The final totals are in. So, how did the Power of 5 team do? Take a look at how close our forecast is to the actual totals with this very complex lake effect snow forecast.

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Even some of our News 5 viewers contributed via social media and email to deliver these helpful snow reports:

Courtesy of News 5 viewers

Courtesy of News 5 viewers

If you notice closely on the map, a mere 10 miles or less separates double-digit totals from just a couple of inches. That is the nature of lake-effect t bands, and one of the reasons why it is very difficult to have an accurate forecast.

Was it a perfect forecast? No. Southern Cuyahoga and Medina counties missed out on the band juuust to their northeast & got lower totals than predicted. The Power of 5 correctly predicted the Southern Geauga bulls

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