Lake-Effect Snow — Ashtabula Lakeshore, Ohio

2019-12-10 to 2019-12-11 · Ashtabula Lakeshore, Ohio

Event narrative

A trough of low pressure entered the eastern Great Lakes region on the afternoon of December 10th and allowed for a west-to-east lake effect snow band to set up over portions of Northeast Ohio. This band of snow was relatively short-lived during the evening hours of the 10th. However, in its short duration, this band dumped almost 10 inches of snow in portions of Ashtabula County in under 12 hours. The maximum snow for this event in the lakeshore areas of Ashtabula County was 9.3 inches in the Edgewood area of Ashtabula. Other selected event totals for the lakeshore areas include: 7.5 inches in Saybrook Township, 7 inches in Conneaut, 6.6 inches in Ashtabula, and 5 inches in Geneva.

Wider weather episode

A trough of low pressure entered the eastern Great Lakes region on the afternoon of December 10th and allowed for a west-to-east lake effect snow band to set up over portions of Northeast Ohio. This band of snow was relatively short-lived during the evening hours of the 10th. However, in its short duration, this band dumped almost 10 inches of snow in portions of Ashtabula County in under 12 hours. The maximum snow for this event was 9.3 inches in the Edgewood area of Ashtabula. Other selected event totals include: 8.8 inches in Monroe Township, 8 inches in Kelloggsville, 7.5 inches in Saybrook Township, 7 inches in Conneaut, 6.6 inches in Ashtabula, 5.5 inches in Plymouth Township, and 5 inches in Geneva.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 867895. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.