Tornado Outbreak and the First Snow of the Season

The first week of November is bringing a wide range of weather conditions for Northern Ohio. On Sunday a tornado outbreak generated more than a dozen tornadoes and wind damage across Ohio. Now during mid week a trough is beginning to sharpen over the Eastern USA and that will facilitate the first blast of arctic air this season. The trough will be very progressive and temps will steadily moderate over the weekend and into the beginning of next week. 

The local area experienced a seasonably cool and dry day today. High temps warmed to around 50 degrees and cloudiness decreased throughout the day.

Tomorrow will see a strong cold front push through the Great Lakes region. The air mass is fairly dry so any showers that accompany the front will be light. Once the front moves through temperatures will fall over quickly during the overnight.  Scattered lake effect snow showers area expected with minor accumulations possible where they persist. High temps on Thursday will be around 50 and overnight temps will fall into the 20's. Friday will be cold with scattered light snow showers possible. High temperatures will be around freezing on Friday.

The weekend should generally feature moderating temperatures. High temps on Saturday will be around 40 and on Sunday high temps will be in the 40's. After a dry Saturday, Sunday will bring a chance of rain showers as the next storm system approaches.

 On Monday a storm system should be exiting the region with light rain showers early. Tuesday high pressure will be moving over the area providing dry conditions. High temps both days will be in the middle to upper 40's.

A tornado outbreak occurred on November 5, 2017 with the action centered over Ohio. Currently approximately two dozen tornadoes occurred with the vast majority in Ohio. Most of the tornadoes were weak and brief but a couple strong ones occurred as well. Damaging winds also affect many areas.

March Snowstorm

Well spring has been recalled from the East as winter is hopefully having its last hooray for this cold weather season. Two deadly severe weather outbreaks closed out February and began March that were more typical of mid-spring weather.  Just as the spring flowers began blooming and the trees began budding the weather pattern has switch to one that is allowing cold arctic air to flow into the East from Canada. Much below normal temperatures affected the Great Lakes and Northeast regions this weekend and that will set the stage for a late season snow storm. A clipper system will generate snow across the Midwest before transferring its energy to an East Coast snow storm that will intensify explosively.

Currently cold high pressure is in control of the local weather. High temps once again today only rose into the upper twenties (20's); nearly fifteen(15) degrees below a typical high for this time of the year.  After early morning flurries, skies cleared out for the afternoon. A clipper system is spreading snowfall through the upper Plains with some areas receiving more than eight inches of snow.

Tomorrow the clipper system will begin affecting the Great Lakes region with a general three to six inch (3"-6") snowfall. A different low pressure system will begin to organize off the Southeast Atlantic coast and move north just offshore . Locally temperatures will try to rise into the thirties (30's) before snow begins to fall during the late afternoon and evening hours. Overnight snow is likely for Northeast Ohio with two to four inches (2"-4") expected.

On Tuesday things will begin to get very interesting across the Eastern US. The clipper system will now be in the Ohio Valley and will begin to transfer its energy to the coastal storm system off the Mid-Atlantic Coast. As this occurs snowfall will expand in association with the coastal storm and the clipper snows will decrease. Off setting this locally will be the arrival of cold arctic air which will generate snowfall off the Great Lakes. On Wednesday the storm system will be moving into the Canadian Maritime leaving behind cold and blustery conditions. High temperatures are expected to stay in the twenties (20's) and lake effect snow will continue; Additional accumulations will be possible. High temperatures on Wednesday will be in the 20's.

Snowfall Monday through Tuesday evening will be at least four inches (4) for the area with some locations receiving ten inches (10") or more. The amounts will ultimately be dependent on the track of the low pressure, when the energy transfer occurs and the location and amount of lake effect snow. Stay tuned to the latest forecast for snowfall amounts.

On Thursday conditions will quiet down as temperatures attempt to approach the freezing mark. High pressure will be in control and is expected to lead to dry conditions. On Friday return southerly flow is expected to allow temperatures to approach forty (40).

On Saturday a storm system of Pacific origins is expected to cross through the area before sunrise. It will bring with it a chance of rain and or snow showers with high temperatures near forty (40).