Author Archives: jimsullivan92

It’s mid-August and the heart of Atlantic hurricane season is quickly approaching; almost as if on que, we have a tropical storm (Fiona) in the central Atlantic, with another tropical wave behind it (designated “Invest 99L”) that is being monitored … Continue reading →

One of the more impressive supercell thnderstorms Southeastern Ohio has seen over the last couple of years brought hail up to the size of tennis balls (2.5″ in diameter) to northern Athens County around 5:30PM Thursday afternoon! Imagine if that … Continue reading →

A long duration moderate to heavy lake effect snow event looks to bring decent snow totals to the primary and secondary Northeast Ohio Snowbelts Tuesday night through Thursday night… A low pressure will move drift from near London, ON to … Continue reading →

    What could be the largest lake effect snow event of the season in Northeastern Ohio is imminent as a lobe of the polar vortex brings the coldest air of winter thus far over the almost completely unfrozen waters … Continue reading →

In an effort to identify scenarios that support heavy, single banded lake effect snow into Cuyahoga County, I looked at several recent warning criteria lake effect snow events in Cuyahoga County that were caused by a single band of heavy … Continue reading →

A few notes on the map itself: -There were few spotter reports in eastern Ashtabula County and western inland Erie County that were “reliable”…I say this because there were a few spotters that called in for parts of the event … Continue reading →

Just to save this, a radar loop of the clipper + lake effect snow combo for Northeastern Ohio. Note the well defined and intense lake effect band that effected extreme northeastern Cuyahoga, northern Geauga and southern Lake County for hours … Continue reading →

Just a quick write-up with this one as I am back at school and a little busier today… There’s a period of weak to moderate lift late tonight and Tuesday morning with warm air advection ahead of the cold front … Continue reading →

Forecast accumulations: Detailed Forecast Discussion: A strengthening area of low pressure located just west of Cincinnati as of midnight will track northeast likely just south and east of Cleveland on Sunday while intensifying. There is currently a narrow zone of … Continue reading →

A pocket of arctic air beneath a deep upper level trough moving over the Great Lakes will set off lake effect snow Sunday through Monday downwind of Lake Erie. Upstream lake connections and synoptic moisture/lift will be key to where … Continue reading →