An area of low pressure moved from the Gulf Coast up the west side of the Appalachians and across western Pennsylvania on February 15th and 16th bringing the first heavy synoptic snow of the season to northeastern Ohio.  The snow spread into southern Mahoning County during the early evening hours and by midnight had reached Ashtabula County. The snow intensified overnight as the low approached Pittsburgh with wet heavy snow falling over the eastern end of Ohio. Visibilities from late evening on the 15th through daybreak on the 16th were less than a mile and at times less than one half mile.  The snow quickly ended from west to east during the late morning hours.  More than six inches of snow fell east of a line from Portage County to central Ashtabula County.  The highest totals were over eastern Mahoning County where 12 inches of snow was reported at Struthers and 10.5 inches reported at Poland.  Other peak totals included 8 inches at Diamond in Portage County, 8.5 inches at Warren in Trumbull County with 8 inches at Dorset in Ashtabula County.  Officially, 7.5 inches of snow was measured at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport in Trumbull Airport.  Numerous accidents were reported during this event along with a few power outages.   Many schools were closed on the 16th.

Heavy Snow in MAHONING, OHIO
From 15-FEB-16 16:00:00 to 16-FEB-16 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An area of low pressure moved from the Gulf Coast up the west side of the Appalachians and across western Pennsylvania on February 15th and 16th bringing the first heavy synoptic snow of the season to northeastern Ohio. The snow spread into southern Mahoning County during the early evening and by midnight had reached Ashtabula County. The snow intensified overnight as the low approached Pittsburgh with a heavy wet snow falling in an arc from Canton to Youngstown and continuing into northwest Pennsylvania. Visibilities from late evening on the 15th through daybreak on the 16th were less than a mile and at times less than one half mile. The snow quickly ended from west to east during the late morning hours. More than six inches of snow fell east of a line from Portage County to central Ashtabula County. The highest totals were over eastern Mahoning where 12 inches of snow was reported at Struthers and 10.5 inches reported at Poland.  Numerous accidents were reported during this event along with a few power outages. Many schools were closed on the 16th.

Heavy Snow in PORTAGE, OHIO
From 15-FEB-16 17:00:00 to 16-FEB-16 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 200.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An area of low pressure moved from the Gulf Coast up the west side of the Appalachians and across western Pennsylvania on February 15th and 16th bringing the first heavy synoptic snow of the season to northeastern Ohio. The snow spread into southern Mahoning County during the early evening and by midnight had reached Ashtabula County. The snow intensified overnight as the low approached Pittsburgh with a heavy wet snow falling in an arc from Canton to Youngstown and continuing into northwest Pennsylvania. Visibilities from late evening on the 15th through daybreak on the 16th were less than a mile and at times less than one half mile. The snow quickly ended from west to east during the late morning hours. More than six inches of snow fell east of a line from Portage County to central Ashtabula County. The peak total in the county was 8 inches at Diamond. Numerous accidents were reported during this event along with a few power outages. Many schools were closed on the 16th.

Heavy Snow in TRUMBULL, OHIO
From 15-FEB-16 17:00:00 to 16-FEB-16 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 300.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An area of low pressure moved from the Gulf Coast up the west side of the Appalachians and across western Pennsylvania on February 15th and 16th bringing the first heavy synoptic snow of the season to northeastern Ohio. The snow spread into southern Mahoning County during the early evening and by midnight had reached Ashtabula County. The snow intensified overnight as the low approached Pittsburgh with a heavy wet snow falling in an arc from Canton to Youngstown and continuing into northwest Pennsylvania. Visibilities from late evening on the 15th through daybreak on the 16th were less than a mile and at times less than one half mile. The snow quickly ended from west to east during the late morning hours. More than six inches of snow fell east of a line from Portage County to central Ashtabula County. The peak total in the county was 8.5 inches with 7.5 inches measured at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport.  Numerous accidents were reported during this event along with a few power outages. Many schools were closed on the 16th.

Heavy Snow in ASHTABULA, OHIO
From 15-FEB-16 21:00:00 to 16-FEB-16 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 150.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An area of low pressure moved from the Gulf Coast up the west side of the Appalachians and across western Pennsylvania on February 15th and 16th bringing the first heavy synoptic snow of the season to northeastern Ohio. The snow spread into southern Mahoning County during the early evening and by midnight had reached Ashtabula County. The snow intensified overnight as the low approached Pittsburgh with a heavy wet snow falling in an arc from Canton to Youngstown and continuing into northwest Pennsylvania. Visibilities from late evening on the 15th through daybreak on the 16th were less than a mile and at times less than one half mile. The snow quickly ended from west to east during the late morning hours. More than six inches of snow fell east of a line from Portage County to central Ashtabula County. The peak total in the county was 8 inches at Dorset. Numerous accidents were reported during this event along with a few power outages. Many schools were closed on the 16th.