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Lake Effect Snow - Primary and Secondary Snowbelts

5" to 10 " Thursday During the Day

The set up for lake effect snow was put in place by an Alberta Clipper that traversed southern Canada and the central Great Lakes Wednesday (6th) and whose cold front crossed Lake Erie Wednesday night. While in and of themselves, clipper type systems are not typically known for copious amounts of precipitation, the effects of the colder air this system has brough over the relatively warm lake waters and the northwest wind flow was enough to produce significant snowfall in its wake.

Click here for snowfall accumulations as of 10 PM EST Thursday.

The following are a few still radar images of the lake effect snow. Click on the thumbnail for a larger image.

13z radar image 15z radar image

8 AM EST Thursday                    10 AM EST Thursday

16z radar image 17z radar image

11 AM EST Thursday                     12 PM EST Thursday

18z radar image

1 PM EST Thursday

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
925 PM EST THU DEC 7 2006

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 12
HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION.
APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE
OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS.  THIS
SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/CLEVELAND

**********************12 HOUR SNOWFALL**********************

LOCATION              12 HOUR    TIME/DATE    COMMENTS
                     SNOWFALL       OF
                     (INCHES)   MEASUREMENT


OHIO

...ASHTABULA COUNTY...
   PIERPONT               6.3   930 PM  12/7
   DORSETT 3W             6.0   930 PM  12/7
   ASHTABULA              4.4   904 PM  12/7
   ASHTABULA              4.0   717 PM  12/7
   HARTSGROVE 2N          3.0   830 PM  12/7
   HARTSGROVE             2.5   930 PM  12/7
   SAYBROOK               2.0   722 PM  12/7
   CONNEAUT I-90          1.4   930 PM  12/7
   ROCK CREEK             1.0   930 PM  12/7
   GENEVA                 0.7   930 PM  12/7

...CUYAHOGA COUNTY...
   SOLON                  6.0   923 PM  12/7
   CLE AIRPORT            3.9   723 PM  12/7
   LYNDURST               3.1   930 PM  12/7
   CLEVELAND              3.0   903 PM  12/7
   GARFIELD HTS           2.5   725 PM  12/7
   PEPPER PIKE            2.0   930 PM  12/7

...GEAUGA COUNTY...
   RUSSEL TWP             5.0   726 PM  12/7
   HAMBDEN TWP            1.8   930 PM  12/7
   CHARDON                1.5   930 PM  12/7
   BURTON                 1.0   930 PM  12/7
   CHARDON                0.5   930 PM  12/7

...HURON COUNTY...
   COLLINS                1.8   728 PM  12/7

...LAKE COUNTY...
   MENTOR                 1.7   930 PM  12/7

...LORAIN COUNTY...
   OBERLIN                3.9   907 PM  12/7
   WELLINGTON             2.3   718 PM  12/7
   NORTH RIDGEVILLE       1.8   930 PM  12/7

...LUCAS COUNTY...
   TOLEDO AIRPORT           T   724 PM  12/7

...MAHONING COUNTY...
   BOARDMAN SE            2.0   725 PM  12/7
   AUSTINTOWN             1.5   904 PM  12/7

...MARION COUNTY...
   MARION                   T   726 PM  12/7

...MEDINA COUNTY...
   BRUNSWICK              5.2   910 PM  12/7
   MEDINA                 4.4   717 PM  12/7
   HINCKLEY               3.4   729 PM  12/7

...PORTAGE COUNTY...
   RAVENNA 1E             5.7   726 PM  12/7
   HIRAM RAPIDS           5.0   719 PM  12/7
   KENT                   4.7   726 PM  12/7

...RICHLAND COUNTY...
   MANSFLD ARPT           0.1   724 PM  12/7

...STARK COUNTY...
   ALLIANCE               1.5   717 PM  12/7

...SUMMIT COUNTY...
   TWINSBURG              5.5   904 PM  12/7
   RICHFIELD              4.2   727 PM  12/7
   CAK AIRPORT            2.3   723 PM  12/7

