Winter Storm in Ohio, March 7 to 8, 2008

Snow began during the morning hours of the 7th and continued through the day. Snow was light to moderate during the afternoon with visibilities around a half mile. The snow tapered off a bit to flurries during the evening hours. By late evening, snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain. Only trace amounts of ice were reported across the area that evening. Precipitation changed back to primarily snow during the overnight hours, but a mixture of sleet and freezing rain was noted across the area at times through the morning hours. By afternoon, precipitation changed to all snow across the area and then tapered to flurries during the late evening hours. Winds across the area gusted to around 30 mph at times on both the 7th and 8th. Numerous accidents were reported during this storm. Snowfall totals for this event ranged from 8.0 to 12.0 inches across the area with 8.1 inches reported in Austintown. The sleet and freezing rain mixing in with the snow reduced snowfall amounts across the area for this event as compared with locations just to the west.

Snow developed during the morning hours of the 7th, and continued for the next day and a half. Intensity varied through the day on the 7th, but during the evening hours the snow became rather light for a period of time. However, the snow intensified through the overnight and into the morning hours of the 8th. By the end of the event, between 9.0 and 15.0 inches of snow fell across the area. Gusty winds between 20 and 30 mph during the morning and afternoon of the 8th caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow. Many accidents were reported from this storm.

Snow began during the morning hours of the 7th and continued through the day. During the afternoon hours the snow became moderate at times with visibilities dropping to less than a half mile at times. The snow tapered to flurries during the evening hours. Also, snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain. This was short lived though as the precipitation became all snow again through the overnight hours into the 8th. The snow was moderate to heavy especially during the late morning and early afternoon hours of the 8th. Wind gusts between 25 and 35 mph caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow across the area. Numerous accidents were reported, along with stranded vehicles. Snowfall totals for this event ranged from 12 to 20 inches across the area with 19.0 inches measured in Massillon.

Snow began across the area during the morning hours of the 7th and continued through the day. During the afternoon hours, snow was light to moderate with visibilities dropping down to a half mile or less at times. The snow tapered to flurries during the evening hours of the 7th, and then mixed with some sleet and freezing rain later that evening. Only trace amounts of ice were reported during the evening hours. Through the remainder of the overnight hours, precipitation changed back to snow across northern areas. Across southern locations of the county, snow continued to mix with sleet and freezing rain through the overnight and morning hours into the 8th. By early afternoon, the precipitation changed back to all snow across the entire area. The snow finally tapered to flurries and ended during the late evening hours. Gusty winds on the 7th and 8th around 30 mph caused some blowing and drifting of snow, especially over the northern half of the county. Numerous accidents were reported across the area during this event. Snowfall totals from this storm varied widely across the area for this storm as the mix of sleet and freezing rain was more persistent across southern portions of the county. Totals include 16.0 inches in Newton Falls, 11.6 inches offically at the Youngstown Airport, and 9.0 inches in Champion.

Snow began across the area during the morning hours of the 7th and continued for the next day and a half. During the daytime on the 7th, visibilities were reduced to a half mile or less at times, but then during the evening hours the snow lightened up considerably. The snow intensified through the overnight hours into the 8th, and moderate to heavy snow continued through the daytime hours before tapering to flurries in the late afternoon and evening. At the end of this event, a trained spotter in Mansfield measured 18.0 inches. At the Mansfield Lahm Airport, 19.7 inches was measured. Winds on the 7th and 8th were gusty causing considerable blowing and drifting of snow. A peak wind gust on the 8th at Mansfield Lahm Airport measured 37 mph. Many accidents were reported during this storm.

Snow began across the area during the morning hours of the 7th and continued through the late afternoon hours of the 8th. During the daytime on the 7th, visibilities were reduced to a half mile or less at times, but then during the evening hours the snow lightened up considerably. The snow intensified through the overnight hours into the 8th, and moderate to heavy snow continued through the daytime hours before tapering to flurries in the late afternoon and evening. At the end of this event, snowfall amounts ranged between 9.0 and 15.0 inches. A trained spotter in Ashland measured 13.0 inches for a storm total. Winds on the 7th and 8th were gusty causing considerable blowing and drifting of snow. Many accidents were reported during this storm.

Snow began during the morning hours of the 7th and continued through the day. At times snow was moderate and visibilities dropped down to around a mile or less. During the evening hours, snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain. Precipitation changed back to all snow during the overnight hours into the 8th and persisted through the day before ending late that evening. During the day on the 8th, the snow was moderate to occasionally heavy with visibilities dropping to to around a half mile. Wind gusts around 30 mph during the day on the 8th caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow. Numerous accidents were reported during this event across the county. Snowfall totals for this event include 18.6 inches in Ravenna, 17.5 inches in Hiram, and 12.5 inches in Mantua.

Snow began during the late morning hours of the 7th. By the afternoon several inches fell across the area. Snow continued through the remainder of the day but did lighten up a bit during the evening hours. Snow continued overnight and then increased into the morning and midday hours of the 8th. By the end of the event, trained spotters in the City of Marion measured 15.4 inches, 13.0 inches was reported in Prospect, and the highway department in Marion reported 14.0 of snow during the evening hours of the 8th. Wind gusts between 20 and 30 mph caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow with drifts several feet deep across the area. Many accidents were reported across the area.

