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Erie Buried: Lake-Effect Snow Dumps Inches
16 Jan
Summary
- Lake-effect snow warnings were in effect until early Friday.
- Wesleyville and West Colt Station reported 7.5 inches of snow.
- Additional accumulations of 4 to 10 inches were expected.
Lake-effect snow began blanketing Erie and Crawford counties on the night of Wednesday, January 14th, extending into Thursday, January 15th. The National Weather Service issued snow warnings that were set to expire early on Friday, January 16th. Trained weather spotters reported that Wesleyville and West Colt Station received the most snowfall, with 7.5 inches recorded in each location.
Additional accumulations of 4 to 10 inches were predicted for Thursday, January 15th, with the heaviest snowfall expected in the higher elevations of both Erie and Crawford counties. The forecast for Erie on January 15th included snow and patchy blowing snow, with potential for 3 to 7 inches of accumulation. Temperatures were expected to be around 22 degrees with wind chills as low as zero.
As of Friday, January 16th, the chance of snow diminished. Light snow was still possible, mainly after 1 p.m., with accumulations of less than an inch expected. The daytime high was forecast to be near 33 degrees. Overnight conditions on January 16th into the 17th could bring patchy blowing snow and less than half an inch of new accumulation with breezy conditions.
