ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FOR DECEMBER 31ST TO JANUARY 1ST LAKE EFFECT! HAPPY NEW YEARS!!

Happy New Years!

STAY SAFE OUT THERE! PLEASE DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE. AND TAKE IT SLOW BECAUSE IT COULD BE SNOWING!

Additional snowfall accumulations for 29-30th storm!

Lake effect!!!

FINAL UPDATED SNOWFALL MAPS... UNLESS SIGNIFICANT CHANGES OCCUR

CONFIDENCE: VERY HIGH (92.5%)

PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE IN OHIO IS CURRENTLY SEEING SNOWFALL!

POST PICTURES, SNOWFALL TOTALS HERE!

Snowfall update: 28th to 30th Storm Confidence: HIGH

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Quiet or active pattern 12-28-12

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UPDATED ADVISORIES THAT I ISSUE... NOT NOAA!

THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO

HAS NOW BEEN CANCELED 

THE STORM HAS WEAKENED AND ALSO THE HEAVIEST OF THE  SNOW LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE MORE NORTH. 

A HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK- 12-27-12  8:35 AM

A HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM SUNDAY. 

A HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK HAS BEEN ISSUED BECAUSE HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. AN ALBERTA CLIPPER IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. 

ALBERTA CLIPPER'S USUALLY DUMP AROUND 1-3 INCHES OF SNOW. THIS ALBERTA CLIPPER LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT STRONGER AND DUMP ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THIS SYSTEM WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS THE ONE WE JUST SEEN. LAKE EFFECT IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE AROUND 1-2 INCHES BY 2 OR 3 PM SUNDAY! STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST UPDATES!

UPDATED ADVISORIES I ISSUE NOT NOAA!

URGENT- WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
5:02 AM

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM SUNDAY. EXPECT AROUND 5-9" WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A TRACE OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS ALSO POSSIBLE. DURING THIS TIME TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT. STAY TUNED AS THERE WILL BE MANY UPDATES TO THIS FORECAST!

A HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK: 4:45 AM

A HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR NORTHEAST OHIO. EXPECT SOME LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO PRODUCE AROUND 1-2" POSSIBLE 3" IF STUCK UNDER A HEAVY SNOW BAND.

ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL FOR 26-27TH STORM

THERE HAS BEEN REPORTS OF 1 TO 2.5" OF SNOW PER HOUR! THIS IS STILL A VERY DANGEROUS STORM SYSTEM! COUNTIES ACROSS OHIO HAVE SNOW BANS, SNOW EMERGENCIES AND SOME COUNTIES IN THE NORTHEAST ARE NOW CLOSING! THIS IS A VERY BAD SYSTEM AND I SUGGEST YOU DO NOT DRIVE FOR AT LEAST ONE TO TWO HOURS AFTER THE STORM IS OVER SO THE ROADWAYS CAN GET CLEARED! ALSO I DO NOT EXPECT SOUTHEASTERN OHIO TO SEE ANY WINTRY PRECIPITATION. THERE MAY BE A FEW SNOWFLAKES TO MIX IN BUT IT IS UNLIKELY!

HERE IS AN ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL MAP!

HERE IS MY UPDATED WATCHES/WARNINGS I ISSUED! NOT NOAA

NOW THIS IS MY FINAL UPDATE FOR 26-28TH MAJOR SNOWSTORM

MY FINAL UPDATE ON 26-28TH SNOWFALL MAP

VERY MAJOR SNOWSTORM ON OUR HANDS, AND COULD BE A MAJOR ICE STORM IN THE SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF OHIO!

Updated Ratings for This MAJOR SNOWSTORM

Northeast Region: 8/10

Northwest Region: 7/10

Central Region: 5/10

Southwest Region: 4/10

Southeast Region: 3/10


This is what the number mean


0-2: A minor system should move through, almost no winds. Snow accumulations of 1-2 inches. No ice accumulations expected

3-5: A more stronger system, some mild winds could be strong at times, minor ice accumulations, and around 3-7" of snow accumulations expected

6-8: A pretty strong system, strong winds possible, pretty heavy ice accumulations could happen, pretty bad weather related travel delays, snow accumulations of 8-15"

9-10: Very strong system. (This is reserved for potentially a devastating storm that could last more than 3 days) Strong winds are likely, Very heavy ice accumulations could happen. Very bad weather related travel delays likely! Snow accumulations of 16"+

MERRY CHRISTMAS! HAVE A GREAT DAY!

