2024-2025 Season Long Lake Effect and Upslope snow

[Snow____]

Snow game in Buffalo Sunday??

[Hiramite]

As of this morning 11/30, numerous sections of I-90 from NE OH to Buffalo are closed!!

Snow totals in OH/PA as of the evening of Friday 11/29.   32" in Erie County so far is tops in OH/PA but it has snowed heavily in much of this area overnight (11/29-30).  The snow band is expected to lift north today before settling south again late in the day on Sunday 11/31.

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LOCATION                TOTAL      TIME/DATE  COMMENTS
                     SNOWFALL       MEASURED
                     (inches)

OHIO

...Ashtabula County...
  Edgewood               19.5   719 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  1 NNE Saybrook         17.0   720 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  3 E South Madison      14.2   845 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  2 ESE Monroe Center    13.7   620 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  1 NNE Geneva           12.5   600 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  2 S Ashtabula          11.5   550 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  4 SE Harpersfield       8.3   735 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter

...Geauga County...
  2 ESE South Thompson    9.5   916 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter

...Lake County...
  3 W South Madison      12.5   545 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  2 ESE Perry             9.4   712 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  2 WNW Concord           9.2   820 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  North Madison           8.5   700 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  2 WSW North Madison     8.5   800 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  2 SSW Mentor-On-the-    4.0   840 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  Mentor-on-the-Lake      4.0   830 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  Willoughby              3.0   745 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  1 W Eastlake            1.4   840 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter

...Lorain County...
  3 SE Elyria               T   800 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter

...Mahoning County...
  Canfield                0.7   745 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter

...Portage County...
  2 W Ravenna             0.5   700 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter

...Summit County...
  1 W Barberton           2.2   800 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  1 NW Tallmadge          0.7   800 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  3 N Portage Lakes         T   715 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter

...Trumbull County...
  1 WNW Newton Falls      0.3   700 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  Cortland                  T   655 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter

PENNSYLVANIA

...Crawford County...
  3 NW Venango            7.3   655 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter

...Erie County...
  2 ESE North East       32.1   700 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  Girard                 30.2   617 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  4 S Wesleyville        27.0   630 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  4 W Colt Station       27.0   700 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  Northwest Harborcree   26.7   730 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  2 SW Wesleyville       25.5   808 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  1 NW Harborcreek       24.8   445 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  1 W Erie               23.8   700 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  1 WNW North East       20.0   500 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  2 ESE Erie             20.0   715 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  2 E Edinboro            9.0   630 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  2 NW Edinboro           9.0   500 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  Union City              7.9   700 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter
  1 WNW Union City        6.3   730 PM 11/29  Trained Spotter

 

Edited November 30, 2024 by Hiramite

[Hiramite]

7 hours ago, Snow____ said:

Snow game in Buffalo Sunday??

It sure looks like flakes will be flying but with it being an 8PM game, the current forecast of those fickle LES bands has the snow winding down late Sunday.  Nevertheless, it should be a fun game to watch!

 

NWS "Point & Click" forecast as of this morning (11/30)....

Tonight (Sat 11/30)

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 24. Southwest wind 13 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 12 to 18 inches possible.

Sunday

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 32. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Snow showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind 5 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

[Hiramite]

I'm a bit late with this, but here's a link to ODOT cameras in the Ashtabula area (extreme NE OH abutting PA).  But the snow is moving out of the area as of 7AM this morning  11/30.

https://www.weatherbug.com/traffic-cam/ashtabula-oh-44004

[Hiramite]

Pretty close to "final" totals for Round 1 in OH/PA.  A few spots either side of 40".

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********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION                TOTAL      TIME/DATE  COMMENTS
                     SNOWFALL       MEASURED
                     (inches)

OHIO

...Ashtabula County...
  1 ESE Ashtabula        39.0  1126 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  1 NNE Saybrook         37.1   430 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  Edgewood               33.2   915 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  1 NNE Geneva           32.0   640 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  2 ESE Monroe Center    26.0   800 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  3 E South Madison      20.4   730 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  3 ENE Trumbull         13.5   934 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  4 SE Harpersfield      12.2   726 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter

...Cuyahoga County...
  Pepper Pike               T   800 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  1 ENE Lyndhurst           T   930 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter

...Geauga County...
  2 ESE South Thompson   10.0   858 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  2 ENE Russell Center      T   700 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter

...Lake County...
  North Madison          23.5   700 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  3 W South Madison      21.6   855 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  2 WSW North Madison    20.0   820 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  2 ESE Perry            18.0   730 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  2 WNW Concord          12.2   845 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  Mentor-on-the-Lake      6.7   830 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  2 SSW Mentor-On-the-    6.0   900 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  2 S Waite Hill          5.5   800 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter

...Lucas County...
  3 N Holland               T   730 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  1 ESE Neapolis            T   800 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter

...Mahoning County...
  2 ESE Austintown        0.9   654 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  Canfield                0.7   900 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter

...Portage County...
  2 W Ravenna               T   705 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter

...Stark County...
  2 ENE Canton            0.5   520 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter

...Summit County...
  1 W Barberton           2.5   820 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter

PENNSYLVANIA

...Crawford County...
  3 NW Venango           12.3   705 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  3 NE Cochranton         0.8   630 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter

...Erie County...
  2 ESE North East       42.3   700 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  Northwest Harborcree   38.2   825 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  4 S Wesleyville        38.0   800 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  4 W Colt Station       38.0   700 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  1 NW Harborcreek       33.3   630 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  2 SW Wesleyville       31.4   801 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  2 ESE Erie             31.0   720 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  2 W Avonia             24.0   730 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  2 NW Edinboro          20.0   600 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  2 E Edinboro           16.9   830 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter
  1 WNW Union City        9.1   730 AM 11/30  Trained Spotter

 

[btbucks]

Was flying out of Charlotte, only cancelled flight, ERIE. Buffalo was on time.