Snow began during the late morning hours of the 7th, and continued through most of the 8th. The snow lightened up a bit during the evening hours of the 7th, and by that time only around an inch fell across the area. However, the snow intensified during the overnight and morning hours where snowfall rates were moderate to heavy at times. Wind gusts between 20 and 30 mph on the 8th caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow. By the end of the event between 9.0 and 14.0 inches of snow fell. A spotter in northeast Morrow County measured 13.0 inches for a storm total. However, snow drifts in the area were reported to be as much as five feet high. Many accidents were reported during this event.

Snow began during the morning hours of the 7th and continued through much of the day. During the evening hours, snow tapered off a bit and even some locations saw a break in the snow for a few hours. However, it was short lived as more snow moved into the area and intensified through the overnight hours into the 8th. This trend continued with snow persisting through much of the day, and visibilities were often less than two miles. For several hours on the 8th visibilities were as low as a quarter mile with heavy snow. By the end of the event between 10.0 and 15.0 inches was reported across the area.

Snow began during the morning hours of the 7th and continued through the late evening hours of the 8th. During the evening of the 7th, the snow tapered off a bit, and there were even a few hours where the snow stopped at the Wooster Airport. However, this break was short lived as the snow picked up again overnight and persisted moderate to heavy at times through much of the day on the 8th. Visibilities on the 8th were two miles or less with even several hours of quarter mile visibilities in heavy snow. Winds were frequently gusty, especially on the 8th, between 20 and 30 mph which caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow. By the end of the event, trained spotters reported 15.9 inches in Wooster, 13.5 inches in Dalton, and 14.5 inches in Kidron. Many accidents were reported during this storm.

Snow began during the morning hours of the 7th, and continued for the next day and a half before ending during the evening hours of the 8th.|On the evening of the 7th, the snow tapered to flurries for a short period of time, but then redeveloped overnight. Through the day on the 8th, visibilities less than two miles were common, and even a few hours of heavy snow occurred across the area with visibilities down to a quarter mile. Wind gusts between 20 and 30 mph were common, especially throughout the 8th, that caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow. By the end of the event, trained spotters measured 16.0 inches in Medina, 14.8 inches in Hinkley, and 12.0 inches in Chippewa Lake. Numerous accidents were reported.

Snow began during the morning hours of the 7th and continued through the evening hours of the 8th. The snow was light through much of the day on the 7th as by evening between 1.0 and 3.0 inches fell across the area. The snow gradually intensified overnight and continued moderate to heavy at times through much of the 8th. Gusty winds between 20 and 30 mph caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow through the day with snow drifts several feet deep. Roads throughout the area were nearly impassable at times because of the blowing and drifting snow. By the end of the event, trained spotters measured 16.0 inches in Wellington, 13.5 inches in North Ridgeville, and 13.5 inches in Oberlin. Numerous accidents were reported across the area.

Snow began during the morning hours of the 7th and continued for the better part of the next day and a half before ending during the evening hours of the 8th. During the daytime hours of the 7th, snow was light to moderate with visibilities dropping to a mile or less through midday, and then frequently around a half mile during the afternoon. During the evening hours snow tapered to flurries. The snow even mixed with sleet and freezing rain mainly across the southern half of the county. During the overnight hours into the 8th, the snow intensified again, and even thunder was observed during the early morning hours. Moderate to heavy snow continued through the daytime hours of the 8th, then quickly tapered to flurries during the late evening hours. Gusty winds as high as 35 mph across the area caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow. Numerous accidents and stranded vehicles were reported. Snowfall totals across the area include 24.2 inches in Richfield, 17.1 officially at the Akron-Canton Airport, 19.0 inches in Twinsburg, and 12.5 inches in Green.

Snow began during the morning hours of the 7th and continued for the next day and a half. Snow tapered off a bit during the evening hours of the 7th, but picked up again overnight and continued moderate to heavy at times through much of the day on the 8th. Gusty winds around 30 mph at times caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow which made some roads across the area nearly impassable. Numerous accidents and stranded vehicles were reported across the area. Storm totals reported from trained spotters throughout the county include 23.0 inches in Thompson, 18.0 inches in Chardon, 17.0 inches in Burton, and 15.3 inches in Middlefield.

Snow began during the morning hours of the 7th and continued for the next day and a half. Snow tapered off a bit during the evening hours of the 7th, but picked up again overnight and continued moderate to heavy at times through much of the day on the 8th. Gusty winds around 30 mph at times caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow which made some roads across the area nearly impassable. Visibilities across the area on the 8th were mainly less than a mile with several hours of visibilities around one quarter of a mile. Numerous accidents and stranded vehicles were reported across the area. Storm totals reported from trained spotters throughout the area include 25.5 in Pierpont, 14.4 inches in Windsor, and 23.5 inches in Dorsett.

