Erie Co. PA Snowfall

December 24-27, 2017

Did someone wish for a white Christmas?  Snow began on the evening of December 24, 2017 from a synoptic system moving across the Upper Ohio Valley.  By  Christmas morning, the lake effect snow began to pick up in intensity.  Just on Monday alone, the Erie International Airport received almost 21 inches of snow.  The prolonged westerly flow across the open waters of Lake Erie continued into Tuesday with another 22 inches of snow falling.  Winds finally began to shift and with the additional 5.1" they received Wednesday, their storm total snowfall was 48.9 inches!  

A State Climate Extremes Committee (SCEC) convened to validate the record snowfall totals. Here is a link to the press release for the event: www.weather.gov/cle/news_ErieSnowfall_Records_Report and here is the full SCEC report: www.ncdc.noaa.gov/monitoring-content/extremes/scec/reports/20180723-Pennsylvania-Snowfall.pdf

Observed Snowfall Map for the Time Period 7am 12/24/2017 to 7am 12/27/2017

Observed Storm Total Snowfall Reports for the Time Period 7pm 12/24 to 7am 12/28

LOCATION          STORM TOTAL    SOURCE
                     SNOWFALL  
                     /INCHES/  

OHIO

...ASHTABULA COUNTY...
   CONNEAUT              39.3    SNOW SPOTTER
   NORTH KINGSVILLE      32.8    SNOW SPOTTER
   ASHTABULA             32.5    SNOW SPOTTER
   MONROE TWP            31.3    SNOW SPOTTER
   CONNEAUT I-90         27.5    SNOW SPOTTER
   KELLOGGSVILLE         19.5    SNOW SPOTTER
   GENEVA                16.6    SNOW SPOTTER
   PIERPONT 2SE          10.2    SNOW SPOTTER
   LENOX                 10.0    SNOW SPOTTER 
   GENEVA 7S              9.0    SNOW SPOTTER
   JEFFERSON              6.0    SNOW SPOTTER

...CUYAHOGA COUNTY...
   SHAKER HTS             8.0    SNOW SPOTTER
   BEACHWOOD              6.7    SNOW SPOTTER
   SOLON                  5.2    SNOW SPOTTER
   BEDFORD HTS            4.9    SNOW SPOTTER
   EUCLID                 4.6    SNOW SPOTTER
   SEVEN HILLS            3.7    NWS EMPLOYEE
   GARFIELD HTS           3.3    SNOW SPOTTER
   CLE-OLD BROOKLYN       3.0    SNOW SPOTTER
   CLE HOPKINS ARPT       2.6    TRAINED SPOTTER

...GEAUGA COUNTY...
   THOMPSON TWP          16.6    SNOW SPOTTER
   4 SSE MADISON         16.0    COCORAHS 
   1 NE CHARDON          12.9    CO-OP OBSERVER
   7 ENE AQUILLA         10.9    COCORAHS
   CHARDON               10.7    SNOW SPOTTER
   MONTVILLE             10.6    SNOW SPOTTER
   CHARDON 2N             8.7    SNOW SPOTTER
   1 NE MIDDLEFIELD       5.8    COCORAHS

...LAKE COUNTY...
   MADISON-ON-THE-LAKE   16.8    SNOW SPOTTER
   MADISON VILLAGE       15.8    SNOW SPOTTER
   3 SW WILLOUGHBY        8.8    COCORAHS
   MENTOR                 8.4    SNOW SPOTTER
   KIRTLAND 4SW           7.2    SNOW SPOTTER

PENNSYLVANIA

...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
   DRAKES MILLS          17.5    SNOW SPOTTER
   3 WNW SPRINGBORO      13.4    CO-OP OBSERVER
   CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS     12.6    SNOW SPOTTER
   MEADVILLE 5W           6.0    SNOW SPOTTER
   CONNEAUT LAKE          5.6    COCORAHS
   MEADVILLE              5.0    SNOW SPOTTER

...ERIE COUNTY...
   COLT STATION          59.0    SNOW SPOTTER
   NORTHEAST 6SW         58.0    SNOW SPOTTER
   ERIE 5SE              56.0    SNOW SPOTTER
   ERIE AIRPORT          48.9    TRAINED SPOTTER
   MILLCREEK TWP         48.9    SNOW SPOTTER
   6 SW ERIE             44.4    COCORAHS
   NW ERIE               43.8    SNOW SPOTTER   
   GIRARD 3SE            43.1    SNOW SPOTTER
   LAKE CITY             35.1    SNOW SPOTTER
   HARBORCREEK TWP       33.2    SNOW SPOTTER
   1 WNW NORTH EAST      25.0    COCORAHS
   NORTH EAST            24.5    SNOW SPOTTER
   MCKEAN                22.0    SNOW SPOTTER
   EDINBORO              20.0    SNOW SPOTTER
   EDINBORO 2E           15.9    SNOW SPOTTER
   WATTSBURG             12.9    SNOW SPOTTER   
   CORRY                  8.0    SNOW SPOTTER
   UNION CITY             6.3    SNOW SPOTTER

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