Ohio, 2000

Heavy Snow in Ohio, November 21 to 22, 2000

November 21 to 22, 2000 · NWS CLE · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

After a brief break, lake effect snow bands redeveloped during the late evening hours. A heavy period of snow began before daybreak on the 22nd and continued through the late morning hours.

Where it happened

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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$850,000
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.

After a brief break, lake effect snow bands redeveloped during the late evening hours. A heavy period of snow began before daybreak on the 22nd and continued through the late morning hours. Accumulations of 8 to 10 inches were reported in northern Trumbull, Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula Counties. A maximum of 13.5 inches fell in Lake County.

The radar

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Event by event

4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Ashtabula

When
November 21, 10:00 PM EST to November 22, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Ashtabula forecast zone
Property damage
$200,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.896, -80.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Geauga

When
November 21, 10:00 PM EST to November 22, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Geauga forecast zone
Property damage
$200,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.500, -81.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Lake

When
November 21, 10:00 PM EST to November 22, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Lake forecast zone
Property damage
$300,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.714, -81.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Trumbull

When
November 21, 10:00 PM EST to November 22, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Trumbull forecast zone
Property damage
$150,000
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.

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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: 5166015, 5166016, 5166017, 5166018.