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#OHTPK Alert- Traffic Accident WB MP 197 (Portage)- Click link for details ow.ly/Hjh3T

HELICOPTER RECOVERY INCIDENT AT MOGADORE RESERVOIR. Responders from multiple communities on site in Suffield, Portage Co where helicopter crashed into Mogadore Reservoir this am. No report yet about survivors but recovery is underway. Sunnybrook Rd closed. #PortagePrepares

No flying of drones over Mogadore Reservoir in #PortageCountyOH while recovery efforts are underway after today’s helicopter crash. #PortagePrepares

First responders are working on an incident at Mogadore Reservoir in Suffield Township #PortageCountyOH. Sunnybrook Rd is closed between Saxe and Martin roads. #PortagePrepares

The Page Road bridge – over the Ohio Turnpike – in Streetsboro at milepost 189.2 in Portage County is currently closed in both directions because of an over-height commercial vehicle strike. The bridge will remain closed overnight, until a signalized closure is in place to reopen Page Road to traffic in both directions.

Extreme Cold Warning in effect from 7pm Tuesday to 10am Wednesday. Wind chill values will drop overnight and range from 20 below to 26 below zero by early Wednesday morning. #ohwx #pawx

3:15 PM EST 1/17/25: Extreme Cold Watch for all of N'ern OH and NW PA for this Mon AM thru Wed AM. Coldest wind chills should reach -15F to -25F during each of those three days. Stay tuned to weather.gov/cle for forecast updates. #OHwx #PAwx

6:15 AM: Light snow moving across the area this morning. Roads are running well at this hour; however, snow is expected to continue throughout the day and those conditions will likely change. More than 100 snowplows are out in District 4. Please give them room to work.

Steady light snow ❄️❄️❄️will move in late today through early Saturday morning. 2 to 4 inches of snowfall expected. Travel impacts possible tonight on untreated and unplowed roads. Scattered light lake effect snow showers will continue for the Snowbelt on Saturday. #OHwx #PAwx

TRUMBULL COUNTY: I-80 eastbound just west of US 62 is currently closed due to a crash. Motorists should avoid the area.

Lake effect snow will be the main focus through Thursday. However, as colder air arrives to ring in 2025 much of the area will see scattered snow showers this afternoon and this evening. Lake effect lulls later Thursday and Thursday night before resuming Friday. #OHwx #PAwx

Today will be cloudy with a 20-40% chance of light rain showers arriving from the southwest this afternoon into tonight. A mild stretch of weather is on the way to end the year. Wishing you a happy and safe holiday from the National Weather Service!

Temperatures will trend gradually warmer this week. Expect clouds to linger but only low chances of precipitation or light drizzle through Thursday.

TUESDAY - Cloudy skies with periods of drizzle or light rain. High 37° — TONIGHT - Continued cloudy, but a good night for on-time Santa deliveries! Low 30°

MONDAY - Brief morning sunshine, then becoming breezy with increasingly cloudy skies in the afternoon. A mix of rain, snow, and sleet is likely toward evening. High 38° — TONIGHT - Cloudy with a mix of rain and snow. Low 33°

Dry weather is expected today, but rain and snow showers will return Wednesday. Temperatures gradually decrease through the rest of the workweek with highs in the 30s expected by Thursday. To view the forecast for your location, visit weahter.gov/cle

Fog this morning will give way to rain this afternoon and evening. Dry weather returns for Tuesday, but precipitation chances will once again increase for Wednesday. Highs will be mild in the 50s today, but expect temperatures to gradually decrease through mid week. #ohwx #pawx

Rain will continue to spread east across the area this morning. A brief period of freezing rain is likely across NE Ohio and NW Pennsylvania before transitioning to rain as temperatures warm. Travel could be hazardous, especially on bridges, overpasses, and untreated sidewalks.

Lake effect snow will return to extreme Northeast OH and Northwest PA tonight (after a brief break this evening) where another few inches is possible. A dusting of snow is also possible along the route 30 corridor, though confidence is lower. It'll be cold everywhere. #OHwx #PAwx

THURSDAY-A slight chance of a few morning flurries or snow showers with skies becoming partly sunny. Windy, and cold throughout the day with wind chills in the single digits. High around 20° — TONIGHT - Partly cloudy skies. Low 15°