Dec 5, 2024 · Lake-effect snow happens when cold air moves across relatively warm lake waters. Eventually, the warm, moist air rises and forms clouds that move over colder air on land.

Dec 3, 2024 · Lake-effect snow often occurs in relatively narrow bands that dump copious amounts of snow. The weather phenomenon can drastically increase snowfall totals, and it …

2 days ago · In fact, some locations in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida accumulated 10.0 or more inches of snow from the storm. With these totals, these sites have recorded more …

Jan 22, 2025 · The previous record, from December 31, 1963, was 2.7 inches. Likewise, Florida looks to have set a new state snowfall record, with 8.8 inches reported in the city of Milton in …

A cold northwesterly to westerly wind over all the Great Lakes created the lake-effect snowfall of January 10, 2022. Lake-effect snow is produced during cooler atmospheric conditions when a …

Nov 30, 2022 · Lake Effect snow begins with warm air rising off the Great Lakes, and then cooling and condensing into clouds and snow in the sky. A strong northwest wind then moves bitterly …

Dec 11, 2024 · Lake effect snow is an interesting phenomenon that only happens when the atmospheric conditions are just right. First off, cold air from the land must move over warm …

Ocean-Effect Snow: Occasionally, Florida may experience ocean-effect snow when cold air moves over the warmer waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The warm waters add moisture to the air, …

Dec 2, 2024 · Lake-effect snow often occurs in relatively narrow bands that dump copious amounts of snow. The weather phenomenon can drastically increase snowfall totals, and it …

Jan 20, 2025 · Upper-Air Data During the Historic Lake-Effect Snow Event Let’s take a look at the sounding on Tuesday evening (November 18, 2014) when the lake-effect snow event was at …