There are about 42 fewer days of wintry weather in the Great Lakes than in 1995, according to a study published in the ...

Erie, Pennsylvania, set a single-day snowfall record ... effectively shutting down the lake-effect snow machine. Conversely, low ice coverage, as seen in 2024-2025, amplifies snowfall potential by ...

Lake effect snow is dependent on the Great Lakes water temperature and how much of the lake is frozen. But what does the ...

A flood warning was in effect until 4 a.m. Tuesday, for communities along Lake Erie, including Route 5, Buffalo's Harbor, and ...

Seasonal snowfall is now above average for most of West Michigan and ice coverage has increased on the Great Lakes due to ...

Using multiple vessels, the American and Canadian coast guards were able to finally free the Manitoulin freighter, with 17 people aboard, from the swelling ice coverage on Lake Erie on Saturday after ...

Ice growth on the Great Lakes requires long spells of subfreezing temperatures like we’ve seen of late. The shallower lakes—Erie and Huron—are the first to build significant surface ice, with the ...

The arctic air blast that brought below zero temperatures to the Valley has had a massive impact on the ice coverage on Lake Erie.

The Coast Guard suspended ice-cutting operations for the night after making some progress and moving the ship slightly ...

UTICA, N.Y. -- With the recent arctic weather here in the Mohawk Valley, some Great Lakes are finally beginning to freeze. This event typically happens in most winters, but sometimes, if average ...

The worst of the cold is over but overall, the temperatures will remain below average. In fact, much of the month has been ...