Updated Watches/Warning/Advisories I ISSUED, NOT NOAA

URGENT- WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE (NORTHEAST)

A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for all of Northeast Ohio, which is in effect from 5 am Wednesday to 11 am Thursday. A winter storm is moving up into this area and is expected to be very significant. Expect around 14-18" of snowfall with locally higher amounts. Be prepared and stay off the roads as they will be very dangerous and possibly impossible to drive on.

A Blizzard Watch is also in effect for Northeast Ohio, Which is in effect from 5 am Wednesday to 11 am Thursday. A winter storm is moving up into this area and is expected to be very significant along with strong gusty winds. Blizzard conditions are very likely with this storm. This area could see whiteout conditions at times. So stay off roads unless it is absolutely important!


URGENT- WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE (NORTHWEST)

A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for all of Northwest Ohio, which is in effect from 4 am Wednesday to 9 am Thursday. A winter storm is moving up into this area and is expected to be significant. Expect around 6-10 inches of snowfall with locally higher amounts. Be prepared and stay off roads as they will be very dangerous to drive on.


URGENT- WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE (WEST CENTRAL)

A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for all of West Central Ohio, which is in effect from 3 am Wednesday to 9 am Thursday. A winter storm is moving up into this area and is expected to be significant. Expect around 7-11 inches of snowfall, with locally higher amounts. You can also expect around 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch of ice accumulation. Be prepared and stay off roads as they will be very dangerous to drive on, and could possibly be impossible to drive on.

URGENT- WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE (EAST CENTRAL)

A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for all of East Central Ohio, which is in effect from 5 am Wednesday to 10 am Thursday A winter storm is moving up into this area and is expected to be significant. Expect around 5-9 inches of snowfall with locally higher amounts, and around 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch of ice accumulation possible. Be prepared and stay of roads as they will be very dangerous and possibly impossible to drive on.

URGENT- WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE (SOUTHWEST)

A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for all of Southwest Ohio, which is in effect from 1 am Wednesday to 11 am Thursday. A winter storm is moving up in this area. It is uncertain if significant snowfall will be produced due to the uncertainty of how cold the temperatures are. Expect around 4-6 inches of snow with locally higher amounts possible. Be prepared to stay off the roads as they can become very hazardous to drive on.

URGENT- WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE (SOUTHEAST)

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for all of Southeast Ohio, which is in effect from 2 am Wednesday to 9 am Thursday. A winter storm is expected to move into this area but is not expected to hit this area that hard due to the warmer temperatures. Expect around 2-4 inches of snowfall with locally higher amounts possible. Minor ice accumulations are possible. Be prepared and stay off the roads because the combination of snow, and ice accumulations can cause hazardous roads.

Updated 26-28th Major Snowstorm!

This is a very major storm system! I would not to be surprised to see some isolated areas having more than 18". This is going to grab tons of moisture from the gulf and then travel up to our area! be prepared because it is coming

That 12"+ is the most likely area that could see higher than 18". Be prepared especially anywhere in the red and purple area! I have issued blizzard watches in this area! THOSE WATCHES/WARNINGS WERE NOT ISSUED BY NOAA! I ISSUED THEM! Stay tuned for the latest updates!

Confidence in the forecast: HIGH (85%)

Updated Watches and Warnings that i have issued! This is NOT NOAAS!

The winter storm watch in the Northeast and Central Ohio is in effect from 11pm Tuesday until 1 pm Thursday. You can expect a Winter Storm Warning to be issued either tonight or tomorrow morning. You can expect around 8-12" with more snow possible in isolated areas. You can also expect blowing and drifting snow on top of it. Expect blizzard like conditions to occur during this time period. Blowing and drifting snow could cause travel to be very dangerous and in some cases become impossible to drive in.  By the end of the storm you could see it briefly transition over to freezing rain or a mixing as temperatures should climb between 32-33 at the end of the storm. A blizzard watch is also in effect for this area. A blizzard watch means there is a potential for winds to be 35 mph+ for more than 3 hours along with the snow. This could be dangerous for many areas!


