Unseasonably cold air moving across warm Lake Erie caused lake effect snow showers to develop during the evening of October 23rd. The snow briefly tapered off during the middle portion of the 24th and then picked up again during the afternoon. The snow finally ended for good during the early morning hours of 25th. The trees across the region still had leaves and the snow caused considerable damage. Hundreds of trees and limbs were downed resulting in many power outages. Accumulations of 4 to 8 inches were reported from eastern Cuyahoga County into Geauga County. During the peak of the event, thunder and lightning were reported and snow rates approached two inches per hour. Several airplanes on final approach to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport flew through the snow bands and were struck by lightning. No injuries were reported and all of the planes were able to safely land. The greatest accumulations were reported in Russell and Chesterland Townships of Geauga County. For much of the area, this was the first time during the Fall that temperatures had fallen to freezing. Nearly 50,000 electric customers lost power during this event. In Cuyahoga County, most of the outages were in Lyndhurst, Cleveland Heights and Mayfield Heights. In Geauga County the outages were most concentrated in Russell and Chester Townships but outages were also reported in Newburn, Auburn and Munson Townships. It took till October 26th for the power to be fully restored. Many accidents resulted from this early season snow and travel was a problem in some areas.

Lake-Effect Snow in CUYAHOGA, OHIO
From 23-OCT-13 21:00:00 to 24-OCT-13 23:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Unseasonably cold air moving across warm Lake Erie caused lake effect snow showers to develop during the evening of October 23rd. The snow briefly tapered off during the middle portion of the 24th and then picked up again during the afternoon. The snow finally ended for good during the early morning hours of 25th. The trees across the region still had leaves and the snow caused considerable damage. Hundreds of trees and limbs were downed resulting in many power outages. Accumulations of 4 to 8 inches were reported from eastern Cuyahoga County. During the peak of the event, thunder and lightning were reported and snow rates approached two inches per hour. Several airplanes on final approach to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport flew through the snow bands and were struck by lightning. No injuries were reported and all of the planes were able to safely land.  For much of the area, this was the first time during the Fall that temperatures had fallen to freezing. Nearly 50,000 electric customers lost power during this event. In Cuyahoga County, most of the outages were in Lyndhurst, Cleveland Heights and Mayfield Heights. It took till October 26th for the power to be fully restored. Many accidents resulted from this early season snow and travel was a problem in some areas.

Lake-Effect Snow in GEAUGA, OHIO
From 23-OCT-13 21:00:00 to 25-OCT-13 01:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 250.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Unseasonably cold air moving across warm Lake Erie caused lake effect snow showers to develop during the evening of October 23rd. The snow briefly tapered off during the middle portion of the 24th and then picked up again during the afternoon. The snow finally ended for good during the early morning hours of 25th. The trees across the region still had leaves and the snow caused considerable damage. Hundreds of trees and limbs were downed resulting in many power outages. Accumulations of 4 to 8 inches were reported in Geauga County. During the peak of the event, thunder and lightning were reported and snow rates approached two inches per hour. The greatest accumulations were reported in Russell and Chesterland Townships of Geauga County. For much of the area, this was the first time during the Fall that temperatures had fallen to freezing. Nearly 50,000 electric customers lost power during this event.  In Geauga County the outages were most concentrated in Russell and Chester Townships but outages were also reported in Newburn, Auburn and Munson Townships. It took till October 26th for the power to be fully restored. Many accidents resulted from this early season snow and travel was a problem in some areas.