OHweather Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 This entire system is a mess between legit water concerns (already an ice jam release causing flash flooding in Vermillion) and the wintry aspect. I expect a healthy glaze of ice from Lake, Geauga, Cuyahoga and northern Summit points west along with 0.5-1.5” of sleet and 1-3” of snow tonight. Towards Toledo more snow and a bit less sleet and ice. Farther south less wintry precip but still a brief mix to a little snow later tonight. With the falling temperatures, I expect this to be a complete mess on the roads. We discussed some possible winter storm warning upgrades last night, not sure if it’ll ultimately happen or not but I think it’d be warranted for impacts this evening. People should not be on the roads after 6 or 7pm this evening in northern OH if they can avoid it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOH Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 11 minutes ago, OHweather said: This entire system is a mess between legit water concerns (already an ice jam release causing flash flooding in Vermillion) and the wintry aspect. I expect a healthy glaze of ice from Lake, Geauga, Cuyahoga and northern Summit points west along with 0.5-1.5” of sleet and 1-3” of snow tonight. Towards Toledo more snow and a bit less sleet and ice. Farther south less wintry precip but still a brief mix to a little snow later tonight. With the falling temperatures, I expect this to be a complete mess on the roads. We discussed some possible winter storm warning upgrades last night, not sure if it’ll ultimately happen or not but I think it’d be warranted for impacts this evening. People should not be on the roads after 6 or 7pm this evening in northern OH if they can avoid it. It does look ugly. The cold front is coming through CLE currently -- just south of the lakeshore. Seems quicker than expected as I thought the timing was evening. CLE is down to 35 already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHEATCENT Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Damn upgraded to warning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOH Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 38 minutes ago, WHEATCENT said: Damn upgraded to warning Probably due to the freezing rain. Been awhile since we’ve had an ice storm. Was just out and everything is coated. Managed to keep 2-3” of snow in the yard… a few spots of grass here and there though. Dry slot looks to be moving in now. Hopefully that cuts back on the icing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHweather Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 The final nudge for a warning was confidence in a solid tenth to quarter inch of icing followed by sleet and some snow/blowing. Just too much going on not to. Roads took some time to turn after the warmth earlier today, but right now are covered in a dense snow with a slick layer underneath. The ice on its own didn’t cause many tree issues, but as gusts came up after 10pm we got scattered reports of downed trees and some power outages. Not a true ice storm but impactful. Should be improvement into the morning where they get the plows out as the snow is tapering now in the CLE area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dta1984 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 3.5" of snow and a little sleet this morning. Definitely a small layer of ice on the bottom. Still snowing pretty good at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOH Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 24 minutes ago, dta1984 said: 3.5" of snow and a little sleet this morning. Definitely a small layer of ice on the bottom. Still snowing pretty good at the moment. Snowing quite nicely out there... Nice flake size. Same total IMBY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floydbuster Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Lots of schools closed today. Lucky kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOH Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 4 hours ago, NEOH said: Snowing quite nicely out there... Nice flake size. Same total IMBY. Stopped home and measured just under 5". Looks like the lake effect is winding down now as the winds are turning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHweather Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Ended up with almost 3" of snow here on top of 0.10" of ice accretion. Was sleeping through most of the LES this morning, but that was significantly more than expected. Gusty winds and two days of milder weather opened up some water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dta1984 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 1 hour ago, NEOH said: Stopped home and measured just under 5". Looks like the lake effect is winding down now as the winds are turning. Yep, right at 5" here. Looks like we will have a shot at a few more inches with the front tomorrow morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floydbuster Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 It's a whiteout right now in Stow, OH. Some of the heaviest snow I've seen this year, honestly! We're caught in a small snow band on radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOH Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Snow cover should be reduced to patches and piles today or tomorrow. Torching out there with full sun... really amazing how strong the sun feels this time of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dta1984 Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 6 hours ago, NEOH said: Snow cover should be reduced to patches and piles today or tomorrow. Torching out there with full sun... really amazing how strong the sun feels this time of the season. Ya snowcover is dwindling fast. Glad to get a few of the larger piles melted some more. Looks like back to winter starting Thurs evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHweather Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Another slop system coming Thursday into Friday. This one seems like it will be the "weakest" of the last 3 but could still well net advisories for much of the CLE CWA. Was on the forecast today and kept NW Ohio and the lakeshore all snow, but had some mixing as far north as slightly north of a Marion-Mansfield-Akron-Warren-Meadville line. Could see that moving a bit as we get closer. The snow through Thursday night will be lower ratio and we may not get organized banding, it could just be prolonged light to moderate precip. Have 2-4" in the grids through 7 AM Friday north of the line I just laid out and 1-3" farther south along with up to 0.10" of freezing rain. If we get into the lingering wrap-around / deformation snows on Friday as 850mb temps crash, there could be enough lake enhancement to add a few more inches of fluffier snow off the lake on Friday, as it should be open by then. We'll see how it trends. