Lake Effect Snowstorms

Shore-Parallel Snowband on Doppler Radar: Radar imagery shows the structure of a shore-parallel band of lake effect snow over Lake Michigan. Courtesy of Neil Laird, Hobart College
A Lake Effect Snow Vortex on Doppler Radar: Doppler radar shows a lake effect snow vortex moving from Lake Michigan onshore in western Michigan. Courtesy of Neil Laird, Hobart College
Wind-Parallel Rolls on Doppler Radar: A Doppler radar animation illustrates the precipitation structure of wind parallel rolls producing lake effect snow. Courtesy of Neil Laird, Hobart College

Related Web Sites
NOAA Coast Watch - Great Lakes Node	Information about current conditions of the Great Lakes including current and past water temperature and ice cover.
WW2010 Summary of the Veterans Day Snowstorm	Learn more about the Veterans Day Lake Effect Snowstorm that produced record amounts of snow in northern Ohio.
Nowcasting Lake Effect Snow	Learn to forecast lake effect snow via a lab exercise from the Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education, and Training (COMET).