Lake effect snowstorm

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Term: Lake effect snowstorm
Definition: Snowstorm occurring near or downwind from the shore of a lake resulting from the warming (destabilization) and moistening of relatively cold air during passage over a warm body of water.
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Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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