Here's a brief summary of what I expect to occur over the next few hours for the area:
1.) Light to moderate snow will continue into the late morning, possibly early-afternoon, before tapering off. Some periods of heavier snow and reduced visibilities are possible, especially as the surface-low moves to our east, and causes some heavier bands from our south to move northward. However, this period of heavier snow will be brief as the storm transfers to the coast.
2.) Snow-ratios are likely to increase as the day progresses, and especially as the snow becomes lighter later this morning. This will allow for a snow that can accumulate more than the small crystals that we saw last night and into this morning. At the same time, temperatures will likely be dropping as frigid Arctic-air sags in from the north. This in combination with gusty winds will cause blowing and drifting snow through the afternoon and evening hours. The cold temperatures will make it rather difficult for roads to melt as well, leading to nasty road conditions [even on the main highways].
3.) Additional snow accumulations of 2-3″ are possible today, especially along and southeast of the U.S. 24 corridor. This will lead to storm-total accumulations of 6-10″ area-wide [36-hour accumulations from Tuesday-night and Wednesday included].
Updated from Northwest Ohio Storm Prediction Center
