lake effect
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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During the early afternoon Friday it looked like the northward shift of the lake effect band was beginning, with heavy snows and strong winds blasting downtown.
From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2022
About six million people from Michigan to New York are under alerts for so-called lake effect snow.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2022
While the bulk of the storm has moved out, the National Weather Service in Buffalo tweeted Saturday that several inches of lake effect snow was possible in areas southeast of the lakes.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2022
Cory Arcangel’s portrait of Miley Cyrus on a flat-screen TV uses obsolete technology to create a rippling lake effect that could induce wistfulness — and a touch of seasickness.
From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2019
Not only does Marquette get your run-of-the-mill winter storms, they also get lake effect snow.
From Slate • Jan. 3, 2018
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