A low pressure system tracked northeast from the Gulf Coast up the west side of the Appalachians on Monday night bringing the first heavy synoptic snow of the season to northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. Light snow spread north across the area ahead of the system between 9 pm and midnight. The snow intensified overnight as the low approached Pittsburgh with a heavy wet snow falling in an arc from Canton to Youngstown to Meadville.
Note the intense returns on the radar image to the right located between Pittsburgh and Youngstown. This does not signify the heaviest snowfall, it shows a phenomena called bright banding which indicates where mixed precipitation is occurring. Bright Banding depicts the freezing level in the cloud where ice particles are coated with liquid water. The particles reflect significantly better than the portions of the cloud above and below the freezing layer. It is the area just to the northwest of the bright banding where temperatures are slightly colder and the heaviest snow of 8 to 12 inches fell. Areas southeast of the bright-banded area received mostly rain with a little snow.
Credit: Jackie Hannay, Mahoning county (above)
Credit: Tia Graham, Wayne County, OH (above) Credit: Lori Klesch, Mahoning county (above)
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 218 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 14 HOURS FOR THE WINTER STORM THAT HAS BEEN IMPACTING 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
...ASHLAND COUNTY...
ASHLAND 1.3 705 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
...ASHTABULA COUNTY...
PIERPONT 2SE 6.5 825 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
ORWELL 1E 5.1 819 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
JEFFERSON 4.0 600 AM 2/16 SOCIAL MEDIA
GENEVA 3.5 955 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
ASHTABULA 2.5 700 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
GALION 1.0 557 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
NEW WASHINGTON 5S 0.6 807 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
...CUYAHOGA COUNTY...
SHAKER HTS 3.0 947 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
SOLON 3.0 804 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
BROADVIEW HTS 2.1 700 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
1 SSE PARMA 2.0 901 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
GARFIELD HTS 1.8 700 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
CLEVELAND-W SIDE 1.8 654 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
EUCLID 1.8 815 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
CLEVELAND HOPKINS AI 1.3 700 AM 2/16 ASOS
CLEVELAND-OLD BROOKL 1.0 700 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
...ERIE COUNTY...
HURON T 622 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
...GEAUGA COUNTY...
BURTON 5.0 752 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
CLARIDON TWP 4.0 1043 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
SOUTH MADSION 3.5 930 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
CHARDON 3.1 840 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
CHARDON 2N 3.0 821 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
MONTVILLE 2.3 559 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
...HOLMES COUNTY...
MILLERSBURG 5.0 947 AM 2/16 SOCIAL MEDIA
...HURON COUNTY...
NEW LONDON 3NW 0.7 556 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
...KNOX COUNTY...
MOUNT VERNON 3.5 627 AM 2/16 SOCIAL MEDIA
...LAKE COUNTY...
PERRY TOWNSHIP 3.5 722 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
MENTOR 3.0 800 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
MADISON-ON-THE-LAKE 3.0 659 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
KIRTLAND 4SW 2.3 854 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
PAINESVILLE 2.0 850 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
...LORAIN COUNTY...
ELYRIA 0.9 714 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
SHEFFIELD LAKE 0.8 825 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
LORAIN 3S 0.7 726 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
...MAHONING COUNTY...
STRUTHERS 12.0 800 AM 2/16 SOCIAL MEDIA
AUSTINTOWN 10.0 901 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
YOUNGSTOWN 8.5 849 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
BOARDMAN SE 8.0 817 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
POLAND 8.0 739 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
MILTON TOWNSHIP 8.0 730 AM 2/16 SOCIAL MEDIA
CANFIELD 7.0 630 AM 2/16 SOCIAL MEDIA
...MARION COUNTY...
MARION 1.0 947 AM 2/16 SOCIAL MEDIA
...MEDINA COUNTY...
HINCKLEY 2.7 900 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
BRUNSWICK 2.1 851 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
LODI 2.1 844 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
WADSWORTH 2.0 816 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
...MORROW COUNTY...
