Winter weather advisory issued for northeastern Ohio: Snow in Cleveland

Cleveland — more wintery weather Snow is expected in northeastern Ohio.

As a result, the National Weather Service has issued a series of winter weather warnings for counties across the region (see the full list at the end of this article).

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According to the National Weather Service, snowfall can be up to 1 inch per hour, so snow will arrive early Wednesday morning.

So how much snow can we expect overall? 3News meteorologist Hollie Strano says 3 to 5 inches is a safe estimate for northeastern Ohio.

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“There will likely be an iAlert tomorrow morning,” says Strano.

The road conditions are very slippery and the speed is slow, so please allow plenty of time.

Watch Live: Senior meteorologist Matt Wintz tracked the approaching storm on WKYC’s Facebook Live on Tuesday night.

“Slow down and be careful while traveling,” warns the National Weather Service.

According to ODOT, their teams are preparing for snowfall and are advising drivers to leave early and slow down if they have to travel on Wednesday. A crew of about 300 will go out into northeastern Ohio to pretreat the roads with salt and brine and plow as needed.

District 4 spokesperson Ray Marsh emphasized the importance of giving the plow room to work.

“It’s a lot easier for them to do their job when they don’t have to worry about vehicles ramming them or trying to overtake them at high speeds,” Marsh said.

He added that ODOT drivers often see reckless motorists on the roadway.

“If you’ve ever seen our plows do a ‘tandem plow,’ it’s two plows, one plow followed by another. Don’t try to get between them. They are there to keep the roads clean and safe. , make it passable,” Marsh said.

The crew will begin working 12-hour shifts at midnight on Wednesday.

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So how will your county be affected? Here are the alerts you should be aware of…

Wednesday 3am-3pm

• Ashland
• Erie
• Holmes
• Huron
• Lorraine
• mahoning
• Medina
• Portage
• Richland
• Seneca
• Stark
• summit
• Trumbull
• Wayne

Wednesday 5am-4pm

Wednesday 3am-1pm

• carol
• Colombiana
• Coshocton

Wednesday 3am-11pm

Editor’s Note: The player video above was first published in a previous weather article on January 23, 2023.

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