The first significant snowfall of the 2014-2015 winter season arrived with a fury. Colder temperatures rushed into the region and the lake effect snow started during the day on Thursday, November 13, 2014. By noon, a southwest-northeast oriented band that was hugging the lakeshore shifted more west-east and deposited snow from Lake County up to Erie, PA. By just 2pm Mentor OH had reported 7 inches of snow and Millcreek Twp near Erie, PA reported 8 inches.
The lake-generated instability allowed for the development of thundersnow. Again, reports came in from Mentor of the rare, but not unheard of, phenomena.
Lake effect snow had no reason to quit and continued to bring snow to the snowbelt Thursday night and through the day Friday. As the winds shifted the west side of Cleveland also received several inches of snow.
ERIE, PA
On Nov. 13, 2014 Erie, PA had 12.6 inches of snow. This is the earliest occurrance of a snowfall of this magnitude.
11/13/2014: 12.6 inches | 11/23/70: 15.4 inches |
11/05/67: 12.5 inches | 11/24/50: 19.5 inches |
11/10/1913: 12.5 inches | 11/26/47: 12.1 inches |
11/21/64: 12.4 inches | 11/29/79: 17.4 inches |
11/21/2000: 14.5 inches | 11/29/76: 16.1 inches |
11/22/56: 20.0 inches |
**********************12 HOUR SNOWFALL********************** LOCATION 12 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENT OHIO ...ASHTABULA COUNTY... ASHTABULA 7.2 601 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER SAYBROOK 7.0 719 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER CONNEAUT I-90 6.9 803 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER ASHTABULA 1SW 6.0 800 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER JEFFERSON 5.8 830 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER PIERPONT 2SE 3.5 834 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER ...CRAWFORD COUNTY... GALION 1.0 747 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER BUCYRUS 0.5 929 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER ...CUYAHOGA COUNTY... SHAKER HEIGHTS 3.1 954 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER EUCLID 3.0 749 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER BROADVIEW HTS 1.0 851 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER SOLON 1.0 850 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER ...GEAUGA COUNTY... SOUTH MADSION 9.5 335 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER MONTVILLE 6.0 700 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER CHARDON 2N 4.3 720 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER CHARDON 4.2 806 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER ...LAKE COUNTY... MENTOR 1S LK 12.5 718 PM 11/13 NWS EMPLOYEE MENTOR 12.0 652 PM 11/13 TRAINED SPOTTER PAINESVILLE 11.5 616 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER MADISON VILLAGE 10.0 708 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER WICKLIFFE 2.3 824 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER ...LORAIN COUNTY... SHEFFIELD LAKE 1.0 954 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER LORAIN 3S 1.0 725 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER N RIDGEVILLE 0.7 800 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER ...MEDINA COUNTY... BRUNSWICK 0.4 855 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER ...STARK COUNTY... ALLIANCE T 800 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER ...SUMMIT COUNTY... SAGAMORE HILLS 0.3 814 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER AKRON 1W T 800 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER PENNSYLVANIA ...CRAWFORD COUNTY... SPRINGBOR 3NW 5.0 700 PM 11/13 CO-OP OBSERVER MEADVILLE 5W 3.5 702 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER MEADVILLE 3.4 618 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER CANADOHTA LAKE 2.8 839 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER ...ERIE COUNTY... COLT STATION 12.0 722 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER NORTHEAST 6SW 12.0 603 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER GIRARD 11.5 656 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER MILLCREEK TWP 10.7 805 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER AMITY TWP 6.5 721 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER EDINBORO 5.5 731 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER CRANESVILLE 5.5 605 PM 11/13 SNOW SPOTTER
**********************12 HOUR SNOWFALL********************** LOCATION 12 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENT OHIO ...ASHTABULA COUNTY... PIERPONT 2SE 5.0 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER ROAMING SHORES 4.0 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER ASHTABULA 1.0 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER CONNEAUT I-90 0.8 700 AM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER ASHTABULA 1SW 0.7 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER ...CRAWFORD COUNTY... GALION 0.3 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER ...CUYAHOGA COUNTY... SHAKER HEIGHTS 6.8 700 AM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER SOLON 6.0 700 AM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER CLEVELAND-OLD BROOKL 5.0 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER BEACHWOOD 4.3 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER CLEVELAND-W SIDE 4.2 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER BROADVIEW HTS 3.4 706 AM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER CLEVELAND HOPKINS AI 3.4 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 SSE PARMA 3.0 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER NORTH ROYALTON 3.0 700 AM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER LAKEWOOD 2.6 700 AM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER GARFIELD HTS 2.5 708 AM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER EUCLID 1.2 700 AM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER ...GEAUGA COUNTY... CHARDON 2N 6.0 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER CHARDON 5.0 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER MONTVILLE 5.0 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER SOUTH