4 SW LEXINGTON 2.5 1233 PM 2/16 SOCIAL MEDIA
...PORTAGE COUNTY...
DIAMOND 8.0 755 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
HIRAM 6.0 909 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
RAVENNA 1E 5.2 200 PM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
KENT 5.2 721 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
...RICHLAND COUNTY...
5 SSE LUCAS 3.5 1007 AM 2/16 SOCIAL MEDIA
MANSFIELD 7NE 2.0 803 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
MANSFIELD LAHM AIRPO 1.0 700 AM 2/16 ASOS
MANSFIELD/ONTARIO 1.0 955 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
...STARK COUNTY...
MAGNOLIA 6.0 948 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
ALLIANCE 6.0 700 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
WAYNESBURG 5.5 843 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
JACKSON TWP 4.7 921 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
NAVARRE 4.5 800 AM 2/16 SOCIAL MEDIA
MASSILLON/PERRY TWP 3.8 620 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
CANAL FULTON 3.5 658 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
MASSILLON 3.0 600 AM 2/16 SOCIAL MEDIA
EAST CANTON 3.0 700 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
...SUMMIT COUNTY...
ELLET 5.0 1028 AM 2/16 SOCIAL MEDIA
GREENE 5.0 714 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
AKRON CANTON AIRPORT 4.7 700 AM 2/16 ASOS
TALLMADGE 4.5 743 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
CLINTON 4.0 620 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
3 SSW MACEDONIA 4.0 822 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
TWINSBURG 4.0 945 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
STOW 3.9 714 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
FAIRLAWN 3.6 713 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
AKRON W SIDE 3.0 623 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
BATH TWP 2.9 851 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
SAGAMORE HILLS 2.2 808 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
...TRUMBULL COUNTY...
NEWTON FALLS 7.6 719 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
CHAMPION 6.8 900 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
WARREN 6.5 556 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
BOLINDALE 6.5 821 AM 2/16 SOCIAL MEDIA
YOUNGSTOWN WARREN AI 6.4 700 AM 2/16 ASOS
...WAYNE COUNTY...
DALTON 5.0 1017 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
DOYLESTOWN 4.0 630 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
PENNSYLVANIA
...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
MEADVILLE 5W 7.0 917 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
N MEADVILLE 7.0 1016 AM 2/16 SOCIAL MEDIA
2 E MEADVILLE 7.0 600 AM 2/16 PUBLIC
MEADVILLE 6.5 832 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
CONNEAUTVILLE 6SW 6.0 734 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS 5.0 600 AM 2/16 PUBLIC
...ERIE COUNTY...
CORRY 9.5 933 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
COLT STATION 7.0 918 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
AMITY TWP 7.0 736 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
NORTHEAST 6SW 6.0 700 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
MCKEAN 6.0 730 AM 2/16 SOCIAL MEDIA
ERIE AIRPORT 6.0 100 PM 2/16 ASOS
EDINBORO 6.0 600 AM 2/16 PUBLIC
MILLCREEK TWP 5.1 805 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
2 NW EDINBORO 5.0 454 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
GIRARD 4SW 5.0 853 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
FAIRVIEW 4.9 843 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
**********************24 HOUR SNOWFALL**********************
LOCATION 24 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
OHIO
...ASHLAND COUNTY...
1 WNW ASHLAND 1.3 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
4 SW ASHLAND 1.2 800 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
1 NNE SULLIVAN 1.2 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
1 W GALION 1.0 555 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
1 NW BUCYRUS 0.3 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
...CUYAHOGA COUNTY...
2 NNW PARMA 2.3 800 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
...GEAUGA COUNTY...
1 NE MIDDLEFIELD 5.0 800 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
CHARDON 3.2 700 AM 2/16 CO-OP OBSERVER
2 W SOUTH RUSSELL 3.0 800 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
1 SSE MONTVILLE 2.3 430 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
...KNOX COUNTY...
