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What is lake effect snow?

Duration: 1:17
Updated: 19 Nov 2014

Lake effect snow can form when cold air passes over a relatively warm body of water. CNN's Chad Myers explains.

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What is lake effect snow?

Duration: 1:45
Updated: 18 Mar 2014
author: WorldBookNetwork

http://www.worldbook.com/browse-by-subject/scence-and-nature "What is lake effect snow? World Book Encyclopedia Senior Science Editor Nick Kilzer explains th...

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Time-Lapse of Buffalo Lake Effect Snow - Nov 18 2014

Duration: 0:17
Updated: 18 Nov 2014

Video by Jason Holler & Joseph DeBenedictis http://www.twitter.com/joseph_video

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Lake-Effect Snow

Duration: 1:16
Updated: 18 Mar 2014
author: AccuWeather

Mar 20, 2013; 5:00 AM ET We'll discuss the phenomenon of lake-effect snow, including how the process works and the areas that have gotten the most.

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Lake Effect Snow

Duration: 45:30
Updated: 31 Jul 2014
author: Colin James

Ever wonder what "Lake Effect Snow" looks like in person? This video takes you through the progression as I enter on one side of the snow band and then back ...

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Rare video from inside the core of the intense Buffalo lake effect snow band!

Duration: 7:02
Updated: 22 Nov 2014

Rare video from inside the core of the intense lake effect snow band that hammered the south side of Buffalo with several feet of snow November 17-19. Now the threat shifts to flooding, as temperatures are forecast to warm through the 50s by early next week.

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Wall of Lake Effect Snow from 8th floor

Duration: 1:10
Updated: 31 May 2014
author: chuzrodriguez

Shows a wall of lake effect snowing coming into the downtown Buffalo area off of Lake Erie on Dec 4 2006. In seconds the 190 thruway followed by everything i...

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11-18-2014 Lake Effect Snow Buffalo NY

Duration: 3:33
Updated: 18 Nov 2014

So much snow !

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Lake-effect snow chase - 12/11/2013

Duration: 4:22
Updated: 15 Jul 2014
author: madusweather

Spent the day up in the Tug Hill Plateau in NY, capturing strong winds, a turbulent Lake Ontario, accidents and intense snowfall! The DOW truck is gathering ...

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11/18/2014 East Aurora, NY Stranded Cars Lake Effect Snow B-Roll

Duration: 3:59
Updated: 18 Nov 2014

All shots during morning daylight in & near East Aurora, NY on November 18, 2014 Shot List: Shots 1-6 depict an event where shooter found a couple stranded in deep snow en route to a hospital. Husband had severe hand wound from earlier snow blower accident & needed medical assistance. The shooter tried to tow-out couple\'s car, then drove couple to meet an ambulance at East Aurora police station. 1. pushed-in shot of couple stranded in car (man has severe hand injury from snow blower accident) near East Aurora, NY 2. wide POV shot of car with tow-cable attempting to move stranded car 3. wide POV shot with stranded driver exiting vehicle 4. wide POV shot with shooter helping stranded driver 5. wide POV shot with shooter unhooking tow cable after unsuccessful attempt to help stranded vehicle trapped in deep snow 6. stranded couple walk to shooter\'s vehicle (shooter drives couple to ambulance for medical assistance) 7 & 8. wide shots of stranded car nearly buried in 4 feet of snow outside East Aurora, NY 9 & 10. pushed-in shots of stranded vehicle & driver with police officer at scene for assistance 11. wide POV shot showing semi-truck becoming stuck in deep snow 12 & 13. POV driving shots passing stranded truck & snow plow on steep grade hill near East Aurora, NY 14. POV driving shots passing stranded car in deep snow 15 & 16. Pushed-in shots of car buried in several feet of snow in East Aurora, NY 17 & 18. shots of man pumping gas during heavy lake effect snow 19 & 20. shots of vehicles driving in heavy lake effect snow 21. shot of passing snow removal vehicle in East Aurora, NY 22. pushed-in shot of people struggling to walk through deep snow & high winds during lake effect snow band 23-28. various shots of heavy blowing snow from lake effect snow band

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Lake effect snow pummels Buffalo, N.Y.

