A powerful storm system continues to pummel the eastern half of the country with severe weather in the Southeast and severe winter weather in the Midwest.
Tonight, a strong cold front swept across the area. Rain showers, gusty wind, and dropping temperatures were the rule of the evening. For example, the Downtown Cleveland temperature fell from 54 to 39 in an hour and a half (9PM to 10:30PM).
Winds will remain "blustery" tonight, and a wind advisory has been issued for much of northern Ohio through 7AM.
As the cold air comes sweeping in on westerly wind, Lake Erie will once again be the focus of the forecast. With the west wind, we will likely have one "mega band" of lake effect set up, along with a few other smaller bands. Where the "mega band" sits, we will have the highest snow accumulations...8"+ easily attained while 12+" will be possible. We'll just have to see where the bands set up...the most likely place would be the snowbelts, which are under a lake snow warning.
(Lake Effect Snow Warning for Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, and Ashtabula counties)
While there are many factors that play in to a lake effect forecast, wind direction and fetch (air duration over water) are two of the most important. That west wind gives us the best fetch (the wind has to travel over a great distance of water) and therefore we can get some serious snow bands going.
Winds will change around on Friday to help the lake effect taper off, but the winds of change are coming ahead of a clipper system that will bring a widespread, light snowfall (1" to 3" to the area).
We'll have a little lake effect on Sunday, but then another clipper moves through on Monday.
Oy! If it isn't one thing, it is another.
Hang on friends, it is going to be a crazy ride.
Thursday: Lake effect snow east. Mostly cloudy with flurry chances otherwise. Colder and windy. Temps start near 50 just after midnight, then fall into the 40s...30s and into the 20s to start the day. (Lake Effect Snow Warning for Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, and Ashtabula counties)
Friday: Mostly cloudy with a chance for lake effect, especially early. COLD and breezy. Near 20 (Lake Effect Snow Warning for Cuyahoga, Lake Geauga and Ashtabula counties)
Saturday: Mostly cloudy with periods of snow likely (weak Clipper system #1). 1" to 3" of snow accumulation possible. Mid 20s
Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance for lake effect snow showers. Upper 20s
Monday: Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers (Clipper #2 which will bring additional light accumulations). Low 30s
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with scattered lake effect flurries. Upper 20s/near 30
Wednesday: Partly sunny. Low 30s
WKYC-TV
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