The final totals are in. So, how did the Power of 5 team do? Take a look at how close our forecast is to the actual totals with this very complex lake effect snow forecast.
Even some of our News 5 viewers contributed via social media and email to deliver these helpful snow reports:
If you notice closely on the map, a mere 10 miles or less separates double-digit totals from just a couple of inches. That is the nature of lake-effect t bands, and one of the reasons why it is very difficult to have an accurate forecast.
Was it a perfect forecast? No. Southern Cuyahoga and Medina counties missed out on the band juuust to their northeast & got lower totals than predicted. The Power of 5 correctly predicted the Southern Geauga bullseye, as well as the notably lower totals along the immediate lakeshore.
Want even more totals? Take a look at the complete list below. Foot-plus totals are in bold:
Cuyahoga County
- Chagrin Falls 14.5"
- Solon 11.6"
- Orange Village 9.5" (Gwen Walsh)
- Parma 9.3"
- Edgewater 5.5" (Meteorologist Allan Nosoff)
- Kamms Corner 5.3"
- Parma Heights 4.4"
- Midtown Cleveland 4.1" (outside WEWS-TV's studios)
- North Olmsted 2.0"
Geauga County
- Auburn Corners 13.0"
- Auburn Township 13.0" (Claudia M. Sevel)
- Bainbridge 12.0" (Missy Martin Gillen)
- Middlefield 10.4"
- Chesterland 8.0" (Kim Welch)
- Huntsburg 6.0"
Medina County
- Brunswick 1.4"
Portage County
- Hiram 15.0"
- Aurora (north side) 12.0"
- Windham 3.2"
- Ravenna 1.5"
Stark County
- Canton 1.0"
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