The Old Man is saying hello on the first full day of winter in an unusually gregarious manner, just in time for Christmas. Forecasters are expecting nearly a foot of snow in Northeast Ohio. After a conversation with one of my bosses this morning, who as a pilot knows more about wind and temperature aloft than I, complications of the low-pressure system may drop even more than we're due. It's supposed to fall for nearly two days, easing off on Christmas Eve before a swath of frigid air preserves the windblown white for gatherings around the tree the next morning. For a romantic like myself who doesn't mind driving slowly, Yuletide weather couldn't be more perfect.
AS THE DAY WANES, THE SNOW FALLS:
According to the Weather Channel, the southwestern edge of Cuyahoga County will receive six to eight inches. As the northeast tip of the state is usually the recipient of greater snowfall due to lake effect precipitation, it's a welcome reversal from this southwesterly storm.