Here is the latest update from the National Weather Service in Cleveland:
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS MORNING.
SLEET IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE PRECIPITATION IS DUE TO AN APPROACHING A WARM FRONT. THE SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHT AND INTERMITTENT DURING THE DAY TODAY AS THE FIRST WAVE OF PRECIPITATION MOVES EAST. AN INCH…PERHAPS TWO…OF ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET IS POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY TODAY.
PRECIPITATION WILL REDEVELOP THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. IN MANY AREAS…A SIGNIFICANT COATING OF ICE…UP TO A HALF AN INCH… IS POSSIBLE. SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE…ESPECIALLY FARTHER NORTH NEAR LAKE ERIE…ESPECIALLY ACROSS ERIE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA…WHERE AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS POSSIBLE.
THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BECOME LIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP FROM NEAR FREEZING BACK INTO THE 20S WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.
article courtesy of WKYC.com
