Lake-Effect Snow, Ashtabula Lakeshore
- When
- December 1, 2:00 AM EST to December 3, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ashtabula Lakeshore forecast zone
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.896, -80.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
After a brief break in the lake effect during much of the day and into the night of November 30th, lake effect returned by early in the morning December 1st as winds shifted out of the west-northwest, directing lake effect bands back onshore across the primary snowbelt of far northeastern Ohio. Lake effect snow, heavy at times, continued through December 2nd before coming to an end that night. One last brief burst of accumulating snow occurred during the day of December 3rd, though these amounts did not reach heavy snow criteria. On top of the already significant impacts felt from the lake effect that occurred at the end of November, this additional snowfall prolonged snow removal and general recovery efforts, while also leading to additional damage caused by the weight of the snow on structures, with additional roof collapses reported as snow continued to add up the first days of December. A trained spotter in Saybrook reported 20.7 inches of additional snowfall during the window of heavy snow from December 1st into the 2nd. Other totals reported by spotters in this time period include 17 inches in Geneva and 14 inches in Ashtabula. This pushed 5-day snowfall totals, including the first lake effect event that began on November 28th and some lingering activity through December 3rd, to the following amounts: 63.2 inches in Saybrook, 50.5 inches in Geneva, 42.3 inches in Edgewood, and 40 inches in Ashtabula.