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An effect of large bodies of fresh water on the weather of regions downwind.
Lake effect storms dumped 108 inches of snow on Oswego in 48 hours.
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lake-effect — ☆ lake effect [lāk′ə fekt΄ ] adj. caused or greatly influenced by the moist air above a large lake [lake effect storms near the Great Lakes] * * * … Universalium
lake-effect — ☆ lake effect [lāk′ə fekt΄ ] adj. caused or greatly influenced by the moist air above a large lake [lake effect storms near the Great Lakes] … English World dictionary
lake effect — noun : a meteorological phenomenon in which warm moist air rising from a body of water mixes with cold dry air overhead resulting in precipitation especially downwind often hyphenated when used attrib. frequent lake effect snows in New York State … Useful english dictionary
lake effect — noun Date: 1951 a meteorological phenomenon in which warm moist air rising from a body of water mixes with cold dry air overhead resulting in precipitation especially downwind usually hyphenated when used attributively < lake effect snows > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Lake-effect snow — Lake Effect redirects here. For the American literary journal, see Lake Effect (journal). Lake effect precipitation coming off Lake Erie and into Western New York, as seen by NEXRAD radar, October 12–13, 2006 … Wikipedia
Lake effect blizzard — is an unofficial term used to describe blizzard like conditions resulting from lake effect snow. Formation and usage Under certain conditions strong winds can accompany lake effect snows creating blizzard like conditions. Lake effect snow squalls … Wikipedia
Lake effect snow — Dahinziehende Seeeffekt Wolken über den Seen Huron, Erie, St. Clair und Ontario. Die Windrichtung ist Nordwest mit Wechsel zu West im Bereich der sich nach Osten ausbreitenden Wolken (rechts unten). Vor allem im Gebiet der Großen Seen in… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Lake Effect Snow Advisory — A Lake Effect Snow Advisory is issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when pure lake effect snow may pose a hazard or is life threatening. The snow must be directly caused by a lake and not by a low pressure system. The… … Wikipedia
Lake Effect Snow Warning — A Lake Effect Snow Warning is a bulletin issued by the National Weather Service in the United States to warn of heavy snowfall amounts that are imminent from convective snow generated by very cold airmass passing over unfrozen lakes. The criteria … Wikipedia
Great Salt Lake effect — The Great Salt Lake effect is a small but detectable influence on the local climate and weather around the Great Salt Lake in Utah, United States. In particular, snowstorms are a common occurrence over the region and have major socio economic… … Wikipedia
