lake effect
noun
: a meteorological phenomenon in which warm moist air rising from a body of water mixes with cold dry air overhead resulting in precipitation especially downwind
—usually hyphenated when used attributively
lake-effect snows
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And with more lake effect weather likely to add some spice – or frost – to the proceedings?
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Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2024
All that cold air should help generate the intense lake effect snow bands that have been blanketing numerous locations along the lakes this week.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 19 Jan. 2024
On Sunday as the storm pulls away and off the Atlantic coast, lake effect snow can be expected Saturday night into Sunday for the Great Lakes and interior Northeast.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
For the romantic, Niagara Falls also benefits from the lake effect, though only to a modest extent.
—Jay Anderson, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
The culprit is known as the lake effect, a phenomenon more typically associated with the Great Lakes.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024
Northern Michigan continues to see lake effect snow Saturday evening, with additional snowfall between 4-8 inches in northwest lower Michigan and the eastern Upper Peninsula, according to the NWS.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 13 Jan. 2024
As the weekend continues, lake effect snow will affect western New York, Pennsylvania and northeast Ohio, where totals are expected to range from 2-6 inches.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2024
After the area was slammed with lake effect snow during the weekend of the Bills-Steelers game, another wave coated Orchard Park with heavy snowfall and blizzard-like conditions Wednesday night into Thursday.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2024
All that cold air should help generate the intense lake effect snow bands that have been blanketing numerous locations along the lakes this week.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 19 Jan. 2024
On Sunday as the storm pulls away and off the Atlantic coast, lake effect snow can be expected Saturday night into Sunday for the Great Lakes and interior Northeast.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
For the romantic, Niagara Falls also benefits from the lake effect, though only to a modest extent.
—Jay Anderson, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
The culprit is known as the lake effect, a phenomenon more typically associated with the Great Lakes.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024
Northern Michigan continues to see lake effect snow Saturday evening, with additional snowfall between 4-8 inches in northwest lower Michigan and the eastern Upper Peninsula, according to the NWS.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 13 Jan. 2024
As the weekend continues, lake effect snow will affect western New York, Pennsylvania and northeast Ohio, where totals are expected to range from 2-6 inches.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2024
After the area was slammed with lake effect snow during the weekend of the Bills-Steelers game, another wave coated Orchard Park with heavy snowfall and blizzard-like conditions Wednesday night into Thursday.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
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“Lake effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lake%20effect. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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