Lake-Effect Snow — Ashtabula, Ohio

2024-12-21 to 2024-12-22 · Ashtabula, Ohio

Event narrative

Cold north-northwesterly winds developed overnight December 20th into early December 21st, allowing for lake effect snow to develop and push into far northeastern Ohio. This lake effect continued through the 21st and didn't wind down until early on December 22nd. The main feature of this lake effect event was a band of heavier snow connected to Lake Huron, which impacted western and southern portions of Ashtabula County from early December 21st through pre-dawn December 22nd with rates of over 1 inch per hour at times. The most intense snow occurred during the evening hours of December 21st. A spotter in Dorset Township measured 10.3 inches of snow with this event. Other spotters reported 8.7 inches in Jefferson and 6.1 inches in Monroe Township.

Wider weather episode

Cold north-northwesterly winds developed overnight December 20th into early December 21st, allowing for lake effect snow to develop and push into far northeastern Ohio. This lake effect continued through the 21st and didn't wind down until early on December 22nd. The main feature of this lake effect event was a band of heavier snow connected to Lake Huron, which drifted across parts of Geauga and Ashtabula Counties for about 24 hours while producing snow rates over 1 inch per hour at times. A peak total of 10.3 inches was measured by a trained spotter in Dorset in Ashtabula County. A peak total of 9 inches was measured by a spotter in Burton in Geauga County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1260165. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.