Lake-effect snow typically happens when the lakes are ice-free and the water is still relatively warm. Two other conditions ...

By Thursday morning we are in the 20s and a persistent cold flow over Lake Ontario will have likely given way to lake effect ...

“Pffft”, we hear you say, “Lots of places in the northern hemisphere get snow this time of year.” But this isn’t just any type of snowstorm – this is lake-effect snow. Lake effect ...

The lake-effect snowstorm currently sweeping the Great Lakes is the result of cold Canadian air moving over the warmer lake waters. This process generates intense, localized snowfall, creating ...

Snow forecast This is the third time in two weeks that lake-effect snow will fall in parts of the U.S. Wednesday Radar Image Strong winds could create near-whiteout conditions. Cold air locked up ...

A potent blast of Arctic air sweeping across the eastern United States is set to unleash heavy lake-effect snow across the Great Lakes, with some areas bracing for accumulations of over two feet ...

Lake effect snow has already pummeled some parts of Michigan this winter, and more is forecast to fall. The heavy snowfall in some places — the UP and the northwestern Lower Peninsula — has ...

No rest for the snow-weary downwind of the Great Lakes as another multiday lake-effect snowstorm continues to bury towns in ...

In early December, towns in the United States along the five Great Lakes were buried in snow. Parts of upstate New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan saw nearly 1.2 metres of lake-effect snow.

Elsewhere, not so much. Fueled by several lake-effect snow events, amounts have generally been two to five times the season-to-date normal, with the most unusually snowy conditions occurring in ...

Guess what, Erie? More lake-effect snow is heading our way this week. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland issued a lake-effect snow warning for the Erie area calling for about 12 ...

Strong winds gusting up to 45 mph will create blowing snow and hazardous travel conditions. The lake-effect snow band is expected to shift north over Lake Erie on Thursday, with lighter snowfall ...