lake effect

American  

noun

Meteorology.

1. the phenomena created in the surrounding area by weather passing over a large lake, especially any of the Great Lakes of the U.S.

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lake effect

The NWS has forecast "heavy" lake effect snow, advising residents to avoid travel if possible.

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2025

In 2022, a lake effect storm led to Buffalo’s home game against Cleveland being moved to Detroit in November.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2024

Where the lake effect is the most intense and persistent, snow will be measured in feet, not inches.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 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

For those who live in snow belts there’s a second method to produce snow, the lake effect.

From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2018