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Get ready for more snow, Northeast Ohio

Winter Weather Advisory issued for lakeshore counties
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Posted at 11:53 AM, Jan 19, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-19 19:11:54-05

CLEVELAND — A weak storm system will roll across Northeast Ohio on Tuesday and bring with it the possibility of flurries this evening.

Chief Meteorologist Mark Johnson breaks down the advisory below:

Scattered snow could start coming down after sunset, with an inch of accumulation possible in most areas. Some other locations could get hit a bit harder and see several inches of coverage, according to News 5 meteorologists.

On Tuesday afternoon, the National Weather Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, Ashtabula counties and the cities of Cleveland, Mentor, Willoughby, Eastlake, Painesville, Willowick, Wickliffe, Chardon, South Russell, Bainbridge, Chesterland, Middlefield, Burton, Jefferson, Orwell, Andover, Roaming Shores, Ashtabula, Conneaut and Geneva, stating:

Lake Effect Snow Expected Tonight ... Lake effect snow will begin falling this evening across northeast Erie County, PA. This lake effect snow will overspread northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania through the overnight hours tonight, mainly for the primary snowbelt. Two to five inches are expected in the advisory area with up to 9 inches in Erie County, mainly south of I-90. Snowfall rates of up to an inch per hour and visibilities reduced to a quarter mile are possible in the heaviest snow showers.

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