A freezing-over of the lake surfaces is good news for communities sick of getting buried under mounds of snow this season.

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM)- New York State is part of the Snowbelt, a region of the United States downwind of the Great Lakes where ...

With ice coverage higher than usual and less frequent arctic air outbreaks ahead, the heart of the lake-effect snow season ...

Lake-effect snow is once again firing relentlessly, with hazardous lake-effect snowbands expected to persist through Wednesday as Arctic air continues to pour over the warmer Great Lakes. Areas around ...

Lake effect snow is slamming the Great Lakes, with seven states from Wisconsin to New York under snow alerts on Monday. So far, snow totals have reached 65 inches in Barnes Corners, New York; 30 ...

All five of the Great Lakes have more ice coverage than typical; including Lake Erie, which may completely freeze over in the coming days.

Counties along Lake Michigan's shoreline and the eastern U.P. are under a winter weather advisory until Wednesday morning, ...

A stretch of dangerous cold starts the week across the Finger Lakes, followed by a slow warmup and several chances for snow ...

As winter deepens, the Great Lakes are experiencing a significant freeze, with ice cover reaching levels not seen in 15 years. This phenomenon is expected to influence lake effect snow squalls, which ...

Lake-effect snow is the sneakiest kind. The sky looks “fine,” then you hit a band and it’s instant whiteout—no shoulder, no lines, just brake lights and panic. That’s why an “arctic blast” story only ...

LANSING, Mich.(AP) — Residents of the Great Lakes region are in for a snowy Thanksgiving, as a weather system continues to drop precipitation across the area, particularly in the Upper Peninsula of ...

Michigan has seen plenty of lake-effect snow this winter, but what exactly is lake-effect snow, and why does Michigan see it so often?