donovan

LEVELS, WHICH IS NICE TO SEE AND IT FEELS PRETTY WARM OUTSIDE. TEMPERATURES ARE SITTING AT AROUND 72. SO GOOD ONE TO TAKE A WALK OUTSIDE AFTER YOUR LUNCH BREAK OR JUST CRACK THE WINDOWS AT HOME. GET SOME FRESH AIR. FORECAST FOR TODAY BRINGS A HIGH OF AROUND 73, MAYBE 75 FOR SOME CITIES. AGAIN, WEATHER IMPACT DAY WILL BE WARM AND BREEZY LEADING UP TO THAT, AND THEN WE’LL SEE SOME LATE DAY STORMS DEVELOPING A STRONGER SOUTH AND EAST OF THE 71 CORRIDOR.
Tracking severe threat: Pleasant start to week before system brings threat of hail, gusty winds

1 week ago | wlwt.com | Katie Donovan

TOO MANY MUD ISSUES. RIGHT NOW, WE’RE LOOKING OUT OVER CINCINNATI AND 71, AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE’VE GOT SOME SUNSHINE THERE. SO SUN TRYING TO PEEK OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE CLOUD COVER THAN WHAT WE HAD YESTERDAY AND NOT GOING TO BE COMPLETELY OVERCAST DAY CAN ACTUALLY SEE SOME OF THESE CLOUD BREAKS TRYING TO COME IN. SO WE’LL BE IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS TODAY. I WOULD SAY PARTLY SUNNY FOR MOST OF THE AFTERNOON AND THEN SOME SPRINKLES HERE ON THE EAST SIDE. A LOT OF DRY AIR IN PLACE TODAY.
Storms expected by Monday evening

1 week ago | wlwt.com | Katie Donovan

APPROACH EASTER SUNDAY NEXT WEEK. RIGHT NOW LOOKING OUT OVER THE OHIO RIVER, STILL IN ACTION STAGE, BUT I WOULD SUSPECT THAT WE ARE OUT OF THAT AS WE HEAD INTO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FORECAST. LATEST FORECAST HAS US FALLING BELOW ACTION STAGE BY MONDAY. PROJECTIONS RIGHT NOW JUST WHERE WE’RE AT AND HOW FAST THE RIVER LEVELS ARE COMING DOWN. I THINK THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN A LOT SOONER THAN WHAT WE’RE EXPECTING. SO CURRENTLY AT 41.5FT, I THINK WE’LL LIKELY BE BELOW ACTION STAGE LATER TODAY.
Dry through the weekend

1 week ago | wlwt.com | Katie Donovan

REALLY NICE. AFTER YESTERDAY. RIGHT NOW, THE OHIO RIVER CONTINUES TO RECEDE AT CINCINNATI. SO THE RIVERBANKS STARTING TO APPEAR. AND WE’RE STARTING TO GET THAT CLEANUP UNDERWAY IN ACTION STAGE RIGHT NOW. A LITTLE OVER 46FT. AND WE’RE GOING TO STAY IN ACTION STAGE UNTIL AT LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT. SO ONCE WE GET PAST ABOUT 8:00, 9:00 ON TUESDAY, WATER LEVELS WILL BE CONSIDERED NORMAL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN WHAT FEELS LIKE FOREVER HERE ON THE OHIO AT CINCINNATI.
Cold start to Saturday

1 week ago | wlwt.com | Katie Donovan

HIGH AFTER ALL OF THE RAIN THAT WE HAD THIS MONTH, WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE DRYING SKIES THROUGH THE WEEKEND, EVENTUALLY GETTING BACK TO SOME STORMS AS WE GO INTO YOUR MONDAY. RIGHT NOW WE’VE GOT QUIET CONDITIONS OVER CINCINNATI, BUT GOODNESS, IT IS COLD AND IT IS CLEAR THIS MORNING. SO WE’VE GOT A CHILLY START TO THE DAY. IF YOU’RE GOING TO TAKE A WALK ALONG THE RIVER, YOU’RE GOING TO NOTICE SOME HIGHER WATER LEVELS, BUT IT’S NOT GOING TO BE WHERE WE WERE AT EARLIER IN THE WEEK.
High water continues to create local impacts

2 weeks ago | wlwt.com | Katie Donovan

BUT GOOD NEWS IS THE WATER IS GOING TO START TO GO DOWN NOW. YEAH IT IS. SO ONCE WE GET PAST THIS EARLY AFTERNOON, IT’S STARTING TO IMPROVE. IT’S GOING TO BE A WHILE BEFORE WE’RE OUT OF FLOOD STAGE THOUGH. SO THIS WHOLE WEEK IS GOING TO SEE HIGH WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS. YEAH. GOOD TO KEEP IN MIND IF YOU COMMUTE IN AND AROUND AREA RIVERS RIGHT NOW THIS IS THE OHIO AT THE BIG MAC BRIDGE. AND WOW THAT WATER HAS COME WAY, WAY UP. SO WE ARE ALMOST TO CREST NOW.