How does the effect work?
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Cold, dry Canadian air goes over warm, humid lake surface and gets moisturized. Once it’s over land the moisture is forced out.
Chicagoland?
It passes interviews, it signes a contract and then it gets paid for it.
Snows fine, the worst part of living in a lake effect area is when the “polar vortex” happens and the arctic air just slides right over the lake with no obstructions.
Why did you put polar vortex in quotes? The vortex was also largely responsible for the lake effect snow of this storm.
I…I don’t know how to use “quotes” correctly. (Or parentheses)
Fair enough lmao
I really want this in my life.
Until you are out driving and its clear, no sign of snow yet, weatherman predicts a light dusting for the day. Then all of a sudden, thundersnow. 4 inches of snow dumps down in an hour, roads are a disaster. Every one suddenly forgets how to drive. Wrecks everywhere. Every main road is congested, every side road is congested because every main road was congested, it takes you 2.5 hours to get home when it should have only taken 20 minutes.
Yeah that’s a terrible scenario and sounds scary and frustrating.
It looks cozy and all, but I'm happy my area doesn't get much snow anymore. People suck at driving in it, it sucks to clear it out, it's cold, wet and slippery when walking.
Yea I'm not a fan of snow...
Opinions vary, but this is the good kind of snow IMO. It’s light and fluffy, not wet and heavy. You can easily walk through 2 feet of it, and it brushes off the car easily. Doesn’t clog up the snowblower, either. Downside: no snowballs, they just disintegrate.
Having to clear it does suck at times, but I’m just visiting so it’s quite nice to experience. I miss it.
Where are you from?
I live in Connecticut. So we get a few inches usually at most. Once we got about 18 and it was a blast. So a few hours away from the good snow.
You need to go to Vermont for this ig
Central or western NY would be closest to CT if you want proper lake effect snow. You need to be near a Great Lake. There’s only a few areas in the country that get snow like this.
Its coming for me. Should get some by tonight
Same. Is it gonna be half an inch or two feet? Who knows!
Probably half an inch though cause I just bought a new snow blower
God dammit, dad.
Which lake?
Lake Ontario.
I live far enough south of Ontario to only get lake effect snow when the wind is particularly strong out of the north. But we can look north and see the dark line of clouds where it's actively snowing, even when it's otherwise sunny.
I’m glad it NY not MI since I’m headed back next week
MI just gets effected by a different lake.
I know.
I’ve lived in both MI and NY I even did a couple of semesters at SUNY Oswego when I was at Ft. Drum
Gorgeous! I love snow.