A fast moving area of low pressure raced east across the lower Great Lakes during the evening hours of February 17th and the morning hours of the 18th.  Snow associated with this low began over Northeast Ohio during the evening of the 17th.  The snow quickly intensified and then continued through the early morning hours of the 18th.  The snow was heavy at times with visibilities less than a quarter mile and accumulations of an inch or more per hour.  Some freezing drizzle mixed with the snow over Trumbull County and thunder was reported at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport around 5 am on the 18th.  The snow quickly tapered off from west to east beginning around daybreak on the 18th and by mid morning had ended across the entire area.  Southwest winds gusted to as much as 35 mph during the first half of the event.  Winds became westerly and slowly diminished as the the surface low passed just to the north.  Considerable blowing and drifting was reported causing difficult road conditions. The morning commute was very slow and most of the schools in Northeast Ohio closed on the 18th.   Snowfall totals from Lorain County eastward across the Cleveland and Akron Metropolitan areas to Trumbull County ranged from 6 to 8 inches.  Peak totals for each of the counties affected by this storm were:  8.6 inches at South Russell in Geauga County; 8.5 inches at Hiram in Portage County; 8.3 inches at Newton Falls in Trumbull County; 8.0 inches at Twinsburg in Summit County; 7.5 inches at Lakewood in Cuyahoga County; 7.4 inches at Lodi in Medina County and 7.4 inches at North Ridgeville in Lorain County.  Dozens of accidents were reported.

Winter Storm in MEDINA, OHIO
From 17-FEB-14 20:00:00 to 18-FEB-14 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 200.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A fast moving area of low pressure raced east across the lower Great Lakes during the evening hours of February 17th and the morning hours of the 18th. Snow associated with this low began over Northeast Ohio during the evening of the 17th. The snow quickly intensified and then continued through the early morning hours of the 18th. The snow was heavy at times with visibilities less than a quarter mile and accumulations of an inch or more per hour. The snow quickly tapered off from west to east beginning around daybreak on the 18th and by mid morning had ended across the entire area. Southwest winds gusted to as much as 35 mph during the first half of the event. Winds became westerly and slowly diminished as the the surface low passed just to the north. Considerable blowing and drifting was reported causing difficult road conditions. The morning commute was very slow and most of the schools in Northeast Ohio closed on the 18th. Snowfall totals from Lorain County eastward across the Cleveland and Akron Metropolitan areas to Trumbull County ranged from 6 to 8 inches. The peak total reported in the county was 7.4 inches at Lodi.

Winter Storm in GEAUGA, OHIO
From 17-FEB-14 21:00:00 to 18-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 200.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A fast moving area of low pressure raced east across the lower Great Lakes during the evening hours of February 17th and the morning hours of the 18th. Snow associated with this low began over Northeast Ohio during the evening of the 17th. The snow quickly intensified and then continued through the early morning hours of the 18th. The snow was heavy at times with visibilities less than a quarter mile and accumulations of an inch or more per hour. The snow quickly tapered off from west to east beginning around daybreak on the 18th and by mid morning had ended across the entire area. Southwest winds gusted to as much as 35 mph during the first half of the event. Winds became westerly and slowly diminished as the the surface low passed just to the north. Considerable blowing and drifting was reported causing difficult road conditions. The morning commute was very slow and most of the schools in Northeast Ohio closed on the 18th. Snowfall totals from Lorain County eastward across the Cleveland and Akron Metropolitan areas to Trumbull County ranged from 6 to 8 inches. The peak total reported in the county was 8.6 inches at South Russell.

Winter Storm in SUMMIT, OHIO
From 17-FEB-14 20:00:00 to 18-FEB-14 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 300.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A fast moving area of low pressure raced east across the lower Great Lakes during the evening hours of February 17th and the morning hours of the 18th. Snow associated with this low began over Northeast Ohio during the evening of the 17th. The snow quickly intensified and then continued through the early morning hours of the 18th. The snow was heavy at times with visibilities less than a quarter mile and accumulations of an inch or more per hour. The snow quickly tapered off from west to east beginning around daybreak on the 18th and by mid morning had ended across the entire area. Southwest winds gusted to as much as 35 mph during the first half of the event. Winds became westerly and slowly diminished as the the surface low passed just to the north. Considerable blowing and drifting was reported causing difficult road conditions. The morning commute was very slow and most of the schools in Northeast Ohio closed on the 18th. Snowfall totals from Lorain County eastward across the Cleveland and Akron Metropolitan areas to Trumbull County ranged from 6 to 8 inches. The peak total reported in the county was 8.0 inches at Twinsburg.

