Power lines reported in the roadway on Ebenezer Road in Green Township (2024)

MORNING RAIN AND SOME STORMS ON THE RADAR. THE HOUR BY HOUR OUTLOOK FOR THIS ROUND TO MOVE OUT AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME STORMS TO FIRE UP AGAIN LATER TODAY. AND OUR STORM TRACKER FLEET IS OUT ON THE ROADS AND TRACKING THOSE DOWNPOURS RIGHT NOW. WLWT NEWS FIVE’S TODD -- HAS A LIVE REPORT WITH WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT BEFORE YOU START YOUR DRIVE TO WORK THIS MORNING. PLUS GETTING YOU READY FOR SNIFFLES AND SNEEZES. YOU ALREADY KNOW IT IS ALLERGY SEASON AND WLWT NEWS FIVE’S DANIELLE DINDAK LIVE WITH HOW YOU CAN TRACK THE POLLEN COUNT IN YOUR AREA, AND THE ADVICE FROM DOCTORS TO HELP BATTLE THOSE SYMPTOMS. AS THIS IS WLWT NEWS 5 TODAY, LEADING THE WAY, PREPARING YOU FOR THAT FIRST ROUND OF RAIN ON THIS WEATHER IMPACT DAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US. I’M MEGAN MITCHELL WITH KELLY RIPPIN. I’M STEVEN ALBRITTON. WE’RE ALSO TIMING OUT THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS LATER TODAY. AND METEOROLOGIST RANDI RICO TRACKING THAT GREENE THAT WE’RE SEEING ON THE RADAR BEHIND HER FOR RIGHT NOW. RANDI JUST RAIN. IT’S RAIN. THERE WAS A LITTLE RUMBLE OF THUNDER RIGHT AS THIS THING MOVED IN ABOUT AN HOUR OR TWO HOURS AGO, AND WE COULD HAVE ADDITIONAL THUNDER AND LIGHTNING OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS, AS THERE’S A LOT MORE OF THAT DOWN TOWARD LOUISVILLE, WHICH IS THE DIRECTION ALL OF THIS IS COMING FROM. SO AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT’S GOING ON RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN SEE ACROSS A GOOD CHUNK OF GREATER CINCINNATI, WE’RE DEALING WITH RAIN TO START THE MORNING OVER THE LAST HOUR, THOSE SHOWERS KIND OF DRIFTING FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE NORTHEAST AND INSIDE AROUND THE 275 LOOP, A LITTLE POCKET OF HEAVIER RAIN OVER TOP OF CHEVIOT AND WHITE OAK AND THROUGH ROSS OVER TOWARD FAIRFIELD, ABOUT TO SEE THE RAIN PICK UP AND STEADY SHOWERS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN. FROM BLUE ASH TO MADEIRA IN THROUGH ANDERSON TOWNSHIP. I’M GOING TO SLIDE A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH HERE AND RIGHT ALONG 7175 SOUTH THE LOOP STEADIER DOWNPOURS IN BOONE COUNTY AND THEN BACK TO THE NORTH, THOUGH THERE ARE A COUPLE OF POCKETS OF HEAVIER RAIN. AGAIN, THAT ONE ABOUT TO MOVE TOWARD HAMILTON AND FAIRFIELD. THAT STEADY RAIN, MIDDLETOWN AND MUCH OF WARREN AND INTO CLINTON COUNTY IS A LITTLE BIT HEAVIER FOR HIGHLAND COUNTY AND NORTHERN ADAMS COUNTY RIGHT NOW. BUT AGAIN, NO LIGHTNING WITH THIS ONCE WE SLIDE BACK INTO SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA, SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS, GENERALLY SOUTH OF I 74. LET’S GO A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH DOWN TOWARD LOUISVILLE, AND YOU CAN SEE OVER THE LAST HOUR OR SO, THUNDERSTORMS ROLLING IN OUR DIRECTION, THOUGH THE AMOUNT OF LIGHTNING IS KIND OF FADING AS IT DRIFTS TOWARD CINCINNATI. SO THIS IS WHERE IT’S FEEDING IN FROM. AND THAT’S WHY I STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST THROUGH ABOUT 9:00 THIS MORNING. SO ROUND NUMBER ONE IS FOCUSED RIGHT HERE FOR THE MORNING RUSH, THOUGH WE DON’T ANTICIPATE ANY STRONG SEVERE STORMS. YOU CAN SEE TAKING YOU THROUGH THE NEXT 12 HOURS. I PUT THAT WEATHER IMPACT