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A look at the all-time record for snowfall events in Cleveland's history

As we prepare for a major winter storm with significant snow accumulations possible, here's a look at the record book for two-day snow events in Cleveland.

CLEVELAND — Northeast Ohio is bracing itself for a major snowfall event coming up this week. Beginning on Wednesday and continuing through Friday, heavy mixed precipitation is expected. In fact, the National Weather Service (NWS) says total snow accumulations of 10 to 13 inches are possible for those counties under a Winter Storm Warning. That list includes Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, and Erie counties.

Now our 3News Chief Meteorologist Betsy Kling is famous for saying "focus on the impact, not the numbers" when it comes to snowfall. But just for fun on the day before the storm arrives, the NWS tweeted out a list of the top 10 snowfall events in Cleveland's recorded history. Keep in mind, this covers two-day snow events. 

  1. 21.4 inches in November of 1913
  2. 19.3 inches in November of 1950
  3. 19.2 inches in February of 1993
  4. 18.2 inches in November of 1913
  5. 17.8 inches in December of 1974
  6. 16.5 inches in March of 1987
  7. 15.8 inches in February of 2007
  8. 15.7 inches in February of 1984
  9. 15.5 inches in December of 2004, followed by 15.1 inches in March of 1954

If you're wondering about the snowfall event in Cleveland over Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend last month, the NWS says Cleveland-Hopkins Airport reported 10 inches.

Again, when it comes to the storm we're all about to face, Betsy urges us not to concentrate on the numbers. 

“There’s crazy numbers and they’re going to still change. We have to focus on the impacts,” she says. “No matter if you get 10 inches of snow or you get a third of an inch of ice, you’re going to have huge impacts. …”

Be safe everyone!

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