Lake Effect Storm
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- A fall or winter storm that produces heavy but localized precipitation as a result of temperature differences between the air over snow-covered ground and the air over the open waters of a lake.
NOAA National Weather Service - Cite This Source - This Definition - Airborne Snow Survey Program, Heavy Snow, Lake Effect Snow, Lake Effect Snow Squall, Radioisotope Snow Gage, Satellite Hydrology Program, Snow Pillow, Snow Water Equivalent, Snowboard, SWE