During lake effect snow, the weather can vary from bands of locally heavy snow with greatly reduced visibilities to dry conditions just a few miles away. Be prepared for rapid changes in weather ...

The NWS says "heavy" lake-effect snow is projected to bring up to 20 inches of snow in areas of upstate New York by Thursday. Additional bands of the lake-effect snow could bring the total to 3 feet.

You can have lake effect snow around the Great Salt Lake, and there are some Canadian lakes where you can find it. There's also ocean effect snow in Japan, and you can have bay effect snow around ...

Lake Effect Snow Can Be Dangerous Lake effect snow storms can be very dangerous. For example, 13 people were killed by a storm that took place November 17-19, 2014 in Buffalo, New York.

Lake effect can happen on smaller bodies of water too. We see occasional bouts of lake-effect snow from Utah's Great Salt Lake and Lake Tahoe along the California/Nevada border most winters.

Persistent lake-effect snow in Chicago area through Monday CHICAGO (CBS) — On Sunday evening, system snow that impacted millions across the country's midsection was starting to wind down.

Lake effect snow. It's a part of what makes western New York winters feel like a wintry wonderland that requires daily shoveling. Rochester, Buffalo and other communities along the southern and ...

Lake-effect snowstorms typically only last for a day or two. Finally, blizzards tend to be more disruptive because of the high winds and low visibility they bring.

The National Weather Service said that Texans are experiencing lake effect snow because of the arctic blast that began Sunday, January 14.