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

—usually hyphenated when used attributively

lake-effect snows

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Snow squalls in the Northeast and Midwest Several quick moving storm systems combined with the lake effect, will bring strong winds and snow to parts of the Great Lakes and Northeast today into Thursday. —

Max Golembo, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2025 Elsewhere in the country, lake effect snow warnings remain through Monday for northern New York, where the most persistent bands will produce 9 to 18 inches of snow. —

Christine Rapp, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025 There will be heavy lake effect snow and blowing snow with 4 to 9 inches of snow accumulations and wind gusts as high as 35 mph. —

Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025 Major cities expected to be impacted by the lake effect snow include Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Buffalo, among others, according to AccuWeather. —

Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for lake effect