Heavy Snow, Cuyahoga
- When
- January 16, 10:00 AM EST to January 17, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cuyahoga forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.479, -81.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 16 to 17, 1997
Heavy lake effect snow fell over Northeast Ohio, with locally heavy squalls of six to eight inches occurring during the day on Thursday the 16th. Total storm accumulations of up to 10 inches were reported in Southern Geauga County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS CLE wrote it up.
Heavy lake effect snow fell over Northeast Ohio, with locally heavy squalls of six to eight inches occurring during the day on Thursday the 16th. Total storm accumulations of up to 10 inches were reported in Southern Geauga County. Also, in Geauga County, Burton and Newbury each received six inches. In Cuyahoga County, Old Brooklyn, North Royalton, Rocky River, Bedford, Garfield Heights and Brecksville all received six inches of snow. Heavy snow caused whiteout conditions in Lake and Ashtabula Counties.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Lake
- When
- January 16, 10:00 AM EST to January 17, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.714, -81.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Geauga
- When
- January 16, 10:00 AM EST to January 17, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Geauga forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -81.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Ashtabula
- When
- January 16, 10:00 AM EST to January 17, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Ashtabula forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.896, -80.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Ice Storm in Washington, January 16 to 17, 1997
- Strong Wind in New York, January 16, 1997
- Cold in West Virginia, January 16 to 20, 1997
- Winter Weather in Ohio, January 16 to 17, 1997
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, January 16, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 16 to 18, 1997
- Tornado in Florida, January 16, 1997
- Winter Weather in Vermont, January 16, 1997
- Cold in Ohio, January 16 to 20, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 16 to 19, 1997
- Cold in Wisconsin, January 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Wisconsin, January 16, 1997
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, January 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5588966, 5588967, 5588968, 5588969.