Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued November 29 at 8:07PM EST by NWS Cleveland OH
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
November 29, 2024 - 5:07pm
Expires:
November 29, 2024 - 6:30pm
Description:
At 804 PM EST, radar indicated an intense lake effect snow band along
a line extending from North East to Conneaut to Mentor. This intense
lake effect snow band was nearly stationary. Travel is nearly
impossible within this snow band. Large sections of I-90 and I-86
are closed in Erie County Pennsylvania.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Winds to 30 mph...
Visibility rapidly dropping to less than a quarter of a mile...
Snow rates of 1 to 3 inches per hour...
Locations impacted include...
Erie, Painesville, Ashtabula, Willowick, Conneaut, Fairport Harbor,
Geneva-On-The-Lake, Mentor, Willoughby, Eastlake, Geneva, North East,
Madison, Girard, North Kingsville, Perry, Waterford, Albion,
Timberlake, and Wattsburg.
Travel is strongly discouraged in this area tonight. Do not travel
through this snow band unless it is absolutely necessary. If you
must travel, be sure you have a full tank of gas, food and water,
and an emergency kit in your car.
Area Description:
Lake; Ashtabula Inland; Ashtabula Lakeshore; Northern Erie; Southern Erie
Forcast Office:
NWS Cleveland OH