[Hiramite]

Round two starting up for OH/PA as the band starts moving south again today.

Here's the WS Severity Index map, some "Extreme Impacts" showing up.

[Hiramite]

Not the best source for actual amounts, but gives one a good sense where the snow fell.  Almost maxed out the "snowfall scale". Last 72 hours.

 

[TLChip]

Seeing some pictures from Erie and Watertown just amazing, 3-4’ it looks like easy.

[TLChip]

Snagged a few pictures from an Erie FB group. 

Edited December 2, 2024 by TLChip

[Snowbelted]

Lake band finally made its way over my house. Got about 4 inches overnight. I'll take that over the 4 feet Ashtabula got.

[NWOhioChaser]

Some gnarly waves off Michigan as the low departs. 

[NWOhioChaser]

What is this? Round 3? Bleeping insane. Another foot possible in some areas 

[Hiramite]

Pretty much the final tally for the 11/29 -12/2 LES Event:

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...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 900 PM
EST Thu Nov 28 through 900 AM EST Tue Dec 03...

...MICHIGAN...
OTSEGO LAKE STATE PARK 2 N           46.7                    
MCMILLAN 7 N                         40.0                    
ELMIRA 2 SE                          39.4                    
MUNISING                             35.3                    
GAYLORD 9 SSW                        33.8                    
PAINESDALE                           29.1                    
IRONWOOD 7.3 NNE                     27.0                    
SAULT STE. MARIE                     26.2                    
TWIN LAKES 0.2 SW                    24.8                    
HOUGHTON 2 ESE                       21.0                    
NEWBERRY                             19.0                    

...NEW YORK...
CASTORLAND 4 WSW                     65.9                    
COPENHAGEN 3 SW                      65.9                    
BARNES CORNERS 4 SW                  65.5                    
FORT DRUM                            63.0                    
MONTAGUE                             60.0                    
CASSADAGA                            56.5                    
PERRYSBURG                           53.7                    
BLACK RIVER 5 SE                     52.8                    
WEST CARTHAGE 4 WSW                  47.2                    
NEW BREMEN 1 NE                      46.0                    
ADAMS                                45.0                    
DEWITTVILLE 1 SSE                    42.5                    
CATTARAUGUS 3 W                      40.9                    
LOWVILLE                             40.0                    
BUFFALO 3.7 SE                       12.8                    

...OHIO...
SAYBROOK 1 NNE                       61.2                    
GENEVA 1 NNE                         47.0                    
NORTH MADISON                        45.0                    
EDGEWOOD                             41.2                    
PAINESVILLE 1 E                      37.0                    
MONROE CENTER 2 ESE                  36.9                    
ASHTABULA 2 S                        34.5                    
SOUTH MADISON 3 W                    34.4                    
KINGSVILLE 3 S                       32.7                    
CONCORD 2 WNW                        27.2                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
GIRARD                               59.3                    
NORTH EAST 2 ESE                     55.2                    
COLT STATION 4 W                     54.6                    
HABORCREEK 4 SE                      53.0                    
WESLEYVILLE 4 S                      53.0                    
ERIE 2 ESE                           46.5                    
EDINBORO 2 NW                        33.0                    
VENANGO 3 NW                         23.6                    
UNION CITY                           22.8      

 

[Hiramite]

Next round.  This one a little more widespread with some gusty winds but totals significantly less in the previous hard-hit areas.

[Snowbelted]

From CLE ..... Unpleasantness

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4
AM EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow expected. Total snow accumulations
  between 6 and 10 inches with locally higher amounts where bands
  persist. The highest totals will generally be in the higher
  terrain of the warning area, including all of Geauga, southern
  Lake, eastern and southern Cuyahoga, northern Summit, northern
  Portage, and northwestern Trumbull Counties. Winds gusting as high
  as 50 mph near the lakeshore with gusts to 45 mph inland.

[NWOhioChaser]

Blizzard warning for Erie County, PA for up to another 20” of snow. Unreal.

[Hiramite]

It's been "cooking" pretty good IMBY since a couple of hours after the arctic from rolled thru.  Eye-balling a solid 5" so far at 7:30am.

Edit: Measured 6.5” at 10:00.  Nothing but a few flakes atm.

Edited December 5, 2024 by Hiramite

[Snowbelted]

White out conditions in my neck of the woods. 7 ish inches so far.

[Snowbelted]

Now about a foot on the ground.

 

Wildlife out enjoying the snow.

 

[Chinook]

3 hours ago, Snowbelted said:

Now about a foot on the ground.

 

Wildlife out enjoying the snow.

 

Is that a sea otter?

[Chinook]

here's your low level 40 kt winds across every lake

low-level cool jet

[Snowbelted]

2 hours ago, Chinook said:

Is that a sea otter?

American mink I believe.

[Chinook]

4 minutes ago, Snowbelted said:

American mink I believe.

I have never seen a polecat (dumb-sounding name, by my opinion) like a mink, ferret, in the wild, except for Pacific sea otters.

[Snowbelted]

20 minutes ago, Chinook said:

I have never seen a polecat (dumb-sounding name, by my opinion) like a mink, ferret, in the wild, except for Pacific sea otters.

First one I have seen in my yard. Frolicked around for 10 minutes or so.