LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING for Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula counties Friday through 10 a.m. Saturday. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Cuyahoga County tonight through 10 a.m. Saturday. Heavy lake-effect snow is ongoing across the warning area at this time and will continue overnight. Heavy snow, one to two inches per hour, is likely where the snow band persists. Accumulations in the heaviest band will reach between 12 & 20" just tonight! Travel along the I-90 corridor through Lake & Ashtabula Counties is very treacherous. Motorists should be prepared for dangerous road conditions in squalls.
Looks like a textbook scenario for HEAVY lake effect snow lasting days. That means one inch to two inches per hour snowfall rates will drop visibility to zero and drop intense amounts of snow in a short period of time. Snow totals could reach over 12 inches each day where snow squalls persist.
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It's all fueled by much colder air spilling into Northern Ohio. Very few snow showers are possible area-wide. The main focus will be lake-effect snow squalls east of Cleveland in the snow belt. A west-to-east fetch across the lake will favor one heavy snow band. That band will set up across Lake, northern Geauga and northern Ashtabula counties most of today. Snow totals of six to 10 inches can be expected in the heavier snow band, with some totals higher than 12 inches across the warning area WHERE THE SQUALL PERSISTS.
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DAILY FORECAST:
Friday Night: Scattered snow showers area-wide, accumulations less than 1". Heavy squalls east, accumulations of 12-20" WHERE SQUALLS PERSIST. Cold.| Low: 19º
Saturday: Lake effect snow showers. Squalls east. Breezy, cold. again.| High: 27º
Sunday: Lake effect snow showers. Squalls east. Cold.| High: 30º
Monday: Lake effect snow showers. Squalls possible. | High: 33º
Tuesday: Lake effect snow fading. | High: 32º
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