CLEVELAND, Ohio – Snow removal crews had cleared nearly three quarters of the Cleveland’s side streets as of Monday morning, the city reported. Over the weekend, Winter Storm Harper dumped nearly 9 inches of snow in Cleveland. While the snow has tapered off, bitter cold is expected to remain until Tuesday. Emergency parking bans remain in effect. Cleveland has 65 trucks, seven road graders and several pickups available for snow removal. As of Monday, road crews had more than 10,000 tons of salt on hand. Fifty-four plow trucks and 12 pick-ups, all loaded with salt, were deployed Monday morning on city streets, the city said. As of 9:30 a.m., 73 percent of the residential streets had been plowed and salted. For storms that involve six inches of snow or more, the city estimates it should take eight to 16 hours to clear main streets and 48 to 72 hours to clear residential streets.<doc-sep>CLEVELAND — The City of Cleveland released their final update on snow removal as they work to clear side streets in Northeast Ohio’s first winter storm of the year. The emergency parking ban is still in effect, officials said. There are a total of 65 available trucks and more than 11,000 tons of salt to help fight icy roadways. The snow removal began with the main roads and transitioned to clear residential and side streets as of 10:30 a.m., according to officials. There are 60 trucks deployed on city streets loaded with salt working to keep the roads clear and safe, officials said. Cuyahoga County does not issue snow emergency levels. Related: LIST: Parking bans issued across Northeast Ohio ahead of weekend weather<doc-sep>CLEVELAND, Ohio - Snow lovers, this has not been your year. All that could change if early forecasts for snow this weekend prove accurate. But so far, Cleveland had just 10.5 inches through Tuesday since the first snow at Hopkins International Airport on Nov. 9. That’s well below the typical amount by this point of the winter. Cleveland averages 25.1 inches of snow by Jan. 15, cleveland.com found in researching daily National Weather Service records going back to 1950. A year ago, Cleveland had 26.1 inches by now. The total was in the 40s during four years from 2001 through 2005. And the record is 56.6 inches of snow through Jan. 15, in both 1965-66 and 1961-62. Only twice in the last 20 years has Cleveland had less snow from late fall through Jan. 15, than the 10.5 inches in 2018-19. That was 6.2 inches in 2015-16 and 10.3 inches in 2001-02. Only twice in the last 20 years has Cleveland had less snow from late fall through Jan. 15, than the 10.5 inches in 2018-19. Across Ohio But Cleveland is not alone. Columbus has had 6.9 inches of snow, Toledo 7 inches and Akron-Canton 13.6 inches. The high among Ohio’s major cities is 18.2 inches, in Youngstown, weather service records through Tuesday show. So far this month, the state has been upside down when it comes to snow. The largest amounts have been in southern Ohio - 7.7 inches in Cincinnati and 6.7 inches in Dayton. Lower amounts are in the north, including January snow totals of just 2.2 inches in Toledo, 3.3 inches in Cleveland and 5.6 inches at Akron-Canton. Related: Rich Exner, data analysis editor for cleveland.com, writes about numbers on a variety of topics. Follow on Twitter @RichExner. Find data-related stories at cleveland.com/datacentral.<doc-sep>CLEVELAND, Ohio – Northeast Ohio has endured the first few hours of major snowfall brought to the area by Winter Storm Harper. And boy has it delivered. Between flight delays and cancellations at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to a crash closing a vital Interstate ramp, the disruptions caused by the snow and wind have been significant. The kicker? It’s far from over. And it’s going to be around for longer and be more intense than originally thought, bringing even more snow to Northeast Ohio. “We did have to extend the snow a little further into the night,” said Mike Griffin, lead forecaster at the National Weather Service in Cleveland. “Originally we thought it would be done by midnight, and now it’s going to be several hours after that. We bumped up the snowfall a couple inches because we’re going to see a little longer snow period.” That brings the estimated total snowfall for the Cleveland metro area to 8-10 inches, with the possibility of some surrounding areas seeing a foot of snow, according to Griffin. As Saturday continues, the conditions are going to get worse as each hour passes. And as the snow picks up, the wind will as well. “The snow is going to get even heavier as we head to the evening and after dark tonight,” said Griffin. “Snow is really going to come down, and the wind’s really going to pick up. We’re already starting to see the winds pick up so we’ll be gusting up to 40 mph by the evening with really heavy snow. At times there’s going to be near white-out conditions.” That will make driving even more dangerous than it has been all day. The high winds will make even the best efforts by the snow plow teams more difficult as snow gets blown back onto the streets. “The wind is going to be the worst enemy when it comes to the snow plows and the people trying to take care of the roads,” said Griffin. “My advice is that if you have to travel, allow a lot of extra time, a lot of room between you and other drivers, and just take it slow.” A cleveland.com reporter drove on area highways on Facebook Live for three hours recording current road scenes. Three car accidents and two spun-out cars in ditches were seen. See video below for one of the Facebook Live broadcasts: Driving on Turnpike out west heading to Cleveland area, then we’ll be on I 90. See road conditions and snowstorm. Driver has phone mounted on windshield. Comments are by another reporter who is at home. We are being safe. Posted by cleveland.com on Saturday, January 19, 2019 Here’s what to expect in three key parts of Northeast Ohio, according to the National Weather Service: Cleveland Saturday will finish with high temperatures near 30 degrees and winds blowing 17 to 21 