CLEVELAND — Northeast Ohio got a real taste of winter over the Thanksgiving holiday. In the last 72 hours the lake effect snow has been varied. As usual it is a matter of the haves and the have-nots. Lake effect snow is notorious for vastly different accumulations from place to place - often within the same city.

Parts of Northeast Ohio, including the northeast corner of Cuyahoga County and the snowbelt regions of Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula counties, could see 4 to 8 inches of snow on Thanksgiving, according to the National Weather Service in Cleveland.

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Lake effect snow is in the forecast for parts of Northeast Ohio through the Thanksgiving holiday. This lake effect snow event could produce intense lake snow bands capable of 1-2 inch snowfall rates per hour.

Snow fell across Northeast Ohio on Thanksgiving Thursday and into Friday. Measurements varied by counties and cities.