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Meteorologist Dan Smith
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Meteorologist and/or science guy for 13 Action News ( #Toledo, Ohio). 🇨🇦/🇺🇲 #WxSky #weather
Saturday evening through Sunday morning still looks to be the worst travel time of the holiday weekend in NW Ohio/SE Michigan... plan your route and timing accordingly! 3-5" of snow expected in Toledo, 5-8" farther northwest. 🚗❄️

#Ohio #Michigan #winter #travel
November 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Nice "Rocky" impression... or would that be "Sandy"? Randall Peace snapped this low-water shot 200 yards offshore of Metzger Marsh (far eastern Lucas County, OH) during Wednesday's seiche event on Lake Erie.

#LakeErie #Ohio #seiche #nature
November 28, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Erin LaLonde shot this sunrise silhouette scene in Point Place as we led off this holiday week -- and Monday will likely have been the last day of November providing a mostly sunny view like this. 🌅

#Ohio #sunrise
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"Ham & pierogi" has become our new "turkey & potatoes", and I'm more than fine with that... just as fine as I am with 5 lbs of apples turning into this magnificent beast. Let's see your meals below! #Thanksgiving #FeastMode
November 28, 2025 at 12:13 AM
̶S̶w̶i̶m̶ Walk at your own risk! Trudy Aleksander snapped this one from Waterworks Park in Port Clinton, OH during Wednesday's seiche event on Lake Erie (approx. 3pm).

#LakeErie #seiche #wind #weather
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Here's our current call for Sat PM-Sun AM's snow, with 3-5" the most likely scenario in Toledo and higher totals NW. ❄️

#Toledo #snow #weather
November 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Those wicked midweek winds topped out near 60 mph in some NW Ohio/SE Michigan cities! While Thanksgiving will be less breezy, it'll still ruffle some turkey feathers with gusts up to 40 mph.

#Ohio #Michigan #wind
November 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! 2025 will likely be Toledo's coldest Thanksgiving in 7 years. We stayed below the freezing mark in 2018, and here's how conditions have stacked up since.

#Toledo #Thanksgiving #weather
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We may have a few more frozen turkeys than usual this year in Toledo! Thursday will see more snow showers diving in from the WNW, with more breezy hours to go (35+ mph gusts) before people are sitting down to dinner (or standing in full command of the kitchen). 💨🦃

#Thanksgiving #Ohio #weather
November 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
10-DAY: We're in for a turbulent holiday weekend in Toledo. Highlights:

* Coldest Thanksgiving in 7 years; 35+ mph gusts / few snow showers

* Snow returns Saturday PM through Sunday; at least 2" likely in Toledo, higher NW

* Flakes switch to rain by noon Sunday (more 40 mph gusts)
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Karianna Caron shared this shot of Wednesday's seiche from Metzger Marsh, with Lake Erie water sloshing east leading to levels several feet lower than usual in the western basin. Share your seiche pics here! https://www.13abc.com/community/user-content/ 

#Ohio #LakeErie #seiche #wind
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
RADAR: A thin but potent snow band is rolling through Lucas/northern Wood County at this 4pm hour. Watch for more flakes developing off of Lake Michigan through Thanksgiving (1"+ near Hillsdale, closer to 1/2" Toledo) -- and drive with care!
November 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
3:30pm Thu update: Findlay and Lima have the highest observed gusts of the afternoon so far at 53 mph (Lima's came during the 1pm hour). Toledo Express has also clocked in at 52 mph.

#Michigan #Ohio #wind #weather
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Details on what we're tracking for Saturday/Sunday. 👇
First Alert Weather Days issued for Saturday PM - Sunday AM over accumulating snow >> https://www.13abc.com/2025/11/26/first-alert-weather-days-saturday-pm-sunday-am-accumulating-snow/ 
November 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Over the next 48 hours or so, snow will be mainly concentrated up toward Hillsdale (lake effect from Lake Michigan) -- though a couple other narrow bands digging through NW Ohio can't be discounted, either.

#Ohio #Michigan #snow #weather
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
For the record, it's estimated that the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in 25-35 foot waves... and these figures below are for "significant wave height", or the mean height of the highest third of the waves. That translates to a good 15% of those whitecaps EXCEEDING those heights. 🌊

#GreatLakes #wind #waves
November 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Current status: it's windy, y'all. 💨

#Toledo #wind #weather
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Viewer Deb K. caught this nice evening park scene in Tiffin over the weekend. That sun (and relatively calm water) will be increasingly hard to come by in the final days of November.

#Ohio #sunset #weather
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
REMINDER: Not that there will be many boaters out there tomorrow, but by Wednesday evening, western Lake Erie could see lake levels drop 5-6 feet from their current (Tues eve) mark! That "seiche" will also make for a 10-12 ft difference between Toledo and Buffalo.
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Mark Mazur shared these sweeping strokes of warm color on a cool fall evening earlier this weekend over NW Ohio. Share your cool weather/nature photos here: https://www.13abc.com/community/user-content/ 

#Ohio #sunset
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
10-DAY: It's one heck of a messy holiday weekend forecast for Toledo! Highlights:

* 45-50 mph southwest gusts Wednesday (with falling temps and 1-2" snow NW)

* Chilly Thanksgiving with 35-40 mph gusts

* Snow restarting Saturday PM; accumulations likely, higher NW

#Toledo #weather
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This one was fun to research... had no idea about this "probably not, but what if?" until last week.

#nuclear #science
Did the United States accidentally beat Russia to space? Dan Smith is separating fact from fiction about one Cold War-era experiment, involving a nuclear test and a 1-ton iron cap. ☢️💣
Moment of Science: The curious case of the nuclear-propelled iron cap
Did the United States accidentally beat Russia to space? Dan Smith is separating fact from fiction about one Cold War-era experiment, involving a nuclear test and a 1-ton iron cap. ☢️💣
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November 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
PREDICTOR: Consistency is key with forecasting, and this afternoon's model runs have continued to provide just that. 45-50 mph gusts remain in play for Wednesday afternoon.
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
From Pacific warmth to the polar vortex, we're breaking down our call for how things may trend from month to month in NW Ohio/SE Michigan this winter. Catch @jayberschback.bsky.social on Action News at 6. Livestream here: https://www.13abc.com/livestream/ 
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Tues 2pm update: A wind advisory has now been issued for all but Lenawee/Monroe Counties for Wednesday's 45-50 mph gusts, though I doubt NWS Detroit keeps those two counties blank for much longer.
November 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM