Heavy Snow, Ashtabula
- When
- December 22, 1:00 AM EST to December 23, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ashtabula forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.896, -80.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 22 to 23, 1998
Lake effect snow accumulated between six and eight inches in Geauga County, four to seven inches in inland Ashtabula County, and four to six inches in eastern Cuyahoga County and Lake 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.
- Tornadoes
- 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.
Lake effect snow accumulated between six and eight inches in Geauga County, four to seven inches in inland Ashtabula County, and four to six inches in eastern Cuyahoga County and Lake County.
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, Cuyahoga
- When
- December 22, 1:00 AM EST to December 23, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cuyahoga forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.479, -81.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Geauga
- When
- December 22, 1:00 AM EST to December 23, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Geauga forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -81.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lake
- When
- December 22, 1:00 AM EST to December 23, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.714, -81.245 (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 Texas, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, December 22 to 25, 1998
- Strong Wind in Maine, December 22, 1998
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 22 to 25, 1998
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, December 22 to 23, 1998
- High Wind in Vermont, December 22, 1998
- Cold in California, December 22, 1998
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, December 1998
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: 5673411, 5673412, 5673413, 5673414.