Winter Storm in Ohio, January 27 to 28, 2009

Snow began during the afternoon hours of the 27th, and continued through the overnight and morning of the 28th. The snow quickly tapered off during the afternoon. Snow was moderate to heavy at times during the morning of the 28th. Snowfall amounts ranged between 6.0 and 10.0 inches across the area. Westerly winds of 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts in excess of 30 mph accompanied the snow. Widespread blowing and drifting was reported with drifts in some areas a couple feet deep. Travel was severely hampered during this event and many accidents were reported.

Snow began during the afternoon hours of the 27th, and continued through the overnight and morning of the 28th. The snow quickly tapered off during the afternoon. Snow was moderate to heavy at times during the morning of the 28th. Snowfall amounts ranged between 7.0 and 11.0 inches across the area. Westerly winds of 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts in excess of 30 mph accompanied the snow. Widespread blowing and drifting was reported with drifts in some areas a couple feet deep. Travel was severely hampered during this event and many accidents were reported.

Snow began during the afternoon hours of the 27th, and continued through the overnight and morning of the 28th. The snow quickly tapered off during the afternoon. Snow was moderate to heavy at times during the morning of the 28th. Snowfall amounts ranged between 7.0 and 10.0 inches across the area. Trained spotters measured 8.0 inches in Clyde, and 7.2 inches in Fremont. Westerly winds of 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts in excess of 30 mph accompanied the snow. Widespread blowing and drifting was reported with drifts in some areas a couple feet deep. Travel was severely hampered during this event and many accidents were reported.

Snow began during the afternoon hours of the 27th, and continued through the overnight and morning of the 28th. The snow quickly tapered off during the afternoon. Snow was moderate to heavy at times during the morning of the 28th. Snowfall amounts ranged between 6.0 and 11.0 inches across the area. The highway department in the county measured 8.0 inches for the event. Westerly winds of 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts in excess of 30 mph accompanied the snow. Widespread blowing and drifting was reported with drifts in some areas a couple feet deep. Travel was severely hampered during this event and many accidents were reported.

Snow began during the afternoon hours of the 27th, and continued through the overnight and morning of the 28th. The snow quickly tapered off during the afternoon. Snow was moderate to heavy at times during the morning of the 28th. Across far southern parts of the county the snow mixed with some sleet and freezing rain for a brief period during the late night and early morning hours. Despite the mixed precipitation, the snow was still able to accumulate to between 6.0 and 10.0 inches across the area. The highway department in the county measured 9.0 inches of snow by the end of the event. Westerly winds of 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts in excess of 30 mph accompanied the precipitation. Widespread blowing and drifting was reported with drifts in some areas a couple feet deep. Travel was severely hampered during this event and many accidents were reported.

Snow began during the afternoon hours of the 27th and continued through the overnight and morning hours of the 28th. The snow finally tapered off during the afternoon of the 28th. However, warmer air aloft moved over the area during the early morning hours prior to sunrise allowing for snow to change over to freezing rain. The freezing rain only lasted for a few hours before changing back to snow. Also, the freezing rain affected mainly central and southern portions of the county. Northern areas were able to remain cold enough to prevent much of a changeover. Snowfall accumulations ranged from 8.0 to 13.0 inches. The Mansfield Lahm Airport measured 13.0 inches. Trained spotters in Lucas measured 10.2, and in Ontario 10.0 inches was measured. An NWS employee southeast of Shiloh measured a storm total of 10.2 inches. Westerly winds of 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts in excess of 30 mph accompanied the precipitation. Widespread blowing and drifting was reported with drifts in some areas a couple feet deep. Travel was severely hampered during this event and many accidents were reported.

Snow began during the afternoon hours of the 27th and continued through the overnight and morning hours of the 28th. The snow finally tapered off during the afternoon of the 28th. However, warmer air aloft moved over the area during the early morning hours prior to sunrise allowing for snow to change over to freezing rain. The freezing rain only lasted for a few hours before changing back to snow. Also, the freezing rain affected mainly central and southern portions of the county. Northern areas were able to remain cold enough to prevent much of a changeover. Snowfall accumulations ranged from 8.0 to 13.0 inches. A trained spotters in Ashland measured 9.3 inches. Westerly winds of 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts in excess of 30 mph accompanied the precipitation. Widespread blowing and drifting was reported with drifts in some areas a couple feet deep. Travel was severely hampered during this event and many accidents were reported.

