At 8:07 p.m. on Friday, the National Weather Service released an updated forecast for lake effect snow in Northern Erie and Southern Erie through 9:30 p.m.
Radar detected a strong lake effect snow band at 8:04 p.m. along a line that ran from northeast to Conneaut to Mentor. This strong snow belt caused by the lake effect was almost motionless. It is almost hard to travel within this snow band. The weather service reports that large portions of I-90 and I-86 are closed in Erie County, Pennsylvania.
The following locations are affected by the alert: Mentor, Willoughby, Eastlake, Geneva, North East, Madison, Girard, North Kingsville, Perry, Waterford, Albion, Timberlake, Wattsburg, Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Willowick, Conneaut, Fairport Harbor, Geneva-On-The-Lake, and Erie. Tonight, it is highly discouraged to travel in this area. Traveling through this snow band should only be done in extreme cases. Make sure your car has an emergency kit, food and water, and a full tank of gas if you have to go.
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