Ohio, 1998

Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 10 to 12, 1998

March 10 to 12, 1998 · NWS CLE · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

4 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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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  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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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.

The radar

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Event by event

4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Cuyahoga

When
March 10, 3:45 AM EST to March 12, 11:30 AM EST
Where
Cuyahoga forecast zone
Coordinates
41.479, -81.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy lake effect snow developed during the early morning hours on the 10th and continued on and off (mainly inland) for three days before tapering off to a few snow showers. Temperatures near or above freezing each day and the warm March sunshine kept roadways mainly wet and travel problems were confined mainly to the night time and early morning hours. Winds gusted to 40 miles per hour at times on the 10th, and diminished a bit each day, but drifting snow was a problem throughout the event. Total snow fall amounts generally ranged from six to eight inches with higher amounts of 10 inches at North Royalton (Cuyahoga County) and 10 inches at Burton (Geauga).

Heavy Snow, Summit

When
March 10, 4:00 AM EST to March 12, 11:15 AM EST
Where
Summit forecast zone
Coordinates
41.126, -81.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Geauga

When
March 10, 4:15 AM EST to March 12, 11:45 AM EST
Where
Geauga forecast zone
Coordinates
41.500, -81.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Ashtabula

When
March 10, 4:30 AM EST to March 12, 12:00 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.

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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: 5637549, 5637551, 5637550, 5637548.