Micah Walker is the Dispatch trending reporter. Reach her at or 74. Thursday's high is expected to be 37 degrees, with temperatures only getting up to 22 degrees on Friday. Wednesday's high will be around 44 degrees with a low of 35. Meanwhile, the temperatures before the storm will begin above average. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute" depending on when and where it arrives. "Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice," the NWS warns. The winter storm watch for central Ohio issued by National Weather Service's Wilmington office will last from Wednesday afternoon through Friday morning. If the warm air holds on a little bit stronger, that's going to mean more rain and potentially freezing rain and little to no snow. He said that if the colder air arrives in Greater Columbus a little bit sooner, that's going to mean more snow for Columbus. "It could really be that big of a difference." This storm also brought heavy snowfall (10' or more) at Chicago, Cleveland, Erie, Buffalo, and Rochester. The National Weather Service released a new batch of snowfall totals Tuesday and they confirm this latest storm was impressive. February 28 - Ma22' at Toledo this was the greatest storm total snowfall ever in Toledo history. "Columbus to even somewhere like Fort Wayne (in northeast Indiana), you have a difference between one inch and 18 inches," McGinnis said. 19 inches of snow fell in two Summit County communities northern Ohio storm totals released. McGinnis emphasized that the snow totals are estimates and not definite, as the storm is still days away. The storm should change over to snow by Thursday evening, with the system clearing out by Friday morning, McGinnis said. McGinnis said the storm will begin as rain Wednesday and then switch over to a mix of freezing rain and sleet by Thursday morning, Novak said. Winter driving: 5 tips for driving in snowy weather Rain, snow or sleet? Columbus weather forecast in flux Winter Storm Landon is part of a bigger weather system that will impact multiple states through Thursday, from Colorado to Michigan. A majority of the state - including Columbus - is already are under a winter storm watch, while parts of northwest and central Ohio are under a more serious winter storm warning. "It will be in a transition zone there across central Ohio." "Across the far southeastern portions of the county is where we could see upwards to a quarter of an inch (of ice) to a lesser amount across the far northwestern parts of the county," Novak said. The southern portion of Franklin County could also see some more serious ice accumulation before the snowfall. The final tally was collected by trained weather spotters and includes a county-by-county breakdown.However, there will be a messy mix of wintry precipitation before the snowfall, said Nate McGinnis, another NWS meteorologist. Traveling in the storm could be "very difficult to impossible." The final tallies also show how the snowfall amounts varied from just a few inches in areas farther west and south to well over a foot of snow in and around Akron. In northern Summit County, Sagamore Hills and Boston Heights were both buried by 19 inches of snow. More: Winter storm: Area closings, delays, road conditions, weather forecast - and a little fun "They quite literally made up for their lack of snowfall with this latest snowstorm."Īnd while the numbers were fairly impressive in Green, where the airport is situated, the latest list of snowfall totals from some communities throughout northern Ohio are off the proverbial weather charts.ĭisruption trickles over: Closings, delays pile up, spill over into next day after storm buries region in snow "As of today, they (the Akron-Canton region) are 2.1 inches above normal for the season," the weather service noted Tuesday. Photos: Region digs out after snowstorm dumps on Akron area Plowing concerns: When will your Akron residential street be plowed? Here's how to make a request
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