Winter Storm in PORTAGE, OHIO
From 17-FEB-14 21:00:00 to 18-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 150.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A fast moving area of low pressure raced east across the lower Great Lakes during the evening hours of February 17th and the morning hours of the 18th. Snow associated with this low began over Northeast Ohio during the evening of the 17th. The snow quickly intensified and then continued through the early morning hours of the 18th. The snow was heavy at times with visibilities less than a quarter mile and accumulations of an inch or more per hour. The snow quickly tapered off from west to east beginning around daybreak on the 18th and by mid morning had ended across the entire area. Southwest winds gusted to as much as 35 mph during the first half of the event. Winds became westerly and slowly diminished as the the surface low passed just to the north. Considerable blowing and drifting was reported causing difficult road conditions. The morning commute was very slow and most of the schools in Northeast Ohio closed on the 18th. Snowfall totals from Lorain County eastward across the Cleveland and Akron Metropolitan areas to Trumbull County ranged from 6 to 8 inches. The peak total reported in the county was 8.5 inches at Hiram.

Winter Storm in CUYAHOGA, OHIO
From 17-FEB-14 20:00:00 to 18-FEB-14 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A fast moving area of low pressure raced east across the lower Great Lakes during the evening hours of February 17th and the morning hours of the 18th. Snow associated with this low began over Northeast Ohio during the evening of the 17th. The snow quickly intensified and then continued through the early morning hours of the 18th. The snow was heavy at times with visibilities less than a quarter mile and accumulations of an inch or more per hour.  The snow quickly tapered off from west to east beginning around daybreak on the 18th and by mid morning had ended across the entire area. Southwest winds gusted to as much as 35 mph during the first half of the event. Winds became westerly and slowly diminished as the the surface low passed just to the north. Considerable blowing and drifting was reported causing difficult road conditions. The morning commute was very slow and most of the schools in Northeast Ohio closed on the 18th. Snowfall totals from Lorain County eastward across the Cleveland and Akron Metropolitan areas to Trumbull County ranged from 6 to 8 inches. A peak total in the county for this storm was 7.5 inches at Lakewood.

Winter Storm in TRUMBULL, OHIO
From 17-FEB-14 21:00:00 to 18-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 250.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A fast moving area of low pressure raced east across the lower Great Lakes during the evening hours of February 17th and the morning hours of the 18th. Snow associated with this low began over Northeast Ohio during the evening of the 17th. The snow quickly intensified and then continued through the early morning hours of the 18th. The snow was heavy at times with visibilities less than a quarter mile and accumulations of an inch or more per hour. The snow quickly tapered off from west to east beginning around daybreak on the 18th and by mid morning had ended across the entire area. Southwest winds gusted to as much as 35 mph during the first half of the event. Winds became westerly and slowly diminished as the the surface low passed just to the north. Considerable blowing and drifting was reported causing difficult road conditions. The morning commute was very slow and most of the schools in Northeast Ohio closed on the 18th. Snowfall totals from Lorain County eastward across the Cleveland and Akron Metropolitan areas to Trumbull County ranged from 6 to 8 inches. The peak total reported in the county was 8.3 inches at Newton Falls in Trumbull County.

Winter Storm in LORAIN, OHIO
From 17-FEB-14 19:30:00 to 18-FEB-14 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 300.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A fast moving area of low pressure raced east across the lower Great Lakes during the evening hours of February 17th and the morning hours of the 18th. Snow associated with this low began over Northeast Ohio during the evening of the 17th. The snow quickly intensified and then continued through the early morning hours of the 18th. The snow was heavy at times with visibilities less than a quarter mile and accumulations of an inch or more per hour. The snow quickly tapered off from west to east beginning around daybreak on the 18th and by mid morning had ended across the entire area. Southwest winds gusted to as much as 35 mph during the first half of the event. Winds became westerly and slowly diminished as the the surface low passed just to the north. Considerable blowing and drifting was reported causing difficult road conditions. The morning commute was very slow and most of the schools in Northeast Ohio closed on the 18th. Snowfall totals from Lorain County eastward across the Cleveland and Akron Metropolitan areas to Trumbull County ranged from 6 to 8 inches. A peak total in the county of 7.4 inches was reported at North Ridgeville.