A Lake Effect Snow Warning has been issued along the eastern shores of Lake Erie and Ontario as the region braces for the first multi-day lake effect snow storm of the season that will begin on Monday.
The dreary winter weather comes after a powerful storm brought inches of snow from the Plains state to the Great Lakes region and slowed travel over the Thanksgiving weekend, leaving at least three people dead.
The FOX Forecast Center says cold air pulled in from Canada will flow over the unfrozen and still warm Great Lakes, resulting in lake effect snow that is likely to last until at least Wednesday.
That puts parts of western New York and the Erie, Pennsylvania, area at risk of seeing more than a foot of snow.
Areas from Erie to around Ellicottville, New York, have the highest chance of seeing 12-18 inches of snow through Wednesday, depending on where the heaviest snowpack is established.
Parts of western New York could receive over a foot of snow where the heaviest lake effect snowpacks form. FOX Weather
Significant snowfall is also expected south of Watertown and north of Syracuse in central New York. Some locations near Richland, New York, could see up to 2 feet of snow.
FOX Forecast Center expects heavy snow to remain south of Buffalo and Watertown due to mostly west to northwest winds.
West-southwest winds are the most favorable wind direction to deliver heavy snow to those cities, and the FOX Forecast Center doesn’t expect that to happen at this time.
Northwest Ohio’s historic Marblehead Lighthouse sits along the rocky shore of frozen Lake Erie, seen here in winter with a colorful sunrise and snow and ice.Michael Shake – stock.adobe.com
Back west, parts of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula could see heavy lake effect snow Monday night and Monday off Lake Superior.
Because of this, the National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning that went into effect Sunday afternoon and lasts until Tuesday morning.
With a Lake Effect Snow Warning and Winter Storm Watch in effect, travel is expected to be especially difficult in the region once winter weather arrives.
The National Weather Service says heavy snow will fall in a narrow band, and anyone traveling in the area should be prepared for rapidly changing road conditions and reduced visibility.
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