Snow began during the afternoon hours of the 27th and continued through the overnight and morning hours into the 28th. The snow finally ended during the afternoon. Across far southeast portions of the county, there was some mixing of sleet and freezing rain, but the colder air was established enough across much of the county to keep precipitation mainly snow. Snow accumulations ranged between 8.0 and 12.0 inches across the area. Trained spotters in Galion measured 12.0 inches, and 9.5 inches was measured just south of New Washington. In Bucyrus, 8.5 inches was recorded. Westerly winds of 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts in excess of 30 mph accompanied the precipitation. Widespread blowing and drifting was reported with drifts in some areas a couple feet deep. Travel was severely hampered during this event and many accidents were reported.

Snow began during the afternoon hours of the 27th, and continued through the overnight and morning hours of the 28th. The snow finally tapered off during the afternoon hours. The snow was moderate to occasionally heavy during the morning of the 28th with visibilities dropping to a half mile or less at times. Snowfall totals ranged between 7.0 and 10.0 inches across the area. Trained spotters measured 9.2 inches just northwest of New London, and 8.6 inches in Norwalk. Westerly winds of 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts in excess of 30 mph accompanied the snow. Widespread blowing and drifting was reported with drifts in some areas a couple feet deep. Travel was severely hampered during this event and many accidents were reported.

Snow began during the afternoon hours of the 27th, and continued through the overnight and morning hours of the 28th. The snow finally tapered off during the afternoon hours. The snow was moderate to occasionally heavy during the morning of the 28th with visibilities dropping to a half mile or less at times. Snowfall totals ranged between 6.0 and 10.0 inches across the area. Trained spotters measured 9.7 inches in Vermilion and 6.7 inches in Sandusky. Westerly winds of 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts in excess of 30 mph accompanied the snow. Widespread blowing and drifting was reported with drifts in some areas a couple feet deep. Travel was severely hampered during this event and many accidents were reported.

Snow began during the afternoon hours of the 27th, and continued overnight and through the morning of the 28th. The snow finally tapered off during the afternoon of the 28th. However, during the early morning hours, the snow mixed with and changed to some freezing rain and sleet across southern portions of the county. The mixed precipitation only lasted for a few hours. As the low pressure pulled away from the area, colder air moved back into the area and changed any of the mixed precipitation back to snow. Snowfall accumulations were in the 7.0 to 10.0 inch range. Trained spotters in Medina measured 10.8 inches of snow. In Brunswick 9.6 inches was measured with 9.3 inches in Hinkley. Westerly winds of 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts in excess of 30 mph accompanied the snow. Widespread blowing and drifting was reported with drifts in some areas a couple feet deep. Travel was severely hampered during this event and many accidents were reported.

Snow began during the afternoon hours of the 27th, and continued through the overnight and morning of the 28th. The snow quickly tapered off during the afternoon. Snow was moderate to heavy at times during the morning of the 28th. Snowfall amounts ranged between 6.0 and 11.0 inches across the area. At the Toledo Express Airport, 10.8 inches was measured. Other trained spotter in the area measured 7.5 inches in Maumee, and 7.0 inches in the City of Toledo. Westerly winds of 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts in excess of 30 mph accompanied the snow. Widespread blowing and drifting was reported with drifts in some areas a couple feet deep. Travel was severely hampered during this event and many accidents were reported.

Snow began during the afternoon hours of the 27th, and continued through the overnight and morning of the 28th. The snow quickly tapered off during the afternoon. Snow was moderate to heavy at times during the morning of the 28th. Snowfall amounts ranged between 6.0 and 10.0 inches across the area. A trained spotter in Genoa measured 7.3 inches. Westerly winds of 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts in excess of 30 mph accompanied the snow. Widespread blowing and drifting was reported with drifts in some areas a couple feet deep. Travel was severely hampered during this event and many accidents were reported.

