Widespread, steady system snow that developed Saturday afternoon will start to taper off from west to east across Northeast Ohio Saturday evening.

Up to 14 inches of snow could fall beginning on Saturday, prompting urgent warnings from the National Weather Service.

A “potent” winter storm moved in on the Great Lakes on Friday, December 26, threatening areas of northwestern New York with half a foot of snow and an accumulation of ice, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.

Wind gusts topping 50 mph could create blizzard conditions in the Upper Peninsula, and snow squalls in the Lower Peninsula.

A strong storm system will deliver soaking rains, followed by high-impact lake-effect snow and wind to West Michigan to close out 2025.

Lake-effect snow will continue in northwest Michigan and the eastern U.P., with more coming on Friday, Dec. 12. See snowfall predictions.

A winter storm dropping snow and treacherous ice on parts of the Great Lakes and Northeast started snarling travel and knocking out power Friday — and its heaviest snow is