Winter Weather in Ashtabula, Ohio

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 bands of snow struggled to organize into Ashtabula County, however there were some brief periods of moderate to heavy snow, particularly Thanksgiving day and night. Accumulations occurred over a period of 24 to 36 hours, so did not reach heavy snow criteria. However, storm total accumulations from spotters did exceed 6 inches in parts of the county. Selected spotter reports include 7.1 inches in Cherry Valley Township, 6.9 inches in Colebrook Township, and 5.2 inches in Monroe Township.

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.