Snow began during the afternoon hours of the 27th, and continued overnight and through the morning of the 28th. The snow finally tapered off during the afternoon of the 28th. However, during the early morning hours, the snow changed over to freezing rain and lasted for around an hour. As the low pressure pulled away from the area, colder air moved back into the area changing the freezing rain back to snow. The snow was heaviest from just after daybreak on the 28th to around noontime. Snowfall amounts ranged from 7.0 to 12.0 inches. Trained spotters in Marion measured 10.6 inches for the event. Westerly winds of 15 to 25 accompanied the precipitation. Widespread blowing and drifting was reported with drifts in some areas a couple feet deep. Travel was severely hampered during this event and many accidents were reported.

Snow began during the afternoon hours of the 27th, and continued overnight and through the morning of the 28th. The snow finally tapered off during the afternoon of the 28th. However, during the early morning hours, the snow changed over to freezing rain and lasted through the mid morning. As the low pressure pulled away from the area, colder air moved back into the area changing the freezing rain back to snow before ending. While snowfall accumulations were only in the 4.0 to 8.0 inch range, freezing rain accumulated to around a quarter of an inch in some locations. Fortunately there were no major problems such as widespread power outages or downed trees with the freezing rain, however, many accidents were reported. Gusty westerly winds accompanied the precipitation and caused some blowing and drifting snow.

Snow began during the afternoon hours of the 27th, and continued overnight and through the morning of the 28th. The snow finally tapered off during the afternoon of the 28th. However, during the early morning hours, the snow changed over to freezing rain and lasted through the mid morning. As the low pressure pulled away from the area, colder air moved back into the area changing the freezing rain back to snow before ending. While snowfall accumulations were only in the 5.0 to 8.0 inch range, freezing rain accumulated to around a quarter of an inch in some locations. Fortunately there were no major problems such as widespread power outages or downed trees with the freezing rain, however, a few accidents were reported. Gusty westerly winds accompanied the precipitation and caused some blowing and drifting snow.

Snow began during the afternoon hours of the 27th, and continued overnight and through the morning of the 28th. The snow finally tapered off during the afternoon of the 28th. However, during the early morning hours, the snow changed over to freezing rain and lasted through mid morning. As the low pressure pulled away from the area, colder air moved back into the area changing the freezing rain back to snow before ending. While snowfall accumulations were only in the 3.0 to 7.0 inch range, freezing rain accumulated to around a quarter of an inch in some locations. Trained spotters in the area measured 6.0 inches of snow in Fryburg. Local fire departments in the area reported around a quarter inch of ice. Fortunately there were no major problems such as widespread power outages or downed trees with the freezing rain, however, a few accidents were reported. Gusty westerly winds accompanied the precipitation and caused some blowing and drifting.

Snow began during the afternoon hours of the 27th, and continued overnight and through the morning of the 28th. The snow finally tapered off during the afternoon of the 28th. However, during the early morning hours, the snow changed over to freezing rain and lasted for about a three to four hour period. As the low pressure pulled away from the area, colder air moved back into the area changing the freezing rain back to snow during the mid morning hours. Snowfall accumulations were in the 5.0 to 9.0 inch range, but freezing rain accumulated to around a quarter of an inch, especially over southern portions of the county. Trained spotters in Doylestown and just north of Wooster both measured 8.5 inches of snow. A spotter just north of Kidron only measured 5.8 inches of snow for the event. Fortunately there were no major problems such as widespread power outages or downed trees with the freezing rain, however, many accidents were reported. Gusty westerly winds accompanied the precipitation and caused some blowing and drifting snow.

