WINTER WEATHER ALERT

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a WINTER STORM WATCH for our area. The WATCH will be in effect from Monday evening through Wednesday morning.

Snow will begin to spread into the area Monday evening along a warm front. Snowfall accumulations of 2 to 4 inches are possible by Tuesday morning with the first surge of snow.

The intensity of the snow will diminish Tuesday afternoon as the first surge of snow moves to the east of our area. The strong storm system will approach the region later Tuesday afternoon and spread a second surge of snow into the region Tuesday night.

Additional snow accumulations of 6 to 8 inches are possible Tuesday night. However, the snow is expected to become mixed with sleet and freezing rain Tuesday night and then possible change over to all rain by Wednesday morning. The rain will continue Wednesday morning and change back to all snow Wednesday afternoon.

There is a possibility that the snow could change over to all freezing earlier than expected and the potential exists for significant ice accumulations by Wednesday morning.