Lake-Effect Snow — Geauga, Ohio

2024-12-21 · Geauga, 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 before winding down to lighter snow showers that persisted into early December 22nd. The main feature of this lake effect event was a band of heavier snow connected to Lake Huron, which impacted portions of Geauga County from early December 21st through parts of that afternoon, with rates over 1 inch per hour at times. The most intense snow occurred during the morning and early afternoon hours on the 21st. Trained spotters reported 9 inches of snow in Burton, 7 inches in Munson Township, and 6 inches in Auburn with this event. CoCoRaHS observers measured 8.6 inches of snow in Montville and 6 inches in Middlefield, with 8 inches measured by a Cooperative Observer in Chardon.

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 1260167. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.