Latest storm dumps more snow south of Interstate 90 than along Lake Erie shore
Proximity to Lake Erie played a big part in the latest area snowfall, with those north of Interstate 90 tending to see less accumulation.
"Near the lake didn't get a ton (of snow)," said Jim Sullivan, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Cleveland.
But Edinboro in southern Erie County and the Venango area in northern Crawford County saw plenty of flakes come down.
Winter storm warnings had been issued for Erie and Crawford counties by the NWS on Monday, ending Tuesday. Sullivan said any remaining flurries or snow showers should wind down by Tuesday evening, with an inch or less more of accumulation.
Where did the snow fall?
The highest snow total as of 10:15 a.m. Tuesday was 12 inches near Venango in Crawford County, Sullivan said. Edinboro wasn't far behind at 11 inches, the most in Erie County from the two-day storm.
Elsewhere in Erie County on Tuesday morning, 9.8 inches of snow were recorded near Lowville, which is in Venango Township, and 9.3 at Colt Station in Greenfield Township, both south of I-90.
Erie International Airport, which is closer to the lakeshore, had received only about an inch as of Tuesday morning, Sullivan said. He described the Lake Erie water as "still pretty warm," which helped keep the snowfall along the shore to less than 4 inches.
In Crawford County, 8 inches was recorded near Conneaut Lake and 7 inches in Springboro.
What's ahead?
Sullivan said there were "no signs of anything wintry for the next week" and no sign of rain until Monday, Christmas Day.
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Wednesday's forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with high temperatures just below 40 degrees.
Get the latest forecast and radar images for your ZIP code at GoErie.com/weather.
Dana Massing can be reached at dmassing@timesnews.com.
This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: Snow totals vary for Erie, Crawford counties in Dec. 18-19 storm