Duration: 1:54
Updated: 19 Nov 2014

Lake effect snow pummels Buffalo, N.Y. http://bit.ly/1BNpK8b

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Crazy Lake Effect Snow Squall (White Out)

Duration: 8:36
Updated: 01 Sep 2014
author: cgnls

Driving along the highway, and what seems like out of no where, we get white out conditions. Visibility is pretty much zero, cars are parked on the side of t...

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What exactly is Lake Effect Snow? Gary Lezak & JD Rudd explain

Duration: 2:24
Updated: 19 Nov 2014

What exactly is Lake Effect Snow? Gary Lezak & JD Rudd explain

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31 Hour Radar Loop - Buffalo New York Lake-Effect Snow 11/17-11/18/14

Duration: 1:19
Updated: 19 Nov 2014

Level II time lapse of the very intense lake-effect event starting around 2pm EST on 11/17/14, and finishing around 9:30pm EST 11/18/14. Each loop is comprised of nearly 400 radar images.

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Buffalo Lake Effect

Duration: 0:32
Updated: 18 Nov 2014

A time-lapse view of Lake Erie during the lake-effect snow storm of November 18, 2014. This was taken from my office window in the Guaranty Building at Hodgson Russ. Captured with my Apple iPhone 6, time-lapse mode, default settings! Love my phone!! You may link to and/or embed my video from this YouTube page, but you may not copy it. You may use this video in a television broadcast with a courtesy. For any other permissions, please send me a message via YouTube.

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Strangest Weather on Earth: Lake Effect Snow

Duration: 1:11
Updated: 24 Oct 2014

These are no ordinary snowstorms. In just a matter of miles, the weather goes from calm & dry to a raging blizzard. Watch Strangest Weather on Earth, Sundays at 9/8c.

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Time lapse Lake Effect Snow Storm in Buffalo, NY | Nov 18, 2014

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Updated: 18 Nov 2014

Time lapse Lake Effect Snow Storm in Buffalo, NY | Nov 18, 2014 'Extreme and dangerous' lake effect snow storm to New York State, USA Karl reported

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Snow Storm Buffalo New york 2014 - Incredible Lake-effect snow pummels New York State 11/18/2014

Duration: 2:11
Updated: 18 Nov 2014

snowstorm buffalo 2014 Snow Storm Buffalo New york 2014 - Incredible Lake-effect snow pummels New York State snowstorm 2014 ny 11/18/2014 Lake-effect snow pummels New York State, closes Thruway Over 3 feet of snow measured in Buffalo area overnight Buffalo, N.Y., area in the midst of a truly insane lake effect snow storm Parts of New York are measuring the season's first big snowfall in feet, rather than inches, as 3 feet of lake-effect snow blanketed the Buffalo area Tuesday, forcing the closure of a 132-mile stretch of the state Thruway. The waist-high snow blown by strong winds stopped even pedestrians in their tracks and motorists abandoned vehicles where they got stuck. National Weather Service meteorologist Tony Ansuini said the storm was dumping 3 to 4 inches of snow per hour. share this video

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Dangerous lake effect snow blizzard! Lake Erie Shoreline, Buffalo, NY

Duration: 4:40
Updated: 18 Nov 2014

Dangerous blizzard conditions in the heart of lake effect snow band on Lake Erie shoreline near Lackawanna, NY early this morning! Check out live streaming video from Dominator 2 at http://tvnweather.com/live

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11-18-2014 Buffalo Lake Effect Snow Storm Bills Fan

Duration: 4:35
Updated: 19 Nov 2014

Lake Effect Snow Buffao NY 2014

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November 2014 Buffalo Lake Effect Whiteouts!

Duration: 3:48
Updated: 18 Nov 2014

Walking in 5 inch+ per hour snowfall rates. Winds gusting near 40 MPH. Whiteout conditions, visibility is 10 feet.