4 NNW FREDERICKTOWN 1.8 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
...LAKE COUNTY...
3 SW WILLOUGHBY 1.7 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
...LORAIN COUNTY...
SE ELYRIA 0.9 606 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
...MARION COUNTY...
4 SSE MARION 0.5 413 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
...MEDINA COUNTY...
8 ENE MEDINA 4.5 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
1 NE BRUNSWICK 2.1 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
5 WNW WADSWORTH 2.0 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
...MORROW COUNTY...
5 ESE MOUNT GILEAD 1.0 600 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
...PORTAGE COUNTY...
2 W KENT 8.0 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
N HIRAM 6.0 800 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
1 E RAVENNA 5.0 800 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
1 NNW MANTUA 4.5 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
4 NE KENT 4.3 800 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
2 SSW STREETSBORO 4.0 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
...SUMMIT COUNTY...
MUNROE FALLS 4.0 700 AM 2/16 CO-OP OBSERVER
1 ESE CUYAHOGA FALLS 2.8 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
...TRUMBULL COUNTY...
1 N NEWTON FALLS 7.6 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
WARREN 6.0 700 AM 2/16 CO-OP OBSERVER
PENNSYLVANIA
...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
1 NE CONNEAUT LAKE 6.4 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
3 WNW SPRINGBORO 5.0 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
SPRINGBORO 3NW 5.0 700 AM 2/16 CO-OP OBSERVER
LINESVILLE 4.0 700 AM 2/16 CO-OP OBSERVER
...ERIE COUNTY...
1 WNW NORTH EAST 4.0 800 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
***********************SNOW ON GROUND***********************
LOCATION SNOW TIME/DATE COMMENTS
ON GROUND OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
OHIO
...ASHLAND COUNTY...
1 WNW ASHLAND 4.0 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
ASHLAND 4.0 705 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
1 NNE SULLIVAN 3.5 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
...ASHTABULA COUNTY...
PIERPONT 2SE 12.0 825 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
ASHTABULA 9.5 700 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
ORWELL 1E 8.0 819 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
GENEVA 7.8 955 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
1 W GALION 4.0 555 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
GALION 4.0 557 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
NEW WASHINGTON 5S 3.0 807 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
1 NW BUCYRUS 0.5 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
...CUYAHOGA COUNTY...
SOLON 11.0 804 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
GARFIELD HTS 9.5 700 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
SHAKER HTS 9.0 947 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
BROADVIEW HTS 8.0 700 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
1 SSE PARMA 8.0 901 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
2 NNW PARMA 7.5 800 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
CLEVELAND-OLD BROOKL 6.0 700 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
CLEVELAND-W SIDE 6.0 654 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
CLEVELAND HOPKINS AI 5.0 700 AM 2/16 ASOS
EUCLID 2.5 815 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
...GEAUGA COUNTY...
1 NE MIDDLEFIELD 10.0 800 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
BURTON 9.0 752 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
CHARDON 2N 9.0 821 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
1 SSE MONTVILLE 8.0 430 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
SOUTH MADSION 8.0 930 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
2 W SOUTH RUSSELL 8.0 800 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
MONTVILLE 8.0 559 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
CHARDON 7.8 840 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
CLARIDON TWP 6.0 1043 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
...HURON COUNTY...
NEW LONDON 3NW 5.0 556 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
...LAKE COUNTY...
MADISON-ON-THE-LAKE 7.5 659 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
MENTOR 7.0 727 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
PERRY TOWNSHIP 7.0 722 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
KIRTLAND 4SW 5.0 854 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
3 SW WILLOUGHBY 4.0 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
...LORAIN COUNTY...
ELYRIA 4.0 714 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
SE ELYRIA 4.0 606 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
LORAIN 3S 3.5 726 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
SHEFFIELD LAKE 2.5 825 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
...LUCAS COUNTY...
