Major Winter Storm Strikes Ohio

March 6-9, 2008


A storm developed over the southwestern United States and tracked east, dumping heavy snow across Texas and into the deep south. The storm then turned northeastward, moving across the easter Great Lakes. A second storm developed over the deep south and tracked northeastward over the same areas. This produced a prolonged period of heavy snow from Arkansas to Maine. Across Ohio, 12-24 inches of snow fell with blizzard conditions. In the southeastern part of the state, accumulations were lighter due to freezing rain and sleet mixing in.

You can download a timelapse radar loop of the storm as it moved through Ohio.



The latest snowfall map shows the most recent storm totals reported to the NWS. This map will be updated as the snowfall amounts are reported.

Here is a list of storm totals across northeastern Ohio and extreme western Pennsylvania: (For a complete list of storm totals across the remainder of northern OH and northwestern PA, click here.)

CITY STATE COUNTY SNOWFALL TOTAL
MADISON 5 S OH LAKE 28.5"
PIERPONT 2SE OH ASHTABULA 25.5"
RICHFIELD OH SUMMIT 24.2"
DORSETT 3W OH ASHTABULA 23.5"
CONNEAUT I-90 OH ASHTABULA 23.0"
RUSSEL TWP OH GEAUGA 23.0"
THOMPSON 3S OH GEAUGA 23.0"
HAMBDEN TWP. OH GEAUGA 21.6"
BROADVIEW HTS OH CUYAHOGA 21.5"
SOLON OH CUYAHOGA 21.4"
THOMPSON 5SW OH GEAUGA 21.1"
EUCLID OH CUYAHOGA 21.0"
ASHTABULA 1SW OH ASHTABULA 19.4"
CLARIDON TWP OH GEAUGA 19.1"
SAYBROOK OH ASHTABULA 19.0"
PAINESVILLE TWP. OH LAKE 19.0"
MASSILLON OH STARK 19.0"
TWINSBURG OH SUMMIT 19.0"
RAVENNA 1E OH PORTAGE 18.6"
MENTOR OH LAKE 18.5"
CHARDON OH GEAUGA 18.0"
MADISON OH LAKE 18.0"
MONTVILLE OH GEAUGA 17.7"
HIRAM OH PORTAGE 17.5"
CONCORD TWP OH LAKE 17.3"
CAK AIRPORT OH SUMMIT 17.1"
GARFIELD HTS OH CUYAHOGA 17.0"
SHAKER HTS OH CUYAHOGA 17.0"
BURTON OH GEAUGA 17.0"
CHARDON OH GEAUGA 17.0"
MENTOR 1S LK OH LAKE 17.0"
SPRINGBOR 3NW PA CRAWFORD 16.5"
LAKEWOOD OH CUYAHOGA 16.3"
CONCORD TWP. OH LAKE 16.0"
MEDINA OH MEDINA 16.0"
NEWTON FALLS OH TRUMBULL 16.0"
PAINESVILLE OH LAKE 15.9"
WOOSTER OH WAYNE 15.9"
PEPPER PIKE OH CUYAHOGA 15.7"
MIDDLEFIELD 3SE OH GEAUGA 15.3"
WILLOUGHBY OH LAKE 15.1"
MEADVILLE 5W PA CRAWFORD 15.0"
CLE AIRPORT OH CUYAHOGA 14.8"
HINCKLEY OH MEDINA 14.8"
KIRTLAND OH LAKE 14.5"
KIDRON 1N OH WAYNE 14.5"
WOOSTER OH WAYNE 14.5"
MENTOR OH LAKE 14.3"
WINDSOR OH ASHTABULA 14.0"
TALLMADGE OH SUMMIT 13.9"
TALLMADGE 2NE OH SUMMIT 13.8"
DALTON OH WAYNE 13.5"
WOOSTER 7N OH WAYNE 13.5"
LINESVILLE PA CRAWFORD 13.3"
BRUNSWICK OH MEDINA 13.2"
CLEVELAND OH CUYAHOGA 13.0"
PERRY TOWNSHIP OH LAKE 13.0"
MANTUA OH PORTAGE 12.5"
GREEN OH SUMMIT 12.5"
CHIPPEWA LK OH MEDINA 12.0"
YNG AIRPORT OH TRUMBULL 11.6"
ASHTABULA OH ASHTABULA 11.2"
MEADVILLE PA CRAWFORD 11.2"
WARREN OH TRUMBULL 10.0"
EDINBORO PA CRAWFORD 10.0"
CHAMPION OH TRUMBULL 9.0"
AUSTINTOWN OH MAHONING 8.1"
TITUSVILLE PA CRAWFORD 8.0"





 

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