Heavy Snow, Ashtabula
- When
- February 12, 5:00 PM EST to February 13, 4:00 PM 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, February 12 to 13, 1999
Heavy lake effect snow accumulations averaged six to ten inches inland and just a few inches at the lakeshore. The ground was warm from a couple of weeks of mild weather and some melting occurred, especially on roads and sidewalks, which lessened the impact of the snowfall.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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 accumulations averaged six to ten inches inland and just a few inches at the lakeshore. The ground was warm from a couple of weeks of mild weather and some melting occurred, especially on roads and sidewalks, which lessened the impact of the snowfall.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Cuyahoga
- When
- February 12, 5:00 PM EST to February 13, 4:00 PM 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
- February 12, 5:00 PM EST to February 13, 4:00 PM 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
- February 12, 5:00 PM EST to February 13, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.714, -81.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Trumbull
- When
- February 12, 5:00 PM EST to February 13, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Trumbull forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.317, -80.761 (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
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 12 to 14, 1999
- Tornado in New Jersey, February 12, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, February 12, 1999
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 12, 1999
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Maryland, February 12, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, February 12, 1999
- Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, February 12 to 13, 1999
- Winter Weather in Ohio, February 12, 1999
- Blizzard in Minnesota, February 12, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, February 12, 1999
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 12, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, February 12, 1999
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, February 1999
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: 5683413, 5683414, 5683415, 5683416, 5683417.