The Winter storm watch for Northwest Ohio is in effect from 6 pm Tuesday to 11 am Thursday.  You can expect a Winter Storm Warning  to be issued either tonight or tomorrow morning. You can expect a genera 5-9" with a local 10"+. You can expect blizzard like conditions to occur during this time period. Blowing and drifting snow could cause travel very dangerous and is likely to become impossible to drive in.

A winter weather advisory is in effect for southern Ohio, it is in effect from 6 pm TUE to 10 am THU. You can expect around 3-5". You can also expect to see some ice accumulations, it does not seem significant but it does have a chance to be significant. You can expect some minor blowing and drifting snow but nothing to cause a Blizzard Warning. Weather will cause travel to be hazardous and can become impossible to drive in at times! Stay tuned for the very latest!

This is any alerts THAT I HAVE ISSUED! NOAA HAS NOT ISSUED THESE! THESE ARE MINE!

These are the warnings/watches that i used not NOAA.

I AM POSTING MY OWN ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS FOR ALL OF OHIO! THIS IS NOT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUT THESE ARE MY WARNINGS! WILL HAVE IT SOON

Winter Storm 26-28th Precipitation Outlook! Could we see a blizzard with this storm? Its possible!

THIS COULD BE A MAJOR STORM FOR MOST OF OHIO! THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF PEOPLE TRAVELING THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS! CONFIDENCE IN THIS FORECAST: MEDIUM (70%)

Rating this winter storm for the 26-28th!

Northeast Ohio: 7

Northwest Ohio: 4

Central Ohio: 5

Southwest Ohio: 4

Southeast Ohio: 3

I am now rating winter storms from 0-10

What the numbers mean

0-2: A minor system should move through, almost no winds. Snow accumulations of 1-2 inches. No ice accumulations expected

3-5: A more stronger system, some mild winds could be strong at times, minor ice accumulations, and around 3-7" of snow accumulations expected

6-8: A pretty strong system, strong winds possible, pretty heavy ice accumulations could happen, pretty bad weather related travel delays, snow accumulations of 8-15"

9-10: Very strong system. (This is reserved for potentially a devastating storm that could last more than 3 days) Strong winds are likely, Very heavy ice accumulations could happen. Very bad weather related travel delays likely! Snow accumulations of 16"+

Updated Christmas Eve System/ Travel Delays

This Christmas Eve storm is actually looking just a tad warmer. It could cause some slushy roads, possible if the Precipitation of snow/rain would fall hard enough. Since the ground is below 32 degrees for Northeast Ohio the snow if it does fall has a good chance of sticking. In the mixing you can get any of the following, Snow, Sleet, Rain and/or freezing rain. Or you could see all at once. Its tricky. If you do see all snow from this storm i expect in the Northeast you could see around 1" with maybe 2" if your lucky.

Here is the precipitation Outlook for Christmas Eve System

Here is the Weather Related Travel Delays for Christmas Eve

This forecast has High Confidence.

Christmas Eve is tomorrow... Merry Christmas Everyone!

Christmas Eve system looking a little warmer!

The Christmas Eve storm is looking a little warmer. So if this stays the same then the totals will change
Here is my updated forecast map for snowfall totals!

As you can see the totals shouldn't be more than an inch. There could be an isolated area with 1.5-2".
Confidence in this forecast, Medium: 65%

Christmas eve system/ Travel delays

Christmas eve is coming up and there is a system that is likely to move through. Here are the expected snowfall amounts for the Christmas eve system. It will be a very minor system.

On top of that here are the expected weather Travel Delays. This is not included in non- weather related delays!

Could we see a Blizzard for the North and a possible Ice Storm for the south?

For all of Ohio we have a potential to see a major system that could move through are area! We could see anywhere from 8-14"+ with this storm around the 26-28th For Columbus south this area could see 2-5"+ with around 1/2-3/4" of ice. This could be devastating especially if the possible heavy ice could way down trees and power lines! This snowstorm is looking better and better if you like the snow!

Here is the map of the possible storm
My Confidence in this map: Medium  (60%)