CLEVELAND, Ohio – The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch, with 5 to 10 inches of snow possible in portions of Northeast Ohio.
The watch runs from 7 p.m. Sunday through 10 a.m. Tuesday.
This would mark the first measurable snow in Cleveland since April 7. The first snow a year ago was on Nov. 21. Two years ago, it came on Oct. 31. (See full listing of first and last snows at the bottom of this story.)
The watch is for Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, Summit and Trumbull counties.
“Visibilities may drop below one-quarter mile due to falling and blowing snow,” the Weather Service said in an advisory issued Saturday afternoon. “Snowfall rates may exceed 1 to 2 inches per hour within well organized lake effect snow bands.”
The Weather Service said the hazardous conditions could impact both the Monday morning and evening commutes, as well as the Tuesday morning commute.
“There may be an elevated risk for scattered power outages due to trees in the local area still have most of their leaves. The combination of leaves on trees and heavy wet snow may bring down large branches on to power lines during this potential early lake effect snow,” Weather Service said.
- Related database: Find Cleveland weather details for any date going back to 1871.
Here’s the list of first and last snows each year, as record at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
WinterFirstAmt.LastAmt.Days
begin
to end
2024-2025
Nov 21
1.0
Apr 7
0.2
137
2023-2024
Oct 31
1.5
Mar 23
1.9
144
2022-2023
Nov 13
0.6
Mar 19
0.1
126
2021-2022
Nov 14
1.0
Apr 19
1.1
156
2020-2021
Nov 17
0.2
Apr 19
1.1
155
2019-2020
Nov 7
0.2
May 11
0.2
186
2018-2019
Nov 9
0.2
Mar. 31
0.9
142
2017-2018
Nov 10
0.2
Apr 19
1.1
161
2016-2017
Nov 19
0.6
Apr 7
0.9
140
2015-2016
Oct 17
0.1
Apr 9
4.0
176
2014-2015
Nov 13
3.6
Apr 23
0.8
162
2013-2014
Nov 8
0.1
Mar 26
1.2
139
2012-2013
Nov 24
0.2
Apr 20
0.1
148
2011-2012
Nov 11
0.6
Apr 11
0.1
153
2010-2011
Dec 1
0.1
Mar 30
3.3
119
2009-2010
Nov 27
1.2
Mar 25
1.4
119
2008-2009
Oct 29
0.3
Apr 7
2.0
161
2007-2008
Nov 22
0.6
Mar 22
4.3
122
2006-2007
Nov 2
0.9
Apr 14
1.4
164
2005-2006
Nov 22
0.5
Apr 5
0.4
135
2004-2005
Nov 25
0.9
Apr 25
1.6
152
2003-2004
Oct 2
0.3
Apr 27
0.1
209
2002-2003
Nov 22
1.3
Apr 5
0.1
135
2001-2002
Oct 26
1.0
Apr 5
2.2
162
2000-2001
Oct 8
0.1
Apr 17
0.3
192
1999-2000
Nov 3
1.5
Apr 9
0.4
159
1998-1999
Nov 21
0.1
Mar 9
2.6
109
1997-1998
Nov 13
2.0
Mar 24
0.2
132
1996-1997
Nov 2
2.3
Apr 17
0.4
167
1995-1996
Nov 8
0.7
Apr 23
1.0
168
1994-1995
Dec 10
0.8
Apr 1
0.2
113
1993-1994
Oct 31
0.2
Apr 7
0.2
159
1992-1993
Nov 5
2.6
Apr 21
0.1
168
1991-1992
Nov 7
1.5
Apr 3
0.2
149
1990-1991
Dec 3
0.3
Mar 11
0.3
99
1989-1990
Nov 3
0.1
Apr 12
0.6
161
1988-1989
Nov 6
0.5
Apr 18
0.1
164
1987-1988
Nov 20
0.9
Apr 16
0.2
149
1986-1987
Nov 11
0.9
Apr 4
3.1
145
1985-1986
Dec 2
2.4
Apr 11
0.1
131
1984-1985
Nov 11
0.3
Apr 9
0.3
150
1983-1984
Nov 11
7.0
Mar 29
1.4
140
1982-1983
Nov 15
0.8
Apr 19
0.3
156
1981-1982
Oct 19
3.8
Apr 6
8.6
170
1980-1981
Nov 17
2.7
Mar 20
4.9
124
1979-1980
Oct 25
0.2
Mar 18
1.0
146
1978-1979
Nov 27
1.5
Apr 9
0.4
134
1977-1978
Nov 11
3.4
Apr 21
0.2
162
1976-1977
Oct 26
1.5
Apr 6
1.0
163
1975-1976
Nov 13
0.6
Apr 4
0.7
144
1974-1975
Oct 2
0.1
Apr 15
0.2
196
1973-1974
Nov 9
2.8
May 7
0.1
180
1972-1973
Oct 18
1.4
May 4
0.6
199
1971-1972
Nov 4
0.2
Apr 7
1.5
156
1970-1971
Nov 15
1.0
Apr 24
0.1
161
1969-1970
Oct 22
0.6
Apr 2
0.2
163
1968-1969
Nov 9
0.1
Apr 19
1.5
162
1967-1968
Oct 28
0.1
Apr 25
0.2
181
1966-1967
Nov 3
0.2
Apr 24
0.1
173
1965-1966
Nov 29
1.0
Apr 7
0.4
130
1964-1965
Nov 20
0.3
Apr 2
0.4
134
1963-1964
Nov 29
0.1
Apr 9
0.1
133
1962-1963
Oct 25
1.3
May 1
0.1
189
1961-1962
Nov 17
0.3
Apr 15
0.5
150
1960-1961
Nov 5
1.3
Apr 18
0.5
165
1959-1960
Nov 12
0.5
Apr 9
0.3
150
1958-1959
Nov 26
0.4
Mar 17
0.7
112
1957-1958
Oct 27
2.5
Apr 7
0.2
163
1956-1957
Nov 21
0.3
Apr 13
0.2
144
1955-1956
Nov 19
6.0
Apr 18
0.3
152
1954-1955
Oct 16
0.3
Mar 27
1.9
163
1953-1954
Nov 5
1.0
Mar 30
0.1
146
1952-1953
Oct 20
0.8
Apr 21
0.1
184
1951-1952
Nov 2
1.5
Apr 7
0.5
158
1950-1951
Nov 20
0.1
Apr 17
0.6
149
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