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Snow Update: How much has fallen and what to expect through the weekend

Cleveland forecast from the Power of 5 weather team

By: Katie McGraw

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HOW MUCH SNOW FELL?

Heavy lake effect snow overnight in Ashtabula dropped over a foot of snow in a few spots Wednesday into Thursday! The highest totals were very isolated but certainly impactful to those in northern Ashtabula County. Most communities in the snowbelt picked up 1-3 inches of snow and elsewhere a dusting of snow at the most. Check out some snow total in the table below. Monroe Center got over 17 inches.

TIME & DATE	LOCATION	AMOUNT IN INCHES
05:30 am EST - 11/17/2022	NORTH MADISON, OH	5.5
05:30 am EST - 11/17/2022	1 ENE JEFFERSON, OH	2.1
06:00 am EST - 11/17/2022	1 WSW Madison, OH	2
06:10 am EST - 11/17/2022	1 WNW CHERRY HILL, PA	12.4
06:48 am EST - 11/17/2022	2 S ASHTABULA, OH	9.8
06:55 am EST - 11/17/2022	EDGEWOOD, OH	16.1
07:00 am EST - 11/17/2022	3 WNW Springboro, PA	13.8
07:00 am EST - 11/17/2022	3 WNW SPRINGBORO, PA	13.8
07:00 am EST - 11/17/2022	2 ESE Pierpont, OH	5.5
07:00 am EST - 11/17/2022	2 W SOUTH THOMPSON, OH	2
07:00 am EST - 11/17/2022	2 SE South Madison, OH	2
07:25 am EST - 11/17/2022	1 WSW Conneaut, OH	14
07:30 am EST - 11/17/2022	2 ESE MONROE CENTER, OH	17.2
07:35 am EST - 11/17/2022	2 N Cherry Valley, OH	2.1
08:00 am EST - 11/17/2022	2 W Avonia,	7.8
08:00 am EST - 11/17/2022	3 ENE Trumbull, OH	2
08:15 am EST - 11/17/2022	1 SE Sagamore Hills, OH	2.2
08:32 am EST - 11/17/2022	1 ESE Ashtabula, OH	14

You can find additional totals here as well: Snow Amounts.

Scattered lake effect snow will continue to be possible Friday with limited accumulation for most of the viewing area. The exception will be our most northeastern communities. Over the next three days, we will continue to watch lakeshore communities east of Cleveland. Scroll through the images of Futurecast below to get an idea about the placement of Lake effect snow over the next day.

WHAT ABOUT THIS WEEKEND?

Saturday looks to remain dry throughout most of the day, but another round of potentially heavy lake effect snow looks possible Saturday night and into Sunday morning. A winter storm watch has been issued for snow totals in excess of 6 inches in a few locations.

Otherwise, it will be cold and WINDY! This will result in blowing and drifting snow and white out conditions at times especially late Saturday/early Sunday. Temperatures will be in the low-to-mid 30s. That is WELL below average for the middle of November by about 15-20 degrees. Plus, with breezy winds, it will feel even colder! Wind chills will be in the 20s & teens!

A warm front will lift through the area early next week though!

ALL EYES ON BUFFALO

Lake-effect snow will continue to be a top headline as a lake-effect storm is expected for Buffalo, New York, where the Browns were supposed to play Sunday afternoon.That game has now been re-located until Detroit, Michigan.

Winds will be out of the southwest and produce heavy lake-effect snow across the city of Buffalo. The snow will ramp up tonight and continue through early Sunday morning. The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued several Lake Effect Snow Warnings starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, and it remains in effect until 1 pm on Sunday. The heaviest snow is expected late this evening through Friday night when snowfall rates could exceed 3 inches per hour! Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will produce patchy blowing snow. Snow totals could be as high as 2 to 4 feet in the most persistent bands! The NWS also said, "travel will be very difficult to impossible."