WEATHER ALERT

UPDATED: Tuesday 3:00 p.m.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR OUR AREA - WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO THIS EVENING AND LAST THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY. SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES - ESPECIALLY AROUND DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON MOST OF THE REGION SHOULD SEE 6 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.