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Winter Snow Storm In April
4/8/2016 (Permalink)
Yes, Cleveland it can happen in April. According to Mark Johnson at https://www.facebook.com/MarkJohnsonWeather/?fref=nf
"IT CAN HAPPEN. The EPIC Snowstorm of April, 1901!"
Mark Johnson writes at: http://www.newsnet5.com/weather/forecast/todays-forecast/todays-forecast-latest-power-of-5-weather-updates
"FRIDAY FORECAST ALERT: SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL IMPACT PARTS OF NORTHERN OHIO FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING.
Computer model guidance continues to hone in on some heavy snow for parts of the NewsChannel5 viewing area beginning Friday evening and continuing thru Saturday morning. THE SET-UP: A strong Alberta Clipper surface low pressure system will slide across Northern Ohio Friday night/early Saturday morning. A band of moderate to heavy snow will be swirling around the surface low as it moves east thru the region. TIMING: The precipitation will begin during the Friday afternoon rush hour as scattered rain showers and then quickly change over to snow during the evening. A band of moderate to heavy snow will then set up across Northern Ohio as the low rotates thru after 10pm. A few hours of heavy, 1-inch per hour snowfall can be expected. The snow will continue through early to mid morning Saturday and then slowly end from west to east during the afternoon.SNOWFALL FORECAST: Snowfall amounts of 2 to 6 inches will be common across Northern Ohio by midday Saturday. Some spots from Northern Lorain County east thru Greater Cleveland and into Lake, Geauga & Ashtabula Counties may see 6 to 8 inches by early afternoon Saturday. We'll also monitor Northern Medina and Northern Summit Counties for some of these heavier snow amounts.IMPACTS: Travel Friday night will become slow and slippery as snow increases and begins to accumulate. Temperatures near the freezing mark and below should allow much of the overnight snow to stick and stay, making Saturday morning events, ball games, outdoor practices unlikely. Untreated surfaces will be snow covered and slippery. Visibility will be low in areas of moderate to heavy snow. Snow will taper off from west to east during the early to mid afternoon hours on Saturday. As is always the case, any last-minute shifts in the path of the surface low will also change where the areas of heavy snow will fall. We will continue to monitor this developing forecast through the day Friday. Stay connected with us on NewsChannel5 and via Facebook and Twitter! Stay tuned as later forecasts will fine tune the snow amounts and placement!" You can read more from Mark at: http://www.newsnet5.com/weather/forecast/todays-forecast/todays-forecast-latest-power-of-5-weather-updates