Lake Effect Snow Event is on the way

   I like it when weather people use the term "event" to refer to something about to happen...like Lake Effect Snow Event. Just makes me want to rush out and buy a ticket.  LOL
   Anyhow, a surge of cold air is on it's way to NE Ohio. This will be the coldest air of the season and when it arrives Thursday night/Friday morning the rain will change to snow accompanied by strong winds and lake effect snow. How much snow are we expecting? Well, with lake effect you never really know whats going to happen. A slight shift in the wind direction and any specific area can get dumped on or miss out completely.

   As for this storm, the center of it will move to our northwest creating blizzard conditions west of Chicago and across parts of Michigan. Locally, the lake effect snow will likely begin overnight Thursday into Friday morning and then continue through Friday and Friday night. I suspect we should see anywhere from 2" to 5" of snow on the ground by midday Saturday...the lighter amounts to the south of Akron with the heavier amounts up north.
   After this system moves away we will get a little break for Christmas, then another storm is forecast for the days immediately following the holiday. This one could be big, so you will want to stay tuned to later forecasts.