Heavy lake-effect snow creates treacherous travel in Great Lakes region as widespread Arctic chill freezes US
Biting cold conditions – below-freezing in some areas – will sweep across a large swath of the United States Sunday while heavy, record-breaking lake-effect snow makes post-holiday travel “treacherous” and nearly “impossible” in parts of the Great Lakes region.
White-Out Conditions as New York Hit by Lake-Effect Snow Event
Lake-effect snow occurs when cold, dry air moves over a body of water, in this case, the Great Lakes, and picks up moisture from the lake's surface. When the air moves over land, it cools, and the moisture condenses, leading to snowfall.
As flakes began flying Friday, forecasters warned 4 to 6 feet of blowing and drifting snow could fall in Watertown and other ...
An intense lake effect is forecast through the rest of the weekend, causing as much as 1 to 2 feet of additional snow in some ...
CBS New York meteorologist John Elliott said "very intense snow" will hit communities along the Great Lakes, Plans and ...
Update: The story has been updated to reflect the newly issued lake effect snow warnings for Western New York and the Tug Hill plateau. Syracuse, N.Y. – The first true taste of winter could ...
A long-duration lake effect snow event could bring significant snowfall and strong winds to parts of upstate New York. The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a lake effect ...
Kathy Hochul on Friday issued a state of emergency for nearly a dozen counties in New York due to several feet of lake effect ...
Weather forecasters in north Michigan warned travelers to take care on roads on Friday, November 29, as heavy lake-effect snow was falling.Footage posted by the National Weather Service in Gaylord ...
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