Think Lake-Effect Means Snow? Think Again This Time
• Lake-effect season starts with rain as cooler air moves over warm Great Lakes.
• Cold fronts cause instability, leading to rain, thunder, and waterspouts.
• As temperatures drop, lake-effect precipitation transitions to snow until lakes freeze.
Lake-effect starts as rain, not always snow
As cooler air moves across the Great Lakes, the lake-effect season begins. Despite common assumptions, it starts with rain before transitioning to snow later in the fall.
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