WWUS81 KCLE 171217
SPSCLE

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
817 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026

OHZ011-013-014-023-171345-
Geauga OH-Trumbull OH-Cuyahoga OH-Ashtabula Inland OH-
817 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026

...An intense lake effect snow band will affect northern Trumbull...
central Geauga...east central Cuyahoga and southern Ashtabula
Counties Until 945 AM EDT....

At 816 AM EDT, radar indicated an intense lake effect snow band along
a line extending from Cleveland to near Burton to near Kinsman. This
intense lake effect snow band was nearly stationary.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Winds to 30 mph...
Visibility rapidly dropping to less than a quarter of a mile...
Snow rates of 1 to 1.5 inches per hour...

Locations impacted include...
Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Warrensville Heights, South Russell,
Middlefield, Kinsman, North Bloomfield, Orwell, Burton, Highland
Hills, Chesterland, Shaker Heights, South Euclid, Mayfield Heights,
East Cleveland, Lyndhurst, University Heights, Beachwood, Richmond
Heights, and Highland Heights.

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.

LAT...LON 4142 8095 4144 8152 4145 8162 4153 8163
      4156 8145 4153 8052 4142 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 1216Z 284DEG 3KT 4149 8166 4148 8121 4147 8056

&&

ODOT DMS  319 and 320.

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Sullivan