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.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVED SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO BRING THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON. WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS LAKE ERIE WILL CAUSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS WINDS STAY OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG SURFACE WINDS TO CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES COULD APPROACH 2 INCHES OR MORE PER HOUR WITH THE HEAVIER BANDS. THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR EAST OF CLEVELAND WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE SNOW BANDS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO INTO FRIDAY. ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW...EXCEPT HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE EASTERN HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CUYAHOGA COUNTY THIS MORNING DRAMATICALLY AFFECTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. THE HEAVY SNOW BAND IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT SLIGHTLY THIS AFTERNOON TO THE NORTH PUSHING THE HEAVIEST SNOW TO THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY.

* IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND SNOW SQUALLS WILL CAUSE VERY POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTRIBUTE TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...3 TO 17 ABOVE.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CUYAHOGA

Instructions:

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW...THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO NEAR ZERO IN THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNED AREA BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER...VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS. LOCAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS MAY BE IN EFFECT.