Lake effect snow occurs when cold air moves across the open waters of the Great Lakes creating snowfall, said Lily Chapman, a meteorologist at the NWS Forecast office in Marquette.

Lake effect snow occurs when cold air moves across the open waters of the Great Lakes creating snowfall, said Lily Chapman, a meteorologist at the NWS Forecast office in Marquette.

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.

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.

Lake effect snow continues to blanket the Great Lakes and interior Northeast causing disruptions Sunday.. Weekend snow fall hit over three feet in Erie, Pennsylvania, and Cassadaga, New York while ...

Heavy lake-effect snow is expected, with snow accumulations up to 10-20 inches on top of winds gusting up to 50 mph. Earlier this week- some of the Great Lakes regions received up to 5 feet of ...

The Stateline is far enough away from Lake Michigan that we don’t have to deal with lake-effect snow, but spots along the Great Lakes saw heaps of snow at the start of winter. Lake-effect snow ...

Another round of lake-effect snow is on the way Wednesday night into Thursday, with near-blizzard conditions and up to a foot of additional snow for some in the Great Lakes and Northeast regions.

Today, though, much of Michigan will still see some lake-effect snow. It’s forecast to be heavy in a few spots across the state, with the very southwest corner of Michigan under a Winter Weather ...

Lake effect snow occurs when cold air moves across the open waters of the Great Lakes creating snowfall, said Lily Chapman, a meteorologist at the NWS Forecast office in Marquette.

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.