Lake Effect Snow Advisory
- Lake Effect Snow Advisory
A Lake Effect Snow Advisory is issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when pure lake effect snow may pose a hazard or is life threatening. The snow must be directly caused by a lake and not by a low pressure system. The criteria for this advisory vary from area to area.
ee also
* Lake Effect Snow Warning
* Lake effect snow
* Severe weather terminology (United States)
External links
* [http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ National Weather Service]
* [http://www.fema.gov Federal Emergency Management Agency]
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