CLEVELAND, Ohio — A fast-moving line of snow showers and embedded snow squalls pushed across Northeast and North-Central Ohio late Saturday morning, creating sudden whiteout conditions and slick roads across several heavily populated counties, the National Weather Service in Cleveland said.
Forecasters issued a special weather statement just after 11 a.m., warning that the band of snow was racing east at about 30 mph, stretching from Lakewood to Lodi to Centerburg. The system was expected to impact communities across Cuyahoga, Summit, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, Geauga and surrounding counties through 12:30 p.m.
NWS said gusts up to 30 mph and snow bursts capable of dropping visibility to a quarter mile or less could quickly turn roads hazardous. Even a thin coating of snow, forecasters warned, could result in slippery travel and rapidly changing driving conditions…