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOH Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 First thunder of the year this morning. Still snow in parts of the yard... amazing how resilient it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOH Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Looks like a general 3-4" snowfall coming with the storm. Kind of hard to get excited about it after the warm weather the past few days. Still have snow patches in the shaded areas but most melted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHEATCENT Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 NAM not looking interested for any accumulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOH Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 1 hour ago, WHEATCENT said: NAM not looking interested for any accumulation. Just a guess but I think the NAM will be wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHweather Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 The NAM is a bit too warm, but this is definitely a junk storm. 1-3” of snow mixed with a bit of sleet and ice up here, with less snow south of Akron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOH Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 12 hours ago, OHweather said: The NAM is a bit too warm, but this is definitely a junk storm. 1-3” of snow mixed with a bit of sleet and ice up here, with less snow south of Akron. Yeah, far from an interesting storm. Will add a couple of inches to the annual total. Wonder if there will be some higher totals on the immediate lakeshore though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHEATCENT Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 I mean i'll take whatever the RAP is smoking. (even if it's sleet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOH Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 29 minutes ago, WHEATCENT said: I mean i'll take whatever the RAP is smoking. (even if it's sleet) You might be in a good spot for this one right near the shoreline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHweather Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Freezing rain dominating this evening. The Marion-Mansfield-Medina-Summit-southern Geauga/northern Portage-Ashtabula/Trumbull area is getting a lot of precip as freezing rain. We will have tree issues in the morning when the wind picks up. Not thrilled that evening shift lowered the ice and went less than 0.10" almost everywhere but what can ya do I guess. This may be one of the worst ice storms in years in parts of that corridor and with little warning on true ice storm potential. Blegh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floydbuster Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 22 minutes ago, OHweather said: Freezing rain dominating this evening. The Marion-Mansfield-Medina-Summit-southern Geauga/northern Portage-Ashtabula/Trumbull area is getting a lot of precip as freezing rain. We will have tree issues in the morning when the wind picks up. Not thrilled that evening shift lowered the ice and went less than 0.10" almost everywhere but what can ya do I guess. This may be one of the worst ice storms in years in parts of that corridor and with little warning on true ice storm potential. Blegh Dark and rainy here in Stow. No school closings yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHweather Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, Floydbuster said: Dark and rainy here in Stow. No school closings yet. We'll see about the schools. My side road was getting a little icy but they treated it. My driveway is a sheet. No snow or sleet accums here. Trees are bending but not breaking yet, estimate 0.15" of ice accretion here. But it's still 29 and pouring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOH Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Started as sleet and freezing rain last evening and continued all night. No snow at all. Props to whatever model showed this (NAM maybe?). Everything is coated in ice with light snow falling now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHweather Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Left before the sun came up this morning, but some minor tree damage in and around the neighborhood as I came home and could see it this afternoon. Mainly just branches and a larger limb here and there, but a pine tree was uprooted near the entrance to the neighborhood. There were enough 0.25"+ reports and power outages / tree damage reports that it will likely verify as a marginal ice storm for roughly Wyandot, Marion, Crawford, Richland, Knox, Ashland, Wayne and Summit Counties. It's close for Medina, Portage, Trumbull, and Crawford PA though the 0.25" of icing may not have been quite widespread enough in those counties. NAM wins the prize on this one for sure. Strange, but certainly not boring winter. Was pleasantly surprised to find about 2" of new snow here today when I got home, still snowing half decently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOH Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Picked up 4” of lake effect last night. That was a surprise. Looks great with the ice on the trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dta1984 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 33 minutes ago, NEOH said: Picked up 4” of lake effect last night. That was a surprise. Looks great with the ice on the trees. Yep definitely very scenic out there this morning! I came up with 5.25" measuring off my deck. Includes whatever fell throughout the day yesterday as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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