An area of low pressure moved east across the Tennessee Valley on January 2nd.  A trough extending north from this low caused snow to develop just before midnight on  January 2nd.  The trough moved into western Pennsylvania during the late afternoon hours of the 2nd causing the flow to become northerly off of Lake Erie.  Snowfall intensities began to increase during the morning hours with visibilities dropping below a quarter mile for several hours during the afternoon and early evening hours.  Snowfall rates during this time approached two inches per hour.  The evening commute in the Cleveland area was very difficult and dozens of accidents were reported.  The snow finally tapered off from west to east during the late evening hours.  Northeast to north winds gusted to as much as 25 mph during this event causing a lot of blowing and drifting.  Six to eight inches of snow fell from Lorain County east across the Cleveland Metropolitan area and Lake and Geauga Counties and into Ashtabula Counties.  Much of this accumulation fell between 1 and 6 pm.  A peak total of 11.0 inches was reported at Madison in Lake County.  Other reports included 8.0 inches at Euclid in Cuyahoga County with 9.3 inches at Thompson and 8.5 inches at Montville both in Geauga County.  A peak total of 7.8 inches was reported near Lorain in Lorain County with around 6 inches of accumulation across the northern half of Ashtabula County.

Heavy Snow in ASHTABULA, OHIO
From 01-JAN-14 23:00:00 to 02-JAN-14 23:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 150.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An area of low pressure moved east across the Tennessee Valley on January 2nd. A trough extending north from this low caused snow to develop just before midnight on January 2nd. The trough moved into western Pennsylvania during the late afternoon hours of the 2nd causing the flow to become northerly off of Lake Erie. Snowfall intensities began to increase during the morning hours with visibilities dropping below a quarter mile for several hours during the afternoon and early evening hours. Snowfall rates during this time approached two inches per hour. The evening commute in the Cleveland area was very difficult and dozens of accidents were reported. The snow finally tapered off from west to east during the late evening hours. Northeast to north winds gusted to as much as 25 mph during this event causing a lot of blowing and drifting. Six to eight inches of snow fell from Lorain County east across the Cleveland Metropolitan area and Lake and Geauga Counties and into Ashtabula Counties. Much of this accumulation fell between 1 and 6 pm. Around 6 inches of accumulation was reported across the northern half of Ashtabula County.

Heavy Snow in ASHTABULA LAKESHORE, OHIO
From 01-JAN-14 23:00:00 to 02-JAN-14 23:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An area of low pressure moved east across the Tennessee Valley on January 2nd. A trough extending north from this low caused snow to develop just before midnight on January 2nd. The trough moved into western Pennsylvania during the late afternoon hours of the 2nd causing the flow to become northerly off of Lake Erie. Snowfall intensities began to increase during the morning hours with visibilities dropping below a quarter mile for several hours during the afternoon and early evening hours. Snowfall rates during this time approached two inches per hour. The evening commute in the Cleveland area was very difficult and dozens of accidents were reported. The snow finally tapered off from west to east during the late evening hours. Northeast to north winds gusted to as much as 25 mph during this event causing a lot of blowing and drifting. Six to eight inches of snow fell from Lorain County east across the Cleveland Metropolitan area and Lake and Geauga Counties and into Ashtabula Counties. Much of this accumulation fell between 1 and 6 pm.  Around 6 inches of accumulation was reported across the northern half of Ashtabula County.

Heavy Snow in LAKE, OHIO
From 01-JAN-14 23:00:00 to 02-JAN-14 23:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 300.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An area of low pressure moved east across the Tennessee Valley on January 2nd. A trough extending north from this low caused snow to develop just before midnight on January 2nd. The trough moved into western Pennsylvania during the late afternoon hours of the 2nd causing the flow to become northerly off of Lake Erie. Snowfall intensities began to increase during the morning hours with visibilities dropping below a quarter mile for several hours during the afternoon and early evening hours. Snowfall rates during this time approached two inches per hour. The evening commute in the Cleveland area was very difficult and dozens of accidents were reported. The snow finally tapered off from west to east during the late evening hours. Northeast to north winds gusted to as much as 25 mph during this event causing a lot of blowing and drifting. Six to eight inches of snow fell from Lorain County east across the Cleveland Metropolitan area and Lake and Geauga Counties and into Ashtabula Counties. Much of this accumulation fell between 1 and 6 pm. A peak total of 11.0 inches was reported at Madison.

Heavy Snow in GEAUGA, OHIO
From 01-JAN-14 23:00:00 to 02-JAN-14 23:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 250.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An area of low pressure moved east across the Tennessee Valley on January 2nd. A trough extending north from this low caused snow to develop just before midnight on January 2nd. The trough moved into western Pennsylvania during the late afternoon hours of the 2nd causing the flow to become northerly off of Lake Erie. Snowfall intensities began to increase during the morning hours with visibilities dropping below a quarter mile for several hours during the afternoon and early evening hours. Snowfall rates during this time approached two inches per hour. The evening commute in the Cleveland area was very difficult and dozens of accidents were reported. The snow finally tapered off from west to east during the late evening hours. Northeast to north winds gusted to as much as 25 mph during this event causing a lot of blowing and drifting. Six to eight inches of snow fell from Lorain County east across the Cleveland Metropolitan area and Lake and Geauga Counties and into Ashtabula Counties. Much of this accumulation fell between 1 and 6 pm. Some totals in Geauga County included 9.3 inches at Thompson and 8.5 inches at Montville.

Heavy Snow in LORAIN, OHIO
From 01-JAN-14 23:00:00 to 02-JAN-14 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 200.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An area of low pressure moved east across the Tennessee Valley on January 2nd. A trough extending north from this low caused snow to develop just before midnight on January 2nd. The trough moved into western Pennsylvania during the late afternoon hours of the 2nd causing the flow to become northerly off of Lake Erie. Snowfall intensities began to increase during the morning hours with visibilities dropping below a quarter mile for several hours during the afternoon and early evening hours. Snowfall rates during this time approached two inches per hour. The evening commute in the Cleveland area was very difficult and dozens of accidents were reported. The snow finally tapered off from west to east during the late evening hours. Northeast to north winds gusted to as much as 25 mph during this event causing a lot of blowing and drifting. Six to eight inches of snow fell from Lorain County east across the Cleveland Metropolitan area and Lake and Geauga Counties and into Ashtabula Counties. Much of this accumulation fell between 1 and 6 pm. A peak total of 7.8 inches was reported near Lorain.

Heavy Snow in CUYAHOGA, OHIO
From 01-JAN-14 23:00:00 to 02-JAN-14 23:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 250.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An area of low pressure moved east across the Tennessee Valley on January 2nd. A trough extending north from this low caused snow to develop just before midnight on January 2nd. The trough moved into western Pennsylvania during the late afternoon hours of the 2nd causing the flow to become northerly off of Lake Erie. Snowfall intensities began to increase during the morning hours with visibilities dropping below a quarter mile for several hours during the afternoon and early evening hours. Snowfall rates during this time approached two inches per hour. The evening commute in the Cleveland area was very difficult and dozens of accidents were reported. The snow finally tapered off from west to east during the late evening hours. Northeast to north winds gusted to as much as 25 mph during this event causing a lot of blowing and drifting. Six to eight inches of snow fell from Lorain County east across the Cleveland Metropolitan area and Lake and Geauga Counties and into Ashtabula Counties. Much of this accumulation fell between 1 and 6 pm. A peak total of 8.0 inches was reported at Euclid.