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...

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.

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.

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...

5 days ago · 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 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...

Jan 22, 2025 · The previous record, from December 31, 1963, was 2.7 inches. Likewise, Florida looks to have set a new state snowfall record, with 8.8 inches reported in the city of Milton in the state’s ...

Nov 29, 2024 · Freeze warnings are in effect for nine Southern states, including Texas, Florida, and the Carolinas, while snow is forecast in Western states including California, Colorado, and Utah.

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.

Dec 10, 2024 · Lake-effect snow can deliver extreme snow totals in hours or over multiple days when atmospheric conditions are optimal. Here is the science behind it.