Snow began during the afternoon hours of the 27th, and continued through the overnight and morning hours of the 28th. The snow finally tapered off during the afternoon hours. The snow was moderate to occasionally heavy during the morning of the 28th with visibilities dropping to a half mile or less at times. Snowfall totals ranged between 7.0 and 10.0 inches across the area. Trained spotters measured 9.0 inches in Wellington, 8.9 inches in North Ridgeville, 8.8 inches in Oberlin, and 7.6 inches in Sheffield Lake. West to northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts in excess of 30 mph accompanied the snow. Widespread blowing and drifting was reported with drifts in some areas a couple feet deep. Travel was severely hampered during this event and many accidents were reported.

Snow began during the late afternoon hours of the 27th, and continued through the overnight and morning hours of the 28th. The snow finally tapered off during the late afternoon hours. The snow was moderate to occasionally heavy during the morning of the 28th with visibilities dropped to one half mile or less at times. Snowfall totals ranged between 8.0 and 12.0 inches across the area. 9.5 inches of snow was measured at Cleveland Hopkins Airport. Trained spotters through the area measured 12.0 inches in Shaker Heights, 10.5 inches in Broadview Heights, 9.0 inches in Cleveland, and 8.5 inches in Euclid. West to northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts in excess of 30 mph accompanied the snow. Widespread blowing and drifting was reported with drifts in some areas a couple feet deep. Travel was severely hampered during this event and many accidents were reported.

Snow began during the late afternoon hours of the 27th, and continued through the overnight and morning hours of the 28th. The snow finally tapered off during the late afternoon hours. The snow was moderate to occasionally heavy during the morning and early afternoon of the 28th with visibilities dropped to one half mile or less at times. Snowfall totals ranged between 9.0 and 13.0 inches across the area. Trained spotters measured 13.0 inches in Chardon, 11.8 inches in Montville, 11.0 inches in Burton, 10.5 inches in Thompson, and 9.6 inches in Middlefield. West to northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts in excess of 30 mph accompanied the snow. Widespread blowing and drifting was reported with drifts in some areas a couple feet deep. Travel was severely hampered during this event and many accidents were reported.

Snow began during the late afternoon hours of the 27th, and continued overnight and through the morning of the 28th. The snow finally tapered off during the late afternoon of the 28th. However, during the early morning hours, the snow mixed with and changed to freezing rain and sleet across southern portions of the county. The mixed precipitation only lasted for around three hours. As the low pressure pulled away from the area, colder air moved back into the area and changing the sleet and freezing rain back to snow. Snowfall accumulations were in the 6.0 to 11.0 inch range. Trained spotters in Bath measured 11.0 inches. Elsewhere, 9.5 inches was measured in Twinsburg, 8.5 inches in Tallmadge, and 6.7 inches in Green. At the Akron-Canton Airport, 8.6 inches was measured. West to northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts in excess of 30 mph accompanied the precipitation. Widespread blowing and drifting was reported with drifts in some areas a couple feet deep. Travel was severely hampered during this event and many accidents were reported.

Snow began during the late afternoon hours of the 27th, and continued overnight and through the morning of the 28th. The snow finally tapered off during the late afternoon of the 28th. However, during the morning hours, the snow mixed with and changed to freezing rain and sleet across the area. The mixed precipitation lasted between five and six hours. As the low pressure pulled away from the area, colder air moved back into the area and changed any of the mixed precipitation back to snow. Snowfall accumulations were in the 4.0 to 8.0 inch range, but at least a quarter inch of ice was reported in the area during the morning hours. Fortunately, there were no major incidents with the freezing rain and sleet such as widespread power outages and downed trees. Trained spotters measured 8.0 inches in North Industry, but only 4.5 inches in Alliance. Many accidents were reported. Gusty westerly winds accompanied the precipitation and caused some blowing and drifting snow.

Snow began during the evening hours of the 27th, and continued overnight and through the morning of the 28th. The snow finally tapered off during the evening of the 28th. During the morning hours, the snow mixed with and changed to freezing rain and sleet, especially across southern portions of the county. The mixed precipitation lasted for several hours before colder air moved back into the area changing any of the mixed precipitation back to snow. Snowfall accumulations were in the 7.0 to 11.0 inch range, and around a quarter of an inch of ice was reported. Fortunately, there were no major incidents with the freezing rain and sleet such as widespread power outages and downed trees. Trained spotters measured 11.0 inches in Hiram, 8.3 inches in Kent, and 7.7 inches in Ravenna. West to northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts in excess of 30 mph accompanied the precipitation. Widespread blowing and drifting was reported with drifts in some areas a couple feet deep. Travel was severely hampered during this event and many accidents were reported.