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Lake Effect Snow 2. Round start with ThunderSnow in Hamburg, NY | Nov 20, 2014

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Updated: 20 Nov 2014

Lake Effect Snow Storm 2. Round start with Thunder & Lightning in Hamburg ( SE Buffalo ), NY | Nov 20, 2014

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1-8-15 Muskegon, Michigan Lake Effect Snow Storm Part-1

Duration: 2:56
Updated: 09 Jan 2015

***NOT FOR BROADCAST*** Contact Brett Adair with Live Storms Media to license. brett@livestormsnow.com A powerful clipper moving across the lakes is being enhanced by the lake effect this evening. Blinding snow has dropped visibility to zero in the Muskegon area and many vehicles are stuck and roads are impassible. Winds gusting over 60 mph make it difficult to see and are creating dangerously low wind chills. Charles Russell of Live Storms Media is covering the storm all night and through Friday 1-9-15.

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Actress Pamela Anderson attends "A Night of New York Class" gala benefit to help ban New York City carriage horses on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 in New York.

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Pamela Anderson Reenacts ‘Psycho’ Shower Scene: Pam Bares All For PETA Ad Campaign

The Inquisitr

19 May 2015

Anderson, 47, teamed up with famed photographer, David LaChapelle, in a shoot inspired by the 1960 film. Many have tried to recreate the shower scene made popular by actress, Janet Leigh (as Marion Crane) who starred alongside Anthony Perkins (as Norman Bates). The cult film was written and directed by Alfred Hitchcock ... — PETA (@peta) May 18, 2015. However, none have reenacted it by baring it all in the name of animal conservation ... ....

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An FBI crime scene investigator documents the area around two deceased gunmen and their vehicle outside the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas, Monday, May 4, 2015.

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Demonizing the Few, Cloaking the Evil of Many

WorldNews.com

18 May 2015

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. It did not take long for the mass media and political pundits to demonize the two men who opened fire outside a Muslim caricature event hosted by Pamela Geller. In fact, the out-of-state and "crazed" attackers who were killed, along with Geller's American Freedom Defense Initiative and Stop Islamization of America, dominated the 24-hour news cycle for days ... Dallas Darling (darling@wn.com)....

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Little yosemite valley from washburn point, USA.

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Extreme athletes Dean Potter and Graham Hunt die BASE jumping in Yosemite

Mashable

18 May 2015

Two well-known BASE jumpers, Dean Potter and Graham Hunt, died Saturday while attempting a wingsuit flight in Yosemite National Park, a park spokesman has said. The pair had jumped from a 7,500 foot promontory called Taft Point, but the parachutes designed to slow their descent had not been deployed, according to park ranger Scott Gediman ... See also. Just How Safe Is BASE Jumping From the World Trade Center? ... It's illegal in all U.S ... ....

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Authorities investigate a shooting in the parking lot of the Twin Peaks restaurant Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Waco, Texas. Authorities say that the shootout victims were members of rival biker gangs that had gathered for a meeting.

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Police: 9 dead in Texas shooting all members of biker gangs

Boston Herald

18 May 2015

WACO, Texas — A shootout among rival motorcycle gangs at a popular Central Texas restaurant left nine bikers dead and 18 injured, and it sent panicked patrons and bystanders fleeing for safety, a police spokesman said Sunday. The violence erupted shortly after noon at a busy Waco shopping center along Interstate 35 that draws a large lunchtime crowd. Waco police Sgt. W ... Some victims are being treated for both, he said ... ____ ... More On.. Waco....

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Giants schedule breakdown: A fast start needed

New York Post

22 Apr 2015

The Giants, for the third time in the past four years, will open their season against the Cowboys. The Giants, just as they did last year, close out their season against the Eagles. The entire schedule was revealed on Tuesday and here are five takeaways, looking at what the Giants will face in 2015. A Fast Start ... Mr. Chips. Sam BradfordPhoto. AP ... Crosstown rivalry ... Getty Images ... 4, which should be early enough to avoid any lake-effect snow ... 13....

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Spring Storm Brings Blinding Dust, Heavy Snow Out West

ABC News

15 Apr 2015

Dust storms have wreaked havoc in Fresno, Las Vegas, and west of Salt Lake City – the worst of it in Utah where a deadly pileup occurred on I-80 ... Welcome snow continued in Salt Lake City on Wednesday ... Welcome back winter! Lake Effect Snow coming down in Salt Lake City ... Snow is falling from Salt Lake City to Billings, Montana, but the heaviest snow is expected in the mountains, and highest elevations where up to two feet is possible....