MADSION 3.0 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER ...LAKE COUNTY... WICKLIFFE 1.0 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER MADISON VILLAGE 0.9 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER MENTOR 0.7 746 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER PAINESVILLE 0.3 700 AM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER ...LORAIN COUNTY... ELYRIA 4.5 728 AM 11/14 PUBLIC N RIDGEVILLE 3.2 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER ...MEDINA COUNTY... BRUNSWICK 1.5 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER ...PORTAGE COUNTY... HIRAM 2.0 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER ...RICHLAND COUNTY... MANSFLD ARPT 0.2 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER ...SUMMIT COUNTY... SAGAMORE HILLS 3.0 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER TWINSBURG 2.5 700 AM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER 2 N CLE AIRPORT 1.0 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER STOW 0.5 700 AM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER BATH TWP 0.2 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER ...TRUMBULL COUNTY... MESOPOTAMIA 5.0 700 AM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER YOUNGSTOWN WARREN AI 0.8 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER NEWTON FALLS 0.2 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER PENNSYLVANIA ...CRAWFORD COUNTY... CANADOHTA LAKE 2.9 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER MEADVILLE 1.7 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER ...ERIE COUNTY... CORRY 12.0 900 AM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER AMITY TWP 3.0 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER CRANESVILLE 2.0 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER GIRARD 0.8 700 AM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER MILLCREEK TWP 0.4 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER ERIE AIRPORT T 700 AM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER
**********************12 HOUR SNOWFALL********************** LOCATION 12 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENT OHIO ...ASHTABULA COUNTY... JEFFERSON 2.5 836 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER ASHTABULA 1SW 0.2 933 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER ...CUYAHOGA COUNTY... GARFIELD HTS 5.0 836 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER CHAGRIN FALLS 5.0 722 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER SOLON 4.0 919 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER LAKEWOOD 2.9 839 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER BEACHWOOD 2.8 720 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER SHAKER HEIGHTS 2.5 723 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER CLEVELAND-W SIDE 2.4 835 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER CLEVELAND-OLD BROOKL 2.0 422 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER CLEVELAND HOPKINS AI 1.9 727 PM 11/14 ASOS EUCLID 0.5 755 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER ...GEAUGA COUNTY... BURTON 5.0 835 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER CHARDON 2N 2.3 722 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER MONTVILLE 1.7 719 PM 11/14 TRAINED SPOTTER ...LAKE COUNTY... MENTOR 1.0 721 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER PAINESVILLE T 840 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER ...LORAIN COUNTY... N RIDGEVILLE 1.0 840 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER ...LUCAS COUNTY... TOLEDO EXPRESS AIRPO T 728 PM 11/14 ASOS ...MAHONING COUNTY... YOUNGSTOWN 0.5 932 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER ...MEDINA COUNTY... BRUNSWICK T 838 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER ...RICHLAND COUNTY... MANSFIELD LAHM AIRPO T 728 PM 11/14 ASOS ...SUMMIT COUNTY... AKRON 1W T 721 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER ...TRUMBULL COUNTY... NEWTON FALLS 0.5 726 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER YOUNGSTOWN WARREN AI 0.4 729 PM 11/14 ASOS WARREN 0.2 727 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER PENNSYLVANIA ...CRAWFORD COUNTY... MEADVILLE 2.6 838 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER MEADVILLE 5W 1.5 726 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER ...ERIE COUNTY... AMITY TWP 3.0 921 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER EDINBORO 1.0 830 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER CRANESVILLE 1.0 724 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER ERIE AIRPORT 0.2 728 PM 11/14 ASOS GIRARD T 837 PM 11/14 SNOW SPOTTER
**********************12 HOUR SNOWFALL********************** LOCATION 12 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENT OHIO ...ASHTABULA COUNTY... CONNEAUT I-90 5.2 700 AM 11/15 SNOW SPOTTER PIERPONT 2SE 2.0 700 AM 11/15 STORM TOTAL 13.0 ASHTABULA 1SW 1.5 700 AM 11/15 SNOW SPOTTER ASHTABULA 1.4 700 AM 11/15 SNOW SPOTTER ...CUYAHOGA COUNTY... LAKEWOOD 1.7 700 AM 11/15 SNOW SPOTTER CHAGRIN FALLS 1.5 700 AM 11/15 SNOW SPOTTER BEACHWOOD 1.3 700 AM 11/15 SNOW SPOTTER SHAKER HEIGHTS 1.0 700 AM 11/15 SNOW SPOTTER EUCLID 1.0 700 AM 11/15 TRAINED SPOTTER CLEVELAND HOPKINS AI 0.9 700 AM 11/15 SNOW SPOTTER CLEVELAND-OLD BROOKL 0.5 700 AM 11/15 STORM TOTAL 7.5 ...GEAUGA COUNTY... CHARDON 2N 3.0 700 AM 11/15 STORM TOTAL 15.6 MONTVILLE 2.5 700 AM 11/15 SNOW SPOTTER BURTON 2.0 700 AM 11/15 STORM TOTAL 15 CHARDON 1.3 700 AM 11/15 SNOW SPOTTER ...LAKE COUNTY... MADISON VILLAGE 2.8 700 AM 11/15 SNOW SPOTTER WICKLIFFE 2.0 700 AM 11/15 SNOW SPOTTER MENTOR 2.0 700 AM 11/15 SNOW SPOTTER PAINESVILLE 1.5 700 AM 11/15 SNOW SPOTTER ...LORAIN COUNTY... N RIDGEVILLE 0.4 700 AM 11/15 SNOW SPOTTER ...TRUMBULL COUNTY... YOUNGSTOWN WARREN AI 0.3 700 AM 11/15 SNOW SPOTTER NEWTON FALLS 0.1 700 AM 11/15 SNOW SPOTTER PENNSYLVANIA ...ERIE COUNTY... CORRY 7.0 700 AM 11/15 SNOW SPOTTER NORTHEAST 6SW 5.0 700 AM 11/15 SNOW SPOTTER AMITY TWP 4.3 700 AM 11/15 SNOW SPOTTER MILLCREEK TWP 2.8 700 AM 11/15 SNOW SPOTTER CRANESVILLE 2.8 700 AM 11/15 TRAINED SPOTTER ERIE AIRPORT 1.6 700 AM 11/15 SNOW SPOTTER