New Year’s snowstorm 2026: See Northeast Ohio snowfall totals

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Snow piled up across Northeast Ohio over the last 24 hours as residents rang in the New Year under a fresh winter blanket.
The storm began Wednesday evening and continued into Thursday morning, delivering some of the season’s most significant totals so far.
According to the National Weather Service, Richmond Heights led Cuyahoga County with 6.8 inches, while University Heights and Cleveland Heights weren’t far behind.
Lake effect snow continues to impact parts of Northeast Ohio and Northwest Pennsylvania on Thursday with additional accumulations expected through the evening.
An Arctic front has moved southeast of the region, but lingering snow showers will continue through Thursday morning across Ohio, with more persistent lake effect snow affecting Northwest Pennsylvania throughout the day.
Temperatures will remain cold, with Thursday highs in the upper teens to lower 20s degrees and overnight lows in the low to mid-teens. Wind chills will drop into single digits Thursday and Thursday night. Friday’s highs will reach the 20s degrees.
Those totals, released by the National Weather Service on Thursday morning, reflect snowfall from Wednesday night to Thursday morning.
Reported snowfall totals
Cuyahoga County
Bratenahl: 1.9 inches
Broadview Heights: 2.5 inches
Cleveland Heights: 5.5 inches
Lakewood: 2 inches
Mayfield: 4 inches
North Royalton: 3.5 inches
Pepper Pike: 4.1 inches
Richmond Heights: 6.8 inches
Rocky River: 2.4 inches
Shaker Heights: 3.6 inches
Strongsville: 3 inches
Solon: 3.5 inches
University Heights: 6.6 inches
Westlake: 3.5 inches
Woodmere: 5.2 inches
Geauga County
Chardon: 4.3- 7 inches
Novelty: 5.5 inches
Russell Center: 6 inches
South Thompson: 2.9 inches
Lake County
Madison: 4 inches
Mentor-on-the-Lake: 2 inches
Waite Hill: 6 inches
Lorain County
Elyria: 2.0-2.4
North Ridgeville: 1 inch
Medina County
Brunswick: 1.8-2.5 inches
Hinkley: 2.1 inches
Medina: 2.5-3.3 inches
Wadsworth: 2-4.2 inches
Portage County
Hiram: 2 inches
Kent: 2.8 inches
Ravenna: 2-2.5 inches
Summit County
Bath: 2.3 inches
Cuyahoga Falls: 1.9 inches
Sagamore Hills: 3.3 inches
Stow 2.1 inches




