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Lake-Effect Snow

• What is Lake Effect Snow? (NOAA Question of the Month)

• Why In Syracuse? Learn why Syracuse, New York is so snowy (source: educational materials developed by Syracuse University students)

• USA TODAY Weather graphic showing how warm water and cold air make lake-effect snow; includes brief explanation of how intense temperature contrasts fuel the effect near the Great Lakes

• Lake-Effect Snowfalls (The Weather Doctor)