Physical geography of the land, water and wind direction are all components that factor into where the snow will fall. In Michigan, lake effect snow most often tends to fall in western Upper ...

Subzero temperatures, high winds and ice-free Great Lakes combined this past week to increase lake effect snow totals across much of Michigan, the National Weather Service said. Some locations in ...

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 ...

More: Lake effect snow is in Michigan's forecast ... The heaviest snow was expected in Holland, and Grand Rapids south to Kalamazoo, the office added. In Grand Rapids, winds were expected to ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — Plan for the lake-effect snow machine to keep chugging ... primarily impacting areas along a line from Grand Haven and Holland to Battle Creek, extending back to ...

Monday's intense lake effect snow band caused a pileup in Michigan. A wintry blast is slamming the Great Lakes region with 3 to 5.5 feet of snow -- and more lake effect snow is in the forecast for ...

Michigan woke up to a frigid, snowy morning, with heavy lake effect snow in northern and western regions — and it may not be over for many Michigan residents. Parts of northern Michigan ...

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY for parts of the Eastern U.P. and counties along the Lake Michigan shoreline as well as part of NW Lower Michigan for heavy snow with the ...

More than two feet of snow fell in Gaylord, Michigan ... at 5.5", while in Holland it was 5" and in Saranac 2.5". These different measurements in snow indicate a true lake-effect snowfall.

If the weather is cold enough and the lakes freeze over, less snow falls because the water can't evaporate into the air. In Michigan, lake effect snow most often tends to fall in western Upper ...