SYMBOL OUT THERE FOR THE MORNING RUSH. THEN WE GET A BREAK. AFTER ABOUT 9:00 OR SO IT WILL BE WINDY, AND AS WE HEAD BETWEEN ABOUT TWO AND 5:00, THAT’S WHEN WE HAVE THE CHANCE FOR SOME STORMS TO REDEVELOP. NOW, THEY MAY OR MAY NOT POP UP RIGHT OVER TOP OF CINCINNATI. I THINK THEY’RE A LITTLE MORE LIKELY IN CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OHIO, BUT IT’S KIND OF A WINDOW WHERE WE’RE WATCHING THE POSSIBILITY THAT IF STORMS DEVELOP, THEY COULD BE ON THE STRONG SIDE. SO ROUND NUMBER ONE, OBVIOUSLY THAT’S A GIVEN. IT’S GOING ON RIGHT NOW. ROUND TWO HAS A COUPLE OF QUESTION MARKS, BUT WE’LL GO HOUR BY HOUR THROUGH THAT FUTURECAST HERE AND TALK ABOUT THE TYPES OF STORMS WE COULD SEE IF THEY DEVELOP OVERHEAD. COMING UP MEGAN. ALL RIGHT. RANDI THANK YOU. AND WE’VE SEEN THESE FAMILIAR WEATHER PATTERNS RECENTLY. AND HOW MUCH THIS FIRST ROUND OF RAIN CAN IMPACT YOUR DRIVE TIMES IN THE MORNING. 100%. SO OUR STORM TRACKER FLEET GIVING US LIVE UPDATES FROM THE ROADS BEFORE YOU HEAD OUTSIDE WLWT NEWS 5 TODAY IS OUT THERE NOW. TODD, WHERE ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN WITH THESE CONDITIONS? YEAH. HI GUYS, 100%. LIKE KELLY SAID, WE’RE HEADING 275 EASTBOUND, HEADING TOWARD MILFORD AT THE MOMENT. AND ANY TIME THERE ARE ANY CONDITIONS, 100%, THERE’S A POSSIBILITY FOR PROBLEMS. I’M. I’M THINKING OF THE OLD, OLD ADAGE, THE EARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM. THIS IS GOING TO BE WITH REGARD TO TRAFFIC. THE EARLY BIRD GETS TO AVOID POTENTIAL TRAFFIC HEADACHES RIGHT NOW. AGAIN, ON 275 WE JUST PATCHED THE BEACH. WE PASSED THE BEECHMONT AVENUE EXIT A BIT AGO. NOW WE’RE APPROACHING STATE ROUTE 32. YOU SEE THE SIGNS IF YOU CAN, APPROACHING A NEW TOWN EAST GATE BOULEVARD, BATAVIA EXITS HERE. THIS LOOKING AT RADAR LISTENING TO RANDI. THIS SEEMS TO BE WHERE THE RAIN WILL LIKELY BE THE HEAVIEST THIS MORNING EAST OF CINCINNATI, THIS PART OF CLERMONT COUNTY HEADING UP TOWARD BLUE ASH. SO WE’LL BE MONITORING IT THROUGHOUT THE MORNING ROADS RIGHT NOW. YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY SLICK, BUT TRAFFIC IS LIGHT. THAT’S THE PLUS. SO IF YOU’RE ABLE TO HEAD OUT EARLIER THAN LATER, I WOULD RECOMMEND DOING IT AS MUCH. SO THAT’S THE BOTTOM LINE. RIGHT NOW IT’S EARLY. WE’LL HAVE MORE UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE MORNING FOR NOW REPORTING LIVE IN STORM TRACKER MAX TODD -- W WLWT NEWS FIVE. YEAH, TODD IS DEFINITELY ON TO SOMETHING THERE. TRAFFIC LOOKING GOOD. SO FAR AS HE MENTIONED. JUST NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE. SO YOU’RE NOT SEEING ANY MAJOR SLOWDOWNS AS REFLECTED ON OUR BIG MAP. BUT WE ARE SEEING YELLOW ALREADY THIS MORNING. AND AT 504 THAT SEEMS EARLY, BUT THAT’S JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE TAKING IT SLOWER, AS TODD WAS ADVISING. SO JUST BE CAREFUL OUT THERE AS YOU’RE GETTING READY TO HEAD OUT. HERE’S 71 MASON MONTGOMERY. YOU CAN SEE THE RAIN IS COMING DOWN, BUT TRAFFIC IS MOVING JUST FINE IN ALL DIRECTIONS. WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE MORNING. AS ALWAYS, YOU CAN STAY AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM BY DOWNLOADING THE WLWT MOBILE APP. JUST MAKE SURE YOU DO HAVE THOSE ALERTS TURNED ON. WE WILL NOTIFY YOU WHEN THERE’S SEVERE WEATHER IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. 