mph. The chance of precipitation is 100 percent with total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Saturday evening the chance of snow stays at 100 percent with new snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches. Winds will blow as high as 43 mph. Expect temperatures around 16 degrees with wind chill values as low as zero. Sunday will remain cold, with a high of 17 degrees and wind chill values as low as -3. The chance of precipitation lowers to 70 percent with new snow accumulation of about an inch. Expect it to be windy, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Sunday evening about an inch of new snow is possible, with the chance of precipitation estimated to be about 70 percent. It will be cold, with low temperatures around 8 degrees with wind chill values as low as -7 degrees. Expect wind speeds of 15 to 21 mph. Akron Expect the rest of Saturday to continue with a 100 percent chance of precipitation. Winds will be out of the Northeast at 11 to 14 mph. Total accumulation for the daytime will be 3 to 5 inches. Saturday evening will have a 100 percent chance of snow with new accumulation of 3 to 7 inches. Temperatures will be in the teens with winds out of the north at 10 to 20 mph. Sunday the high temperature will be 16 degrees, with wind chill values as low as -2 degrees. Expect new snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches with a 90 percent chance of precipitation. Sunday night the chance of precipitation will lower to 80 percent with new snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches. Temperatures will be frigid, with a low of 4 degrees and wind chill values as low as -8. Ashtabula/primary snow belt Saturday afternoon expect a 100 percent chance of precipitation with total daytime accumulation of 3 to 5 inches. Winds will blow out of the northeast at 10 to 22 mph. In the evening low temperatures will be around 16 degrees with wind chill values around zero. Chance of precipitation stays at 100 percent with new snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches. Winds will be high, up to 40 mph. Sunday the cold temperatures will stay, with a high near 17 degrees and wind chill values as low as -4. The chance of precipitation lowers to 60 percent with new snow accumulation estimated to be less than half an inch. Wind gusts could be as high as 39 mph. Sunday night will get even colder, with a low of 7 degrees with wind chill values as low as -10. The chance of precipitation stays at 60 percent with new snow accumulation at less than half an inch.<doc-sep>
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Today’s the day: a low pressure system bringing along a winter storm entered Ohio on Saturday morning and reached the Cleveland area around noon. If you woke up Saturday morning to a fresh blanket of about half an inch to an inch of snow, that’s because a part of the system had already moved through, according to Patrick Saunders, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Cleveland. “The main part of system will begin filling in the region throughout the morning,” Saunders said. “By the afternoon, the entire region will be under ongoing snow.” Ready...Set...SNOW! #HeavySnow will begin shortly in the next 15 to 30 minutes here in the #Cleveland metro area with visibilities down to a 1/4 of a mile at times and 1 inch per hour rates. #OHwx #PAwx #ThisIsCLE #CLEwx #WinterStorm #Ready — NWS Cleveland (@NWSCLE) January 19, 2019 The snow will continue late into Saturday night, accumulating to about 7 to 9 inches in the Cleveland area, Saunders said. The snowfall totals will be higher southeast of Cleveland, with Canton and Youngstown set to receive up to 10 inches, Saunders said. Areas to the west, like Toledo, may see only 4 to 6 inches of snow accumulation. In addition to the heavy snow, northeast winds will consistently blow about 15 to 25 mph sustained, with occasional gusts up to 35 mph, Saunders said. Blowing and drifting snow is expected to reduce visibilities. “Once the storm system moves off, we’re going to have Arctic air move in Sunday and Monday,” Saunders said. “We’re going to get some pretty low temperatures and as we have residual wind gusts. Those’ll bring wind chills even lower.” Temperatures will plunge into the teens and wind chill values will fall to between -5 and -20 below on Sunday night, Saunders said. When that colder air hits any wet surfaces, they will freeze and become very slick, so expect slippery roads on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. But wait, there’s more! “As the storm system moves off to our east, we’ll get more of a northerly flow and this’ll allow some narrow lake-effect bands that will move across the area on Sunday,” Saunders said. The lake-effect band will be pretty narrow, so it’s too early to pinpoint which areas will get additional snow. “Anywhere in the Cleveland metro area might receive an additional one to two inches, possibly localized more, on top of what we’re going to get with this storm system today,” Saunders said. As colder and drier air moves through, that lake-effect event will slowly taper off Sunday night into Monday, Saunders said. A winter storm warning remains in effect until 4 a.m. Monday. NWS also issued a lakeshore flood warning in effect until 7 a.m. Sunday for Lucas, Ottawa and Erie counties. Residents on or near the shore should be prepared for Lake Erie water levels to be higher than normal, NWS said. NWS tweeted just after 2 p.m. Saturday about reports of sleet and freezing rain south and west of Mansfield and near Marion. Here's our thinking of the line between all snow and mixed precip (freezing rain and sleet) given reports and radar data. South of black line is mixed precipitation and north of the line is all snow. This will not change the impacts though may slightly reduce snow totals. pic.twitter.com/nfrqeE6qja — NWS Cleveland (@NWSCLE) January 19, 2019 Areas with mixed precipitation should expect it to change back to snow around 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., NWS said.