Snow began during the morning hours of the 7th and continued for the next day and a half. Snow tapered off a bit during the evening hours of the 7th, but picked up again overnight and continued moderate to heavy at times through much of the day on the 8th. Gusty winds around 30 mph at times caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow which made some roads across the area nearly impassable. Visibilities across the area on the 8th were mainly less than a mile with several hours of visibilities around one quarter of a mile. Numerous accidents and stranded vehicles were reported across the area. Storm totals reported from trained spotters throughout the area include 23.0 inches in Conneaut, 19.4 inches in Ashtabula, and 19.0 inches in Saybrook.

Snow began during the morning hours of the 7th and continued for the most part for the next day and a half. During the afternoon of the 7th, visibilities were reduced down to around a mile or less with the snow. However, during the evening hours the snow let up a bit with mainly flurries across the area for several hours. During the overnight hours into the 8th, the snow picked up again with visibilities dropping to a mile or less again. Moderate to heavy snow continued through the daytime hours of the 8th with visibilities dropping to a quarter mile or less at times. Also, a peak wind of 40 mph was measured at Cleveland Hopkins Airport. Snow tapered off quickly during the late evening hours of the 8th. Snow totals for the event include 21.5 inches in Broadview Heights, 14.8 inches officially at Cleveland Hopkins Airport, 17.0 inches in Garfield Heights, and 16.3 inches in Lakewood. Numerous accidents were reported, along with stranded cars in roadways as many roads became impassable especially from blowing and drifting snow.

Snow began during the late morning hours of the 7th and continued through the day. By evening, around 4.0 inches of snow fell across the area. The snow continued overnight and intensified by the morning hours of the 8th. Throughout the day on the 8th, snowfall was moderate to heavy at times and wind gusts around 25 mph caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow. By the end of the event, snowfall amounts varied considerably across the area. Snow totals include 13.5 inches in Galion, 18.9 inches in New Washington, and 20.5 inches in Bucyrus. Many accidents were reported during this storm.

Snow began during the late morning hours of the 7th and continued through the day. The snow tapered off a bit during the evening hours, then picked up again overnight into the 8th. Snow was moderate to heavy at times during the morning and early afternoon hours of the 8th, and then tapered off late that afternoon. By the end of the event, trained spotters in Norwalk measured 12.0 and 14.0 inches, and 17.3 in New London. Winds gusting to around 25 mph at times caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow. Many accidents occurred during the storm.

Snow began during the late morning hours of the 7th and continued through the day. The snow lightened up during the evening hours, but then picked up again later during the overnight into the 8th. By the evening of the 7th between 1.0 and 3.0 inches had fallen, but then another 5.0 to 8.0 inches fell overnight into the 8th. Snow continued through much of the day on the 8th, and gusty winds to 30 mph caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow across the area. Trained spotters in Milan reported snow drifts three feet high. Snowfall totals for this event include 18.1 inches in Vermilion, and 12.0 inches in Sandusky. Numerous accidents were reported during this event.

Snow began during the morning hours of the 7th and continued for the next day and a half. Snow tapered off a bit during the evening hours of the 7th, but picked up again overnight and continued moderate to heavy at times through much of the day on the 8th. Gusty winds around 30 mph at times caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow which made some roads across the area nearly impassable. Numerous accidents and stranded vehicles were reported across the area. Storm totals reported from trained spotters throughout the county include 18.5 inches in Mentor, 19.0 inches in Painesville, 15.1 inches in Willoughby, and 14.5 inches in Kirtland.

Snow began during the afternoon hours of the 7th and continued into the 8th. Snowfall amounts ranged between 8.0 and 12.0 inches across the county. Wind gusts between 20 and 30 mph caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow across the area. Many accidents were reported.

Snowfall totals across the area averaged about 10.0 inches. Numerous accidents were reported beginning during the afternoon of the 7th and through the afternoon hours of the 8th. Wind gusts between 20 and 30 mph caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow.

Snow began during the evening hours of the 7th and continued through the afternoon of the 8th. Winds gusted between 20 and 30 mph at times causing blowing and drifting of snow. By the afternoon of the 8th, between 7.0 and 10.0 inches of snow fell across the areas. Many accidents were reported across the area.

Snow began during the evening hours of the 7th and continued through the day on the 8th. By the morning of the 8th, a level three emergency was declared for the county and snowfall measurements ranged between 5.0 and 8.0 inches. The snow tapered off during the afternoon hours, and by the evening of the 8th snow totals ranged between 6.0 and 10.0 inches. Lesser amounts were reported across western areas and higher amounts were measured for eastern portions of the county. Gusty winds between 20 and 30 mph caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow. 10.0 inches of snow was measured in Clyde, and 7.0 inches was measured by the highway department. Many accidents were reported during this storm.

Snow began across the area during the late evening hours of the 7th, and continued through much of the day on the 8th. Snowfall amounts ranged between 6.0 and 9.0 inches across the county. Spotters measured 9.0 inches in Port Clinton, and 6.0 inches in Oak Harbor. A level two emergency was declared during this event. Numerous accidents were reported.