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we were downwind of the deer, so it couldn't smell us
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Places downwind of the Great Lakes could see one to two feet of snow by the weekend, while those in Downeast Maine can expect as much as 8 inches.
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Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Jan. 2026
Places downwind of the Great Lakes could see one to two feet of snow by the weekend, while those in Downeast Maine can expect as much as 8 inches.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Lake effect snow Lake effect snowfall continues to pile up Wednesday in areas downwind of the Great Lakes, with parts of western New York and Michigan's Upper Peninsula seeing the highest totals.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Areas downwind of lakes Erie and Ontario can expect an additional 12-24 inches of snow with locally higher mounts up to 36 inches.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
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Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Jan. 2026
Places downwind of the Great Lakes could see one to two feet of snow by the weekend, while those in Downeast Maine can expect as much as 8 inches.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Lake effect snow Lake effect snowfall continues to pile up Wednesday in areas downwind of the Great Lakes, with parts of western New York and Michigan's Upper Peninsula seeing the highest totals.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Areas downwind of lakes Erie and Ontario can expect an additional 12-24 inches of snow with locally higher mounts up to 36 inches.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Downwind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downwind. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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downwind
adverb or adjective
down·wind
ˈdau̇n-ˈwind 
: in the direction that the wind is blowing
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