[Magdalen] Snowing now

[Charles Wohlers]

Lake effect snow explanation:
Until the Great Lakes freeze over, they're warmer than the surrounding land. 
Air passes over them, picks up moisture from the lake, and then, when it 
rises over the higher and colder ground, the moisture condenses and is 
released as snow. Because of the prevailing winds, it primarily affects 
areas to the east & south of the lakes - e. g., Buffalo, Syracuse, etc.

We, like David, had snow flurries all day yesterday, but I wouldn't 
attribute that to lake effect snow, as we're rather far from Lake Ontario, 
and there are two mountain ranges in between. It just does that here much of 
the winter.

In Massachusetts, we can also have "ocean effect" snow, but only during a 
Nor'easter, as the wind would have to come from the east, which it doesn't 
normally do.

Chad Wohlers
who lived in Buffalo and Syracuse as a kid, and so knows all about lake 
effect snow,
Woodbury, VT USA
chadwohl at satucket.com

-----Original Message----- 
From: Grace Cangialosi
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 3:33 PM
To: Cantor03 at aol.com ; magdalen at herberthouse.org
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Snowing now

I've never understand that term...

> On Nov 29, 2014, at 11:49 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen 
> <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
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> It is actually snowing lightly here in the Pennsylvania Poconos.
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> I think it's the infernal "lake effect snow".
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> David S.