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Lake Effect Snow Warning issued December 6 at 2:33AM EST until December 7 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Cleveland OH

* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations between 2 and 5 inches. Greatest snowfall accumulations are expected in the northeast part of the county. * WHERE...Ashtabula Inland and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.
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Lake Effect Snow Warning issued December 5 at 9:27PM EST until December 6 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA

* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations between 1 and 3 inches, with locally higher totals possible. * WHERE...Forest, Jefferson PA, Mercer, Venango, and Clarion Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 PM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning commute.
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Lake Effect Snow Warning issued December 6 at 3:50AM EST until December 7 at 4:00AM EST by NWS Buffalo NY

* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations 6 to 12 inches in the most persistent lake snows. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties. * WHEN...Until 4 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult. The hazardous conditions will impact the evening commute today. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There will be a break in the accumulating snow this morning, before heavy snow redevelops off Lake Erie by midday or early afternoon and continues tonight.
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Lake Effect Snow Warning issued December 5 at 3:50AM EST until December 7 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Cleveland OH

* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations between 6 and 12 inches with locally higher amounts where bands persist and in the higher terrain of eastern Ashtabula County. Winds gusting as high as 55 mph leading to significant blowing and drifting snow, especially near the lakeshore. * WHERE...Ashtabula Inland and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and blowing snow. Near-blizzard conditions are expected through late this morning. Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Travel will be very difficult to impossible
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Lake Effect Snow Warning issued December 4 at 3:29PM EST until December 6 at 8:00PM EST by NWS State College PA

* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 6 and 15 inches. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph. * WHERE...Cameron, Elk, McKean, Potter, and Warren Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Whiteout conditions are expected at times and will make travel difficult and treacherous. The strong winds combined with the weight of snow on tree limbs may down power lines and could cause sporadic power outages. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility.
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Lake Effect Snow Warning issued December 5 at 3:50AM EST until December 6 at 4:00AM EST by NWS Cleveland OH

* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations between 5 and 10 inches with locally higher amounts where bands persist. The highest totals will generally be in the higher terrain of the warning area, including all of Geauga, southern Lake, eastern and southern Cuyahoga, northern Summit, northern Portage, and northwestern Trumbull Counties. Winds gusting as high as 55 mph near the lakeshore with gusts to 45 mph inland. * WHERE...A portion of northeast Ohio. * WHEN...Until 4 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and blowing snow. Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will
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Lake Effect Snow Warning issued December 5 at 4:04AM EST until December 7 at 4:00AM EST by NWS Buffalo NY

* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations 10 to 18 inches in the most persistent lake snows. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph, producing considerable blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties. * WHEN...Until 4 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow will significantly reduce visibility, creating near whiteout conditions at times. The hazardous conditions will impact the morning and evening commutes today. Gusty winds may down tree branches and cause isolated power outages.
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Lake Effect Snow Warning issued December 5 at 4:04AM EST until December 6 at 4:00AM EST by NWS Buffalo NY

* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations 4 to 8 inches in the most persistent lake snows. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph, producing considerable blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...Wyoming and Southern Erie Counties. * WHEN...Until 4 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow will significantly reduce visibility, creating near whiteout conditions at times. The hazardous conditions will impact the morning and evening commutes today. Gusty winds may bring down tree branches and cause isolated power outages.
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Lake Effect Snow Warning issued December 5 at 4:39AM EST until December 6 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA

* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations between 6 and 12 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Forest, Jefferson PA, Mercer, Venango, and Clarion Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 PM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday morning and evening commutes.
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Snow Squall Warning issued December 5 at 12:26AM EST until December 5 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Cleveland OH

At 1226 AM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from Cleveland to Ashland to Centerburg, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to blowing snow and visibility rapidly falling to less than one-quarter mile. Wind gusts greater than 50 mph could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. SOURCE...Radar and webcams. IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes. Locations impacted include... Cleveland, Lorain, Elyria, Mansfield, Medina, Wooster, Ashland, Mount Vernon, Willowick, Vermilion, Mount Gilead, Parma, Lakewood, Euclid, Cleveland Heights, Strongsville, Brunswick, Westlake, North Royalton, and