See morning snowfall totals across Greater Cleveland; highest amounts in Geauga, Lake counties

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Nearly a foot of snow blanketed parts of Northeast Ohio early Tuesday, with more on the way. The late morning update of the lake-effect snow warning from the National Weather Service calls for up to 6 more inches , with the highest amounts in eastern Northeast Ohio. The advisory runs until midnight.

By the end of the advisory, some areas may get up to 16 inches of snow , with some areas well on their way in Geauga and Lake counties. Other places were hit less, but snow affected nearly every county in Greater Cleveland.

The weather service provided an update at 10:58 a.m. based on snowfall reports gathered by trained spotters shortly after dawn.

Pepper Pike saw the highest accumulation in Cuyahoga County, with 6.9 inches of snow by 7:30 a.m. This was followed by Chagrin Falls (6.3 inches), Cleveland Heights (5.8 inches), Parma (4 inches) and Rocky River (3 inches).

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, where official snow accumulation is measured for the area, only received 0.1 inches of snow in the last 12 hours, according to a spotter’s report at 7:00 a.m.

In Greater Cleveland, Lake County saw the highest snow accumulation in the last 12 hours, with 11.6 inches reported in South Madison at 7:00 a.m., the most throughout the seven-county region. This is followed by Concord (7.4 inches), Painesville (7 inches), and Concord (5.1 inches).

South Thompson in Geauga County had 8.7 inches of snow at 7:57 a.m., the second highest in Greater Cleveland. This is followed by Montville and Chardon with 8 inches each, and Burton and Novelty with 6 inches each.

In Portage County, Hiram received 4.5 inches at 9:00 a.m. The most snow in Summit County was 1.6 inches in Sagamore Hills at 8:00 a.m. In Lorain County, Elyria saw 0.4 inches at 8:00 a.m.

Only Medina County made it through the lake-effect snow warning without any measurable snow in the last 12 hours, although trace amounts were found in Sharon Center.

The hazardous weather is expected to end by Wednesday morning, although there is now a slight chance of snow showers on Wednesday night.

Zachary Smith is the data reporter for cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer. See previous stories at this link.