Winter Weather — Lake, Ohio

1998-01-13 to 1998-01-16 · near Countywide, Lake, Ohio

Wider weather episode

A combination of occasional rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow, particularly on Tuesday the 13th, caused icy roads, bridges, sidewalks and other exposed surfaces. Many schools were closed. Hospital emergency rooms treated numerous ice related injuries (mostly from slips and falls). Even salt trucks had trouble negotiating the icy roads - at least two of them tipped over. This event did not meet winter storm criteria.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5634167. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.