Dec 3, 2024 · Lake-effect snow often occurs in relatively narrow bands that dump copious amounts of snow. The weather phenomenon can drastically increase snowfall totals, and it may slam one area and leave...

A cold northwesterly to westerly wind over all the Great Lakes created the lake-effect snowfall of January 10, 2022. Lake-effect snow is produced during cooler atmospheric conditions when a cold air mass moves across long expanses of warmer lake water.

Jan 29, 2025 · In fact, some locations in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida accumulated 10.0 or more inches of snow from the storm. With these totals, these sites have recorded more snow so far this winter season than many locations far to the north, including Chicago, IL! The rare atmospheric set up for a southern “lake effect” snowstorm

Dec 11, 2024 · Lake effect snow is an interesting phenomenon that only happens when the atmospheric conditions are just right. First off, cold air from the land must move over warm lake waters. The cold air...

Nov 29, 2024 · Snow forecast through Monday. Overall, the cold air mass is bringing below-freezing temperatures as far south as the Florida panhandle, and more than 13 million people across nine states in the south are under freeze alerts. The highest snow totals this weekend are expected around Watertown, New York, where 3 to 5 feet of snow is in the forecast.

Dec 2, 2024 · Lake-effect snow often occurs in relatively narrow bands that dump copious amounts of snow. The weather phenomenon can drastically increase snowfall totals, and it may slam one area and leave...

Nov 30, 2022 · Lake Effect snow begins with warm air rising off the Great Lakes, and then cooling and condensing into clouds and snow in the sky. A strong northwest wind then moves bitterly cold air across the...

Dec 5, 2024 · Lake-effect snow happens when cold air moves across relatively warm lake waters. Eventually, the warm, moist air rises and forms clouds that move over colder air on land.

Lake-effect snow is a fascinating meteorological phenomenon that occurs in certain regions near large bodies of water, particularly the Great Lakes in North America. Here's how it works.

Nov 27, 2024 · When lake-effect snow hits regions of the Great Lakes during late fall and winter, you start to hear meteorologists use terms like "feet of snow," "whiteout conditions," "blizzard" and...