Snow began during the early evening hours of the 27th, and continued through the overnight and morning hours of the 28th. The snow finally tapered off during the late afternoon hours. The snow was moderate to occasionally heavy during the morning and early afternoon hours of the 28th with visibilities dropped to one half mile or less at times. Snowfall totals ranged between 7.0 and 12.0 inches across the area. Trained spotters measured 12.0 inches in Perry, 10.0 inches in Leroy, 9.5 inches in Mentor, and 9.0 inches in Madison. West to northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts in excess of 30 mph accompanied the snow. Widespread blowing and drifting was reported with drifts in some areas a couple feet deep. Travel was severely hampered during this event and many accidents were reported.

Snow began during the evening hours of the 27th, and continued overnight and through the morning of the 28th. The snow finally tapered off during the evening of the 28th. However, during the morning hours, the snow mixed with and changed to freezing rain and sleet across the area. The mixed precipitation lasted between five and six hours. As the low pressure pulled away from the area, colder air moved back into the area and changed any of the mixed precipitation back to snow. Snowfall accumulations were in the 4.0 to 8.0 inch range, but a quarter to a half an inch of ice was reported during the morning hours. Fortunately, there were no major incidents with the freezing rain and sleet such as widespread power outages and downed trees. Trained spotters measured 8.0 inches in Boardman, 6.0 inches in Austintown, but only 5.5 inches in Salem. Many accidents were reported across the area. Gusty west to northwest winds accompanied the precipitation and caused some blowing and drifting.

Snow began during the evening hours of the 27th, and continued overnight and through the morning of the 28th. The snow finally tapered off during the evening of the 28th. However, during the morning hours, the snow mixed with and changed to freezing rain and sleet across the area. The mixed precipitation lasted between five and six hours. As the low pressure pulled away from the area, colder air moved back into the area and changed any of the mixed precipitation back to snow. Snowfall accumulations were in the 6.0 to 10.0 inch range, but at least a quarter inch of ice was reported in the area during the morning hours. A trained spotter in Warren reported three tenths of an inch of ice. Fortunately, there were no major incidents with the freezing rain and sleet such as widespread power outages and downed trees. Trained spotters also measured 10.0 in Champion, 9.0 inches in Mesopotamia, and 8.0 inches in Warren. At the Youngstown Airport, 7.8 inches of snow was measured. West to northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts in excess of 30 mph accompanied the precipitation. Widespread blowing and drifting was reported with drifts in some areas a couple feet deep. Travel was severely hampered during this event and many accidents were reported.

Snow began during the evening hours of the 27th, and continued through the overnight and morning hours of the 28th. The snow finally tapered off during the late afternoon hours. The snow was moderate to occasionally heavy during the morning and afternoon of the 28th with visibilities frequently one half mile or less. Snowfall totals ranged between 9.0 and 12.0 inches across the area. Trained spotters measured |12.0 inches in Windsor as well as Pierpont. West to northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts in excess of 30 mph accompanied the snow. Widespread blowing and drifting was reported with drifts in some areas a couple feet deep. Travel was severely hampered during this event and many accidents were reported.

Snow began during the evening hours of the 27th, and continued through the overnight and morning hours of the 28th. The snow finally tapered off during the late afternoon hours. The snow was moderate to occasionally heavy during the morning and afternoon of the 28th with visibilities frequently one half mile or less. Snowfall totals ranged between 9.0 and 12.0 inches across the area. Trained spotters measured |11.5 inches in Ashtabula, and 10.0 inches in Conneaut. West to northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts in excess of 30 mph accompanied the snow. Widespread blowing and drifting was reported with drifts in some areas a couple feet deep. Travel was severely hampered during this event and many accidents were reported.