Lake-Effect Snow — Geauga, Ohio

2025-11-27 to 2025-11-28 · Geauga, Ohio

Event narrative

Following a strong cold front that crossed on November 26th, much colder air flowed in and allowed significant lake-effect snow to develop. This snow was initially carried into western New York by southwest winds, but gradually shifted south and west into the snowbelt region of Northeast Ohio as winds turned more west-northwest on Thanksgiving. Heavy lake effect snow then continued into Black Friday before tapering off. Snow rates exceeded one inch per hour at times within lake effect bands across Geauga County, especially late Thanksgiving Day and night. A trained spotter reported a peak accumulation of 15 inches in Auburn Township. Other select spotter reports include 14.8 inches in Troy Township, 13.3 inches in Russell Township, 9.4 inches in Novelty, 9 inches in Burton, and 6 inches in Chardon.

Wider weather episode

Following a strong cold front that crossed on November 26th, much colder air flowed in and allowed significant lake-effect snow to develop. This snow was initially carried into western New York by southwest winds, but gradually shifted south and west into the snowbelt region of Northeast Ohio as winds turned more west-northwest on Thanksgiving. Heavy lake effect snow then continued into Black Friday before tapering off. Snow rates exceeded one inch per hour at times within lake effect bands, especially late Thanksgiving Day and night. A peak accumulation of 15 inches was reported in Auburn Township. Other selected totals include 14.8 in Troy Township, 14.5 inches in Hiram, 13.1 inches in Chagrin Falls, and 11 inches in Southington.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1302640. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.