Heavy Snow, Ashtabula
- When
- December 6, 10:00 PM EST to December 7, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Ashtabula forecast zone
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.896, -80.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 6 to 7, 2000
West to northwest winds behind an area of low pressure caused lake effect snow showers to develop late on the 6th. Accumulations of up to 10 inches were reported in southern Geauga and Ashtabula Counties.
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
- $155,000
- 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.
West to northwest winds behind an area of low pressure caused lake effect snow showers to develop late on the 6th. Accumulations of up to 10 inches were reported in southern Geauga and Ashtabula Counties. Accumlations of around 6 inches were reported closer to Lake Erie with nearly 8 inches of snow in the eastern suburbs of Cleveland.
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 6, 10:00 PM EST to December 7, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cuyahoga forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.479, -81.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Geauga
- When
- December 6, 10:00 PM EST to December 7, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Geauga forecast zone
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -81.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lake
- When
- December 6, 10:00 PM EST to December 7, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Property damage
- $25,000
- 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
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 6 to 7, 2000
- Winter Storm in Virginia, December 6 to 7, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 6 to 7, 2000
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 6 to 7, 2000
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, December 6, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 6, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, December 6, 2000
- High Wind in Montana, December 6, 2000
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, December 6 to 7, 2000
More
Every storm in Ohio in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, December 2000
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: 5167449, 5167450, 5167451, 5167452.