Lake-effect snow is typically localized and intense, affecting areas immediately downwind of the lake. Example: Lake-effect snow buried parts of eastern Cuyahoga County with 6 inches of snow.

The heavy lake effect snow prompted the Buffalo Bills to ask fans for help clearing snow out of Highmark Stadium ahead of the team's game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night.

Lake-effect snow is snow that is caused by and falls in areas near lakes, so it most commonly impacts states near the Great Lakes, like New York, Oregon, Michigan, Montana and more.

Lake effect snow is slamming the Great Lakes, with seven states from Wisconsin to New York under snow alerts on Monday. So far, snow totals have reached 65 inches in Barnes Corners, New York; 30 ...

Nearly unimaginable snowfalls have occurred in New York, thanks to lake-effect snow: The tiny town of Montague, downwind from Lake Ontario, holds the "unofficial" world record for 24-hour snowfall ...

Lake effect snow warnings remain in effect for most of the area through Sunday evening, here’s what we expect. 1. The heaviest snows have been in the inland snowblets where generally 8 to 16 ...

Lake effect snow, on the other hand, is a localized phenomenon caused by cold air moving over a warmer body of water, picking up moisture and depositing it as snow when the air cools over land.

Lake-effect snow is something talked about in the Pittsburgh region every winter season, but what exactly is it and how does it occur? Skip to content. NOWCAST Pittsburgh's Action News 4 at 6am.

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 ...

With more lake-effect snow on the way, the National Weather Service explains what lake-effect means in Erie. News Sports Entertainment Lifestyle Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.