Winter Storm — Trumbull, Ohio

2008-03-07 to 2008-03-08 · Trumbull, Ohio

Event narrative

Snow began across the area during the morning hours of the 7th and continued through the day. During the afternoon hours, snow was light to moderate with visibilities dropping down to a half mile or less at times. The snow tapered to flurries during the evening hours of the 7th, and then mixed with some sleet and freezing rain later that evening. Only trace amounts of ice were reported during the evening hours. Through the remainder of the overnight hours, precipitation changed back to snow across northern areas. Across southern locations of the county, snow continued to mix with sleet and freezing rain through the overnight and morning hours into the 8th. By early afternoon, the precipitation changed back to all snow across the entire area. The snow finally tapered to flurries and ended during the late evening hours. Gusty winds on the 7th and 8th around 30 mph caused some blowing and drifting of snow, especially over the northern half of the county. Numerous accidents were reported across the area during this event. Snowfall totals from this storm varied widely across the area for this storm as the mix of sleet and freezing rain was more persistent across southern portions of the county. Totals include 16.0 inches in Newton Falls, 11.6 inches offically at the Youngstown Airport, and 9.0 inches in Champion.

Wider weather episode

On the morning of March 7th, low pressure was located along the Gulf Coast States. Snow spread into the region during the morning and afternoon hours, then tapered off a bit during the evening and overnight into the 8th. Snow intensified across the area as low pressure moved north into the Carolinas by the morning of the 8th. Snow persisted across much of the area, but did mix with sleet and freezing rain at times across far eastern Ohio. By the evening hours of the 8th, snow began tapering off from west to east. Any areas of mixed precipitation across far eastern Ohio changed back to snow before ending. The low pressure continued intensifying as it moved into New England by the morning hours of the 9th. Some light snow and flurries persisted overnight, mainly from around Cleveland and points east, but by midday on the 9th the snow tapered off across the entire area. Throughout this event, locations across northwest Ohio picked up between 5.0 and 10.0 inches. Those locations experienced a rather steep gradient for snowfall totals. In eastern Ohio, snowfall amounts were slightly lower as sleet and freezing rain mixed in at times causing reduced snowfall amounts. Locations across northeast and north-central Ohio saw the greatest snowfall amounts with 21.5 inches in Broadview Heights in Cuyahoga County, and 21.0 inches in Galion located in Crawford County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 89577. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.