The Great Lakes Snow Belts
q The large cities of
Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo,
Cleveland, and Ontario are all located in the lake-effect snow belts.
qLake-effect snowstorms can produce 0.3-1.5 meters (1-5 feet) of snow in single extreme events and can continues for days.
qThe great Lake snow belts cover the lake shores and about 50-80 km (30-50 miles) inland before most of the lake-supplied moisture is removed by precipitation.
qLake-effect snowstorms can also occur near other inland water bodies, such as
the Great
Salt Lake in Utah and Aral Sea in Asia.
80km boundary around the shoreline
precipitation in mm
