Special Weather Statement 01/08/2025 10:02 for Ohio, Pennsylvania areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued January 8 at 1:02PM EST by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
January 8, 2025 - 10:02am
Expires: 
January 8, 2025 - 11:00am
Description: 
At 100 PM EST, radar indicated an intense lake effect snow band near Sugarcreek, or 9 miles north of Franklin, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARDS INCLUDE... Visibility rapidly dropping to less than a quarter of a mile... Rapid accumulations of one inch per hour or more... Locations impacted include... Ashtabula, Meadville, Conneaut, Geneva-On-The-Lake, Titusville, North Kingsville, Cambridge Springs, Albion, Linesville, Harmonsburg, Guys Mills, Pymatuning North, Kingsville, Pierpont, Cochranton, Saegertown, Conneautville, Conneaut Lake, Cranesville, and Hydetown. Use extra caution if you must travel into or through this lake effect snow band. Rapid changes in visibility and potentially slick roads are likely to lead to accidents. Consider delaying travel until this snow band passes your location.
Area Description: 
Ashtabula Inland; Ashtabula Lakeshore; Northern Erie; Southern Erie; Crawford
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH