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Lake-effect snow is produced as cold winds blow clouds over warm waters. Some key elements are required to form lake-effect precipitation and which determine its characteristics: instability, fetch, wind shear, upstream moisture, upwind lakes, synoptic (large)-scale forcing, orography/topography, and snow or ice cover.
"Lake-effect snow can be extremely dangerous due to the intensity of snow it can produces, where upwards of 6 inches an hour can happen, but also due to the sudden changes in conditions a shifting ...
How lake-effect snow forms. Lake-effect snow, which can last for only a few minutes to several days, develops from narrow bands of clouds that form when cold, dry arctic air passes over a large ...
Heavy snow is a fact of life near Great Lakes. Lake-effect snow goes hand-in-hand with living near a Great Lake. In many cases, a foot or two (30 to 61 centimeters) of snow will fall, but occasionally it can get out of hand. In November 2022, lake-effect storms dumped more than 6 feet (1.8 meters) of snow in western New York. Those wintry ...
Lake-effect snow, which can last for only a few minutes to several days, develops from narrow bands of clouds that form when cold, dry arctic air passes over a large, relatively mild lake.
The National Weather Service says "snowbelt" areas can expect more snow. "Lake effect snow in the westerly wind belts will finally diminish today, but the lull in the snow will be short lived as a ...
Nearly unimaginable snowfalls have occurred in New York thanks to lake effect snow.
Lake-effect snow typically happens in the late fall and early winter when the lakes are ice-free and the water is still relatively warm. As winter drags on, presumably cooling the water and ...