...TRUMBULL COUNTY...
   NEWTON FALLS           3.0   728 PM  12/7
   YNG AIRPORT            2.8   724 PM  12/7

...WAYNE COUNTY...
   DOYLESTOWN             2.1   727 PM  12/7
   WOOSTER 7N             0.6   727 PM  12/7

PENNSYLVANIA

...ERIE COUNTY...
   EDINBORO               9.0   907 PM  12/7
   MCKEAN 5S              6.5   906 PM  12/7
   FRANKLIN CENTER        5.6   930 PM  12/7
   AMITY TWP              4.0   721 PM  12/7
   EDINBORO               4.0   930 PM  12/7
   LAKE CITY              2.4   930 PM  12/7
   NORTHEAST              1.3   930 PM  12/7
   ERI AIRPORT            1.3   930 PM  12/7
   MILLCREEK TWP          1.0   930 PM  12/7

...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
   MEADVILLE              6.5   930 PM  12/7
   MEADVILLE              4.2   930 PM  12/7
   TITUSVILLE             3.8   930 PM  12/7
   CANADOHTA LAKE         3.2   930 PM  12/7

**********************24 HOUR SNOWFALL**********************

LOCATION              24 HOUR    TIME/DATE    COMMENTS
                     SNOWFALL       OF
                     (INCHES)   MEASUREMENT


OHIO

...CUYAHOGA COUNTY...
   BRECKSVILLE            5.0   725 PM  12/7

...ERIE COUNTY...
   VERMILION              2.0   912 PM  12/7

PENNSYLVANIA

...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
   TITUSVILLE             8.0   715 PM  12/7

...ERIE COUNTY...
   CORRY                  4.4   718 PM  12/7

***********************SNOW ON GROUND***********************

LOCATION                 SNOW    TIME/DATE    COMMENTS
                    ON GROUND       OF
                     (INCHES)   MEASUREMENT


OHIO

...ASHTABULA COUNTY...
   ASHTABULA              7.0   904 PM  12/7
   ASHTABULA              6.0   717 PM  12/7
   SAYBROOK               6.0   722 PM  12/7

...CUYAHOGA COUNTY...
   SOLON                  9.0   923 PM  12/7
   BRECKSVILLE            5.0   725 PM  12/7
   GARFIELD HTS           4.0   725 PM  12/7
   LYNDHURST              3.5   722 PM  12/7
   CLEVELAND              3.0   903 PM  12/7

...ERIE COUNTY...
   VERMILION              2.0   912 PM  12/7

...GEAUGA COUNTY...
   RUSSEL TWP             6.0   726 PM  12/7

...HURON COUNTY...
   COLLINS                1.8   728 PM  12/7

...LORAIN COUNTY...
   N RIDGEVILLE           3.0   910 PM  12/7
   WELLINGTON             2.8   718 PM  12/7

...LUCAS COUNTY...
   TOLEDO AIRPORT           T   724 PM  12/7

...MAHONING COUNTY...
   AUSTINTOWN             2.0   904 PM  12/7
   BOARDMAN SE            2.0   725 PM  12/7

...MEDINA COUNTY...
   BRUNSWICK              6.0   910 PM  12/7
   HINCKLEY               5.0   729 PM  12/7
   MEDINA                 4.0   717 PM  12/7

...PORTAGE COUNTY...
   RAVENNA 1E             6.0   726 PM  12/7
   HIRAM RAPIDS           5.0   719 PM  12/7
   KENT                   5.0   726 PM  12/7

...STARK COUNTY...
   ALLIANCE               1.5   717 PM  12/7

...SUMMIT COUNTY...
   TWINSBURG              6.0   904 PM  12/7
   RICHFIELD              5.8   727 PM  12/7
   CAK AIRPORT            1.0   723 PM  12/7

...TRUMBULL COUNTY...
   NEWTON FALLS           3.0   728 PM  12/7
   YNG AIRPORT            3.0   724 PM  12/7

...WAYNE COUNTY...
   DOYLESTOWN             2.2   727 PM  12/7
   WOOSTER 7N             1.0   727 PM  12/7

PENNSYLVANIA

...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
   TITUSVILLE             9.0   715 PM  12/7
   MEADVILLE 5W           8.0   909 PM  12/7
   CANADOHTA LAKE         6.0   905 PM  12/7
   CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS      5.3   723 PM  12/7

...ERIE COUNTY...
   EDINBORO              11.0   907 PM  12/7
   FRANKLIN CTR           9.0   906 PM  12/7
   MCKEAN 5S              8.3   906 PM  12/7
   EDINBORO               8.0   903 PM  12/7
   NORTHEAST              3.3   727 PM  12/7

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