LOL at the effects of Lake Effect snow...

[Bl0cks]

This is the first time I heard the term "lake effect snow"

 

[MikeMike]

This is the first time I heard the term "lake effect snow"

be glad...

basically, clouds with moderate levels of moisture, go across a great lake... and until the lake is frozen, it picks up moisture, and then just dumps the shit out of it when it hits land.

 

[Ksyder]

I have lived my whole life in N.E. Ohio up until this year when I moved to Columbus. It's surprising how much less snow we get here.

Here's some more explanation about the lake effect snow:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowbelt

At least Cleveland and Columbus have 2 things going for them that might make nerds here jealous: Microcenter.

 

[KillerCharlie]

I lived in the midwest and saw my share or snowstorms, but nothing prepared me for when I moved to Washington. The mountains get a lot of snow. I mean a LOT. Sure they're not by cities and don't disrupt anything, but I was amazed at how much snow there is. If you live in the midwest and think you've seen a lot of snow, you've seen nothing.

Imagine it snowing 10 inches a day. Every day. For 4 months. It's basically an extreme lake (ocean) effect made even more extreme by clouds having to dump their moisture over the mountains.

Luckily away from the mountains it only rains. People here suck when it comes to dealing with the tiniest amount of snow.

 

[rockyct]

Wow, and it was 80 degrees today in San Diego.

 

[rudeguy]

I live in Michigan. Lake effect snow is my mortal enemy. The bastards in Wisconsin send us their snow plus a few inches thanks to lake effect.

 

[yhelothar]

Sucks for you guys.
I'm enjoying my so cal weather with my window wide open and t-shirt/gym shorts on.

 

[sdifox]

Lake effect snow is insane.

I made a thread last week about the snow that hit us. Over 1 meter of lake effect snow brought our city to its knees.

So, when are you going to start a business selling snow balls to people that live on the equator? You got a lot of supply now, just make a snowball, put it in a box with dry ice and fedex it :awe:

 

[moshquerade]

If I lived in an area with lake effect snow I'd either move or kill myself.

or go skiing.

 

[spacejamz]

Dear Old Man Winter,
Please die.


Signed,
Everyone who needs to drive or do anything remotely productive during winter.


(I'm in Erie, PA. "Lake effect snow" is just about constant. The forecast for most days in winter is "30% chance of snow showers.")

Is this a big surprise that you didn't know about until you moved there?

 

[vi edit]

I lived in the midwest and saw my share or snowstorms, but nothing prepared me for when I moved to Washington. The mountains get a lot of snow. I mean a LOT. Sure they're not by cities and don't disrupt anything, but I was amazed at how much snow there is. If you live in the midwest and think you've seen a lot of snow, you've seen nothing.

No kidding. Lake effect is a lot...but it's got nothing on mountain snowfall. My wife grew up in the Blackhills. The northern hills typically didn't measure snowfall in inches...it was in feet. One time Deadwood/Lead had close to 8' of snowfall over a couple days time. They've had up to 40" in one day. Yikes!

 

[Ksyder]

No kidding. Lake effect is a lot...but it's got nothing on mountain snowfall. My wife grew up in the Blackhills. The northern hills typically didn't measure snowfall in inches...it was in feet. One time Deadwood/Lead had close to 8' of snowfall over a couple days time. They've had up to 40" in one day. Yikes!

This is true...my uncle had a condo in Utah and there could have easily been 3 to 8 ft. of snow... something that rarely if ever happens in Cleveland area.
I was there in October a few years ago and the snow was up to my waist.

 

[Anubis]

If I lived in an area with lake effect snow I'd either move or kill myself.

i wish i lived closer to it. im too far south to get the lake effect from lake Ontario and too far east to get it from Erie.

not kidding towns less then 20 miles away will get 2 feet and we will get maybe 2 inches

 

[rudeguy]

i wish i lived closer to it. im too far south to get the lake effect from lake Ontario and too far east to get it from Erie.

not kidding towns less then 20 miles away will get 2 feet and we will get maybe 2 inches

We are having that right now in MI. The towns near the lake (Holland, Muskegon) got HAMMERED with snow. We don't even have 2" on the ground and we are 30 miles from Holland.

I'm not mad. People can't figure out how to drive in one inch of snow. When we get more than 6", people act like its marshal law. They ignore traffic lanes, traffic lights, park directly in front of the entrance to stores....just stupid stuff.

 

[rcpratt]

My 20 minute commute this morning took 147 minutes. If I had to deal with lake effect too, I think I'd kill myself.

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

I live near Akron and we don't get it as bad as the East side of Cleveland typically, but we still get it. Last week (Thurs IIRC) Cleveland got hit so bad that the roads were a parking lot. It took people who got off at 5 PM until 9 or later to get home when they normally have a ~20 min drive.

I have lived my whole life in N.E. Ohio up until this year when I moved to Columbus. It's surprising how much less snow we get here.

Here's some more explanation about the lake effect snow:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowbelt

At least Cleveland and Columbus have 2 things going for them that might make nerds here jealous: Microcenter.

I've lived in Akron/Cleveland area my whol life as well. It sucks in winter.

Columbus also has the title of gay/alternative lifestyle capital in the Midwest/East half the country.

 

[ViviTheMage]

Dear Old Man Winter,
Please die.


Signed,
Everyone who needs to drive or do anything remotely productive during winter.


(I'm in Erie, PA. "Lake effect snow" is just about constant. The forecast for most days in winter is "30% chance of snow showers.")

Land of a billion lakes, and I love mr winter he can stay, and give me more white stuff. 2 feet isn't enough, I want more!

 

[malbojah]

Send some of that snow to eastern MA. Get the last of the snowbirds outta here!

 

[Demo24]

Damn low pressure brought us cold temps. 25f outside at the moment. No snow where I am currently, but I think I'll be driving in to it where my apartment is . Going to be around 10f tonight(way colder with windchill), pretty cold for this area at this time!

 

[endlessmike]

Let's just call this the Northeast Ohio solidarity thread.

I'd say we got maybe around 4-6" SW of Akron, really wasn't as bad as I expected, and not too bad getting to work today since all of the schools were closed. It's fantastic to have a garage this year; I think I had to scrape the majority of the mornings last winter.

Also, Columbus doesn't get as much, or as frequently, but when it does snow substantially nobody knows wtf they're supposed to do. Also, the tv news people will use the term "gangplowing" as often as they can, which is fun.

 

[Iron Woode]

so I am lucky the snowsqualls are to the west of me right now. A few km to the west and its blizzard conditions.

we are getting the cloud and the wind but not the snow.

At least not yet.

 

[Gillbot]

If I lived in an area with lake effect snow I'd either move or kill myself.

Meh, it isn't that bad.

 

[Squisher]

I'm sure Buffalo, NY was settled in the summertime because I can't believe anyone would think it habitable in winter. I got shipped off there for a week to try and figure out a problem they were having with a forging process. I never saw so much snow, and like the OP said some areas get nothing and others need tunnels to get around in.

 

[Jeff7]

Land of a billion lakes, and I love mr winter he can stay, and give me more white stuff. 2 feet isn't enough, I want more!

We've got plenty of freight train tracks here, you're welcome to retrieve several hundred cars full of snow and ice.

 

[dainthomas]

No kidding. Lake effect is a lot...but it's got nothing on mountain snowfall. My wife grew up in the Blackhills. The northern hills typically didn't measure snowfall in inches...it was in feet. One time Deadwood/Lead had close to 8' of snowfall over a couple days time. They've had up to 40" in one day. Yikes!

Here's pics of 6' in a couple days last year up in Valdez:

Yikes!