We thought the lake-effect snow season was over. Our hopes, apparently, rested on thin ice. An unexpected round of lake-effect snow pelted metro Buffalo most of Wednesday. It snarled traffic, ...

Lake-effect snow occurs when cold air moves across a large area of warmer water — such as a frigid Canadian air mass flowing over the Great Lakes. ... when lakes are colder and may be frozen over.

For lake-effect snow to occur, an unfrozen bay or lake about 62 miles wide or larger is needed. Air has to travel over a greater distance across a long lake, enhancing the convection. If a lake is ...

Lake-effect snow forms when dry, freezing air picks up moisture and heat as it moves along warmer lake water. This causes some of the lake water to evaporate into the air, causing the air to be ...

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 ...

Lake-effect snows continue to bury Northeast after Thanksgiving weekend. Warnings for heavy snow continue until 7 p.m. Tuesday along the shores of Lake Erie.

Lake effect snow occurs when cold air moves across the open waters of the Great Lakes creating snowfall, said Lily Chapman, a meteorologist at the NWS Forecast office in Marquette.

Lake effect snow warnings were first issued for Erie, Crawford, Warren, and Chautauqua Counties on Wednesday, Jan. 1, having been upgraded from winter weather watches and will be in place until ...