TOLEDO EXPRESS AIRPO 1.0 700 AM 2/16 ASOS
...MAHONING COUNTY...
POLAND 13.0 739 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
AUSTINTOWN 11.5 901 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
YOUNGSTOWN 11.3 849 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
BOARDMAN SE 9.0 817 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
...MARION COUNTY...
4 SSE MARION 1.0 413 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
...MEDINA COUNTY...
HINCKLEY 9.0 642 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
BRUNSWICK 8.0 851 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
WADSWORTH 8.0 816 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
1 NE BRUNSWICK 8.0 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
5 WNW WADSWORTH 6.7 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
LODI 6.0 844 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
...MORROW COUNTY...
5 ESE MOUNT GILEAD 2.0 600 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
...PORTAGE COUNTY...
1 NNW MANTUA 13.0 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
2 W KENT 12.0 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
RAVENNA 1E 11.5 200 PM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
1 E RAVENNA 11.3 800 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
HIRAM 11.0 909 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
N HIRAM 11.0 800 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
DIAMOND 10.0 755 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
KENT 9.0 721 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
2 SSW STREETSBORO 8.5 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
4 NE KENT 8.0 800 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
...RICHLAND COUNTY...
MANSFIELD 7NE 4.0 803 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
MANSFIELD LAHM AIRPO 3.0 700 AM 2/16 ASOS
...STARK COUNTY...
JACKSON TWP 8.0 921 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
ALLIANCE 8.0 700 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
WAYNESBURG 6.0 843 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
MASSILLON/PERRY TWP 5.8 620 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
CANAL FULTON 5.0 658 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
EAST CANTON 4.0 700 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
...SUMMIT COUNTY...
BATH TWP 12.1 851 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
TWINSBURG 9.0 945 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
GREENE 8.7 714 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
SAGAMORE HILLS 8.2 808 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
TALLMADGE 8.0 743 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
MUNROE FALLS 8.0 700 AM 2/16 CO-OP OBSERVER
AKRON W SIDE 7.8 623 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
3 SSW MACEDONIA 7.5 822 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
FAIRLAWN 7.5 713 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
STOW 7.4 714 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
CLINTON 7.0 620 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
1 ESE CUYAHOGA FALLS 7.0 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
AKRON CANTON AIRPORT 5.0 700 AM 2/16 ASOS
...TRUMBULL COUNTY...
1 N NEWTON FALLS 14.0 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
NEWTON FALLS 14.0 719 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
CHAMPION 13.5 900 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
YOUNGSTOWN WARREN AI 10.0 700 AM 2/16 ASOS
WARREN 6.0 700 AM 2/16 CO-OP OBSERVER
...WAYNE COUNTY...
DOYLESTOWN 8.0 630 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
DALTON 8.0 1017 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
PENNSYLVANIA
...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
MEADVILLE 5W 12.5 917 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
CONNEAUTVILLE 6SW 12.0 734 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
MEADVILLE 12.0 832 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
1 NE CONNEAUT LAKE 11.5 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
3 WNW SPRINGBORO 11.0 700 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
LINESVILLE 11.0 700 AM 2/16 CO-OP OBSERVER
SPRINGBOR 3NW 11.0 700 AM 2/16 CO-OP OBSERVER
...ERIE COUNTY...
CORRY 24.5 933 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
GIRARD 4SW 16.5 853 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
COLT STATION 15.0 918 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
AMITY TWP 14.0 736 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
NORTHEAST 6SW 13.0 700 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
FAIRVIEW 11.8 843 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
MILLCREEK TWP 11.6 805 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
2 NW EDINBORO 9.0 454 AM 2/16 SNOW SPOTTER
ERIE AIRPORT 8.0 100 PM 2/16 ASOS
1 WNW NORTH EAST 7.5 800 AM 2/16 COCORAHS
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