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Lake Effect Snowbands

Shore Parallel Snowbands - A shore-parallel band of lake effect snow developed during the winter of 1996 over the southern portion of Lake Michigan. Doppler radar shows this band of heavy snow as bright colors (yellow, red) on the reflectivity shown in the animation. Note the localized nature of the snowband and its slow migration eastward.

Department of Atmospheric Sciences Severe and Hazardous Weather at Department of Atmospheric Sciences University of Illinois