I'm so mad.......I'm a meteorology major and so I'm into all things weather.  I especially love winter storms, which most of Ohio is going to experience the next day or so.  Not me though, I'm in cold, windy, snow-less Illinois  :x

 

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/cle/

 

 

 

pink=winter storm

tan=winter weather advisory

Ha ha! I'm a weather freak, too. But from the looks of things, our chances for heavy snow are petering out here in Cleveland. We seem to be staying in the warmer sector of the storm longer, and a dry slot appears to be forming to our south, moving almost due north. Oh well.

 

We had less than 5 inches of snow in Cleveland in January, but had more than 25 in December and November (total) -- more than double our average for those months. Overall, the snowfall for the season is about normal. If you like snow, you should have been here in Cleveland last year -- 118 inches, shattering the old record by nearly 17 inches.

 

Scroll down to near the bottom of this page...

 

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/cle/climate/cle/records/cletop10snow.html

You also notice on that page that nine out of 10 snowiest winters in Cleveland have occurred in just the last 30 years? Or, that in the last three winters, we've had 305 inches of snow? Normal seasonal snowfall is just over 60 inches, if I remember right.

Man, glad to see I'm not the only one that got a little excited about this storm.  I was a little bummed earlier when the Akron area was downgraded to a winter weather advisory.  I've always loved storms, whether it be a winter storm or a severe summer afternoon storm; seeing how we haven't had much snow this year, I was kind of looking forward to waking up on Sunday and looking at 7 or 8 inches of snow.

I love hiking in the snow, Its one of those times I can be almost certain that I'm alone in the woods...  With winds gusting, trekking through a foot of snow reduced visibility all around.  If this storm kicks into gear maybe I'll go out tomorrow.  I also love going hiking in the winter because the ground is largely frozen and in the swampy areas of Northern Portage County I'm less likely to come back covered in mud.  Last year was just pure heaven for me with all that snow, I've really missed it this January; Here's hoping for a snowy February , hehe. :-D

 

I've never like those weather advisory maps having always lived within a short distance from where Cuyahoga, Summit, Portage and Geauga come together.  Always make myself do some little equation in my head about what I should really expect.  As well as being in that weird little narrow part of the secondary snow belt.

So how much snow did you guys get?

 

Here in north central Illinois we got a dusting, and it's all melted already!  :-(

 

But there is hope..........this weekend the high is supposed by right around 20, lows in the single digits, and a chance for snow!  :-D

We got maybe 2 to 3 inches in my stomping grounds (Edgewater, downtown, Tremont) and much of it has melted, at least what was on pavement.

 

That said, I can't say I'm a fan of trudging through the crap.

There's probably still 2 or 3 inches after the melt here in Aurora.