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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Example Sentences

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

Additionally, cold air blowing over the Great Lakes will continue to bring lake effect snow in western New York and the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

From Fox News • Nov. 23, 2021

“Many lake effect snow belts are running snowfall departures from normal that will be impossible to make up,” he wrote via email.

From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2021

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