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UW Aims to Replace King Air Research Aircraft (University of Wyoming)

noodls

06 Apr 2015

For the sake of science, the plane has breached heavy snow and thunderstorms to learn more about how these precipitations occur and act in the atmosphere ... In December 2013 and January 2014, Geerts was one of the lead investigators in the Ontario Lake-Effect Systems (OWLeS) project. The study was conducted to better understand why so much lake-effect snow falls on the shores of Lake Ontario in northern New York state each winter ... (noodl....

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4/1/15: Poloncarz Statement on Passage of NYS Budget (Erie County, NY)

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02 Apr 2015

At the western end of the state here on Lake Erie, we are very cognizant of the need to protect these resources for future ... Additionally, having borne the brunt of a difficult winter that featured large amounts of lake-effect snow, the inclusion of $50 million in local capital aid for infrastructure repair due to the extreme winter is very welcome....

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Poloncarz Statement on Passage of NYS Budget (Erie County, NY)

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01 Apr 2015

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Lake-effect snow in the forecast

Buffalo News

27 Mar 2015

Would you believe lake effect snow is in the forecast for this weekend?The latest front passing through Western New York on Friday will leave colder temperatures in its wake, along with a few... Read More ....

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Study: 800 die each year in US in winter driving crashes; Upstate NY hit hard

Syracuse

27 Mar 2015

in vehicle crashes caused by snow, sleet and freezing rain, a new study says ... Among the findings is that fatalities were higher than expected in heavy snowfall regions in the West and the areas downwind of lakes Erie and Ontario - the lake effect snow belt of New York ... "The thing with lake effect snow is it's often in very narrow bands with very heavy snow in those bands."....

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Friday may be coldest for date in 81 years

Chicago Tribune

27 Mar 2015

North winds from an approaching Canadian high pressure system will not only trigger lake-effect snow showers around the south end of Lake Michigan Friday, it will also usher unusually cold air into the Chicago area . width="1" height="1" src="http.//pi.feedsportal.com/r/224850915590/u/49/f/622810/c/34253/s/44dc65f8/sc/26/a2t.img" border="0"/ ....

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How accurate were winter weather forecasts in CNY this year? Very good, actually

Syracuse

23 Mar 2015

Season's first 'significant' lake effect snow could hit CNY later this week ... 'Extreme and dangerous' lake effect snow storm to slam Tug Hill, WNY; travel could be 'impossible.' Nov ... more than 7 feet of snow fell in a band of lake effect snow near Buffalo ... Lake effect snow bands dropped 25 inches in Attica, near Buffalo; and 56 inches in the Tug Hill community of Copenhagen....

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Weather: Below zero wind chills, freezing cold continues this spring in Central New York

Syracuse

23 Mar 2015

Lake-effect snow fell in some areas overnight ... Your forecast ... Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of scattered snow showers, mainly before 7 a.m ... Cloudy with a 60 percent chance of rain during the day and a 40 percent chance of rain and snow showers at night ... Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow ... ....

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Weather: Snowy and cold Sunday, warming to high 40s later this week

Syracuse

22 Mar 2015

We're facing unusually cold weather for this time of year and scattered snow ... All that cold air moving into Central New York will help create lake effect snow, especially over the Finger Lakes. The National Weather Service issued a lake effect snow advisory covering portions of the Finger Lakes including southern Cayuga, Seneca, and Tompkins counties. The advisory remains in effect until 11 a.m....

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Winter returns to CNY for first weekend of Spring

Syracuse

19 Mar 2015

Cold, wind and some snow will entrench itself over Central New York this weekend as an arctic front and lake effect set us back a month in the weather ... However, some lake effect snows will then develop on gusty northwest winds Saturday night and into the first part of Sunday ... Areas of lake effect snow, mostly in the morning....

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Below Average Temperatures Thursday

The Examiner

19 Mar 2015

Wednesday was a normal Winter day....but wait! Astronomical Spring begins on Friday! The ......