The perfect recipe for lake-effect storms occurs when there's a large difference between the temperature of the lake water and the air moving over it.
For residents near Buffalo, massive snowstorms from lake-effect snow are normal. But those unfamiliar with the phenomenon may be asking: What exactly is lake-effect snow? Here’s what to know.
The direction of the wind is also important. If the wind is blowing in a direction that covers more of the lake, the air will act like a large sponge that gulps up water from the lake and wrings it onto the land, according to theWind direction also determines which areas will receive lake-effect snow.
A good deal of the early winter lake-effect snow that falls on Buffalo and neighboring Niagara Falls occurs when westerly winds blow across Lake Erie. When the lake freezes over, it cuts off that source of lake-effect snow.
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