Lake-Effect Snow in Ohio, November 19 to 20, 2022

A cold front moved through late in the evening November 19th and swung the winds around from southwest to west-northwest. This pushed an intense lake effect snow band that was out over Lake Erie inland into parts of northeastern Ohio overnight November 19th into November 20th. The steadiest and heaviest snowfall occurred during the morning hours of November 20th when snowfall rates in excess of 1 per hour occurred in the core of more intense snow bands. Winds also gusted to 30-40 MPH at times late November 19th into the morning hours of November 20th, causing blowing and drifting snow. Occasional lake effect snow showers continued to produce more gradual accumulations through the afternoon of November 20th before tapering to flurries by early evening. This snowfall created low visibility and poor conditions on area roadways. I-271 was closed near I-90 in western Lake County due to a traffic accident; luckily, no injuries were reported. The highest snowfall from the event was 9 measured by a CoCoRAHS observer just south of Madison. Other select reports from trained spotters include: 6.5 in Kirtland Hills, 5.5 in Concord, and 4.5 in Mentor.

A cold front moved through late in the evening November 19th and swung the winds around from southwest to west-northwest. This pushed an intense lake effect snow band that was out over Lake Erie inland into parts of northeastern Ohio. The steadiest and heaviest snowfall occurred from overnight November 19th into the morning hours of November 20th when snowfall rates in excess of 1 per hour occurred in the core of more intense snow bands. Winds also gusted over 30 MPH at times late November 19th into the morning hours of November 20th. Occasional lake effect snow showers continued to produce more gradual accumulations through the afternoon of November 20th before tapering to flurries by early evening. This snowfall created low visibility and poor conditions on area roadways. The highest snowfall from the event was 10 measured by a trained spotter in Rock Creek. Other select reports include: 8.3 in Monroe Township, 7.2 in Jefferson, 6.9 in Harperfield Township and 6 in Dorset Township, all measured by trained spotters.

A cold front moved through late in the evening November 19th and swung the winds around from southwest to west-northwest. This pushed an intense lake effect snow band that was out over Lake Erie inland into parts of northeastern Ohio overnight November 19th into November 20th. The steadiest and heaviest snowfall occurred during the morning hours of November 20th when snowfall rates in excess of 1 per hour occurred in the core of more intense snow bands. Winds also gusted over 30 MPH at times late November 19th into the early morning hours of November 20th. Occasional lake effect snow showers continued to produce more gradual accumulations through the afternoon of November 20th before tapering to flurries by early evening. This snowfall created low visibility and poor conditions on area roadways. The highest snowfall from the event was 12.1 measured by a trained spotter in Thompson. Other select reports from trained spotters include: 11.5 in Montville, 11.3 in Hambden Township and 7.3 in Chardon.

A cold front moved through late in the evening November 19th and swung the winds around from southwest to west-northwest. This pushed an intense lake effect snow band that was out over Lake Erie inland into parts of northeastern Ohio overnight November 19th into November 20th. The steadiest and heaviest snowfall occurred during the morning hours of November 20th when snowfall rates in excess of 1 per hour occurred in the core of more intense snow bands in northeastern portions of Cuyahoga County. Winds also gusted to 30-40 MPH at times late November 19th into the morning hours of November 20th, causing blowing and drifting snow. Snow shifted northeast and out of Cuyahoga County by early in the afternoon on November 20th. This snowfall created low visibility and poor conditions on area roadways. The highest snowfall from the event was 8.7 measured by a CoCoRAHS observer in South Euclid. Other select reports from trained spotters include: 8.5 in Lyndhurst and 6 in Mayfield. Cleveland Heights also received 4.5 of snow.