With more lake-effect snow on the way, the National Weather Service explains what lake-effect means in Erie.

Part two of this multi-day heavy lake effect snow event will begin on Sunday. This is where another 10 to 20 inches of snow will be possible Sunday through Tuesday in Lake and Ashtabula counties.

Lake-effect snow can fall at unthinkable rates, in part because it has a low water content, making it light and fluffy.

Lake effect snow has already pummeled some parts of Michigan this winter, and more is forecast to fall. The heavy snowfall in some places — the UP and the northwestern Lower Peninsula — has ...

The heavy lake effect snow prompted the Buffalo Bills to ask fans for help clearing snow out of Highmark Stadium ahead of the team's game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night.

Is more lake effect snow expected this week? The National Weather Service says "snowbelt" areas can expect more snow. "Lake effect snow in the westerly wind belts will finally diminish today, but ...

Lake-effect snow forms when a cold air mass passes over a relatively warm lake. Lake-enhanced snow occurs when a weather system interacts with the lake's moisture.

This is a lake-effect snow, so the snow will rely on cold air. The cold air with gradually shift into Michigan Wednesday and be fully settled in over the whole state by sunrise Thursday.

Lake-effect snow happens when cold air moves across relatively warm lake waters. Eventually, the warm, moist air rises and forms clouds that move over colder air on land.