lake effect
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The NWS has forecast "heavy" lake effect snow, advising residents to avoid travel if possible.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2025
But the projected shift northward of the lake effect band would not materialize until late Friday and as the day moved forward more businesses decided to open.
From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 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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