505 AS THE RAIN CLEARS UP, IT COULD BE MORE TROUBLE FOR YOU IF YOU HAVE SEASONAL ALLERGIES. IT’S IMPACTED MY HOUSEHOLD SO FAR THIS YEAR, AND DOCTORS ARE TELLING US THE MILD WINTER IS NOT DOING US ANY FAVORS. AS FAR AS OUR SPRING. WLWT NEWS FIVE’S DANIELLE DINDAK IS LIVE THIS MORNING OUTSIDE THE SOUTHWEST OHIO AIR QUALITY AGENCY WITH A LOOK AT THE POLLEN COUNT. SOMETHING I CHECK OFTEN. DANIELLE, YOU ALSO SPOKE TO SEVERAL LOCAL DOCTORS ABOUT OUR ALLERGY OUTLOOK. YES. GOOD MORNING GUYS. SO I CAN TELL YOU ON THIS ROOF BEHIND ME, THERE ARE ACTUALLY SENSORS THAT ARE CONSTANTLY CHECKING BOTH POLLEN AND MOLD COUNTS CONSTANTLY. SO IF YOU’RE WONDERING BEFORE I WALK OUT THE DOOR, HOW CAN I GET THOSE REAL TIME UPDATES? WELL, GOOD NEWS, THERE’S ACTUALLY AN APP OUT THERE. IT’S ACTUALLY CALLED POLLEN WISE. I’LL SHOW IT TO YOU. SO YOU OPEN THIS AND THEN YOU’RE GOING TO SEE DIFFERENT LEVELS TELLING YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO LOOK OUT FOR WHEN YOU LEAVE YOUR HOUSE. SO RIGHT NOW IT SAYS STEER CLEAR TREE POLLEN LEVELS ARE VERY HIGH. SO THIS APP CAN BE VERY HELPFUL IF YOU HAVE ALLERGIES. I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING IS, IS THAT MOST PEOPLE THINK THERE IS NO HELP FOR ALLERGIES. THEY JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. AND SO PEOPLE HAVE DEALT WITH IT FOR. YEARS AND JUST LIVED WITH IT FOR YEARS. BUT THERE ARE MEDICINES THAT WORK, AND THE IMMUNOTHERAPY REALLY DOES WORK AS WELL. IF PEOPLE WANT TO COME IN AND BE TESTED AND SEE WHAT THEY’RE ALLERGIC TO AND EVEN JUST KNOWING WHAT YOU’RE ALLERGIC TO HELPS YOU PREPARE AND AVOID AND, AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. OF COURSE WE DO KNOW THAT THERE’S OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS THAT YOU CAN TAKE. BUT NOW, IF YOU’RE NOT GETTING ANY TYPE OF RELIEF, DOCTORS ARE SUGGESTING YOU TO GO TO SEE A DOCTOR TO MAYBE SEE AND GET AN ALLERGY TEST. THE NEXT STEP CAN BE ALLERGY TESTING TO FIND OUT SPECIFICALLY WHAT PEOPLE ARE ALLERGIC TO AND THEN SHOTS CAN BE DESIGNED TO TREAT THAT AS AN IMMUNOTHERAPY WHERE IT DESENSITIZES PEOPLE TO WHAT THEY’RE ALLERGIC TO. SO ALL THE DRUGS OUT THERE TREAT THE SYMPTOMS, BUT THEY DON’T TREAT THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM. THE IMMUNOTHERAPY ACTUALLY TREATS THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM. AND SO THAT MEANS AN ALLERGY TEST. NOW MANY PEOPLE ARGUE THAT CINCINNATI HAS SOME OF THE WORST ALLERGIES IN THE NATION. BUT TO DOCTORS AGREE I’LL HAVE THAT ANSWER COMING UP FOR YOU IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR. REPORTING LIVE DANIELLE DINDAK WLWT NEWS FIVE. ALL RIGHT. DANIELLE, DID THE DOCTORS YOU SPOKE WITH MENTIONED WHICH OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATION IS THE BEST BET? WELL, STEPHEN, AS YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT OUT THERE, BUT THE MAIN THREE ARE ZYRTEC, ALLEGRA AND CLARITIN. SO I ASKED THE DOCTOR WHICH ONE DO YOU RECOMMEND? AND GET THIS, THEY REALLY SAID TO JUST GO OUT THERE AND GET THAT GENERIC BRAND. AND HE ALSO SAID, JUST GET WHATEVER’S ON SALE. SO IF YOU GET ONE OF THOSE THREE AND THE GENERIC BRAND, WHATEVER IS THE CHEAPEST, HE SAID, THAT IS THE BEST BECAUSE ALL THREE WORK THE SAME. YEAH, IMPORTANT TO TRY EACH ONE. SOMETHING TO MAKE YOU DROWSIER THAN OTHERS. I’M A CLARITIN GUY MYSELF, BUT YOU KNOW, TRY WHAT WORKS FOR YOU. DANIELLE, THANKS SO MUCH. ZYRTEC GIRLY. SEE, WE GOT THEM ALL UP HERE. WE’RE GOOD. IF YOU HAV