Sentence examples for lake effect from inspiring English sources
noun
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.
Niagara Falls actually gets much less snow than nearby Buffalo, which feels the full force of the "lake effect" from Lake Erie.
(The amount at the airport is less than the five-day total because the fluffy "lake effect" snow from Lake Erie has melted and compacted).
Despite Buffalo's reputation for heavy snow fed by moisture from Lake Erie -- the so-called "lake effect" -- it was a last-minute white Christmas for the city.
"Lake Effect," the play, was canceled by lake effect, the snowstorm, and its author had plenty of time to think about that after the plane carrying him here for a benefit performance was turned back 50 miles outside of town on Thursday.
Highway 21 is often subject to winter closures due to lake effect caused by snowsquall, which can create sudden whiteout conditions along the Lake Huron shoreline.
Dr. Steenburgh is an expert in locally important forces like the lake effect.
In 2006, Lake Storm "Aphid" was a lake-effect snowstorm that hit Buffalo, New York with a maximum snowfall of 24 inches (61 cm) and caused 19 fatalities.
In the winter, Sarnia experiences lake-effect snow because Arctic air blows across the warmer waters of Lake Huron and condenses to form snow squalls once over land.
Lake-effect snow had begun to dust the parking lot.
Lake-effect snowfall is just one example of the influence of lakes on local climate.
Some Syracuse residents could not be happier about their place in the lake-effect bull's-eye.
