Category Archives: Lake Effects

Lake-effect snow from 7 November 2019

Posted on November 7, 2019 by dbikos

GOES-16 imagery depicts lake-effect snowbands over the western Great Lakes on 7 November 2019: http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/templates/loop_directory.asp?data_folder=training/visit/loops/7nov19/4panel&loop_speed_ms=60 Upper left: 0.64 micron visible band Upper right: 10.3 micron IR band with default color table (IR_Color_Clouds_Winter) Lower left: 10.3 micron IR band with GOES Snow … Continue reading →

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High cloud obscuration during a lake-effect snow event

Posted on January 2, 2018 by dbikos

When analyzing satellite imagery during lake-effect snow events, one is interested in looking at the low-level clouds associated with the snowbands.  However, sometimes high clouds obscure the low-level clouds making analysis from a satellite imagery perspective more challenging.  An example … Continue reading →

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Early season lake-effect showers on 25 October 2017

Posted on October 25, 2017 by dbikos

The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing.  Users bear all responsibility for inspecting the data prior to use and for the manner in which the data are utilized. Cold advection over the … Continue reading →

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Lake-effect showers off Salt Lake and Seasonal Lakes

Posted on April 4, 2017 by dbikos

The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing.  Users bear all responsibility for inspecting the data prior to use and for the manner in which the data are utilized. By Darren Van Cleave … Continue reading →

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Mesovortex over Lake Ontario from 12 December 2013

Posted on December 12, 2013 by dbikos

A cold air mass was in place over the Great Lakes during 12 December 2013, providing for lake-effect snow across the Great Lakes.  The synthetic imagery from the 4-km NSSL WRF-ARW model initialized 0000 UTC 12 December shows the various … Continue reading →

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