 DISCUSSION: As yet another Pacific low pressure system moves ashore into many parts of the Pacific Northwest, there is again a renewed threat for heavier snowfall at points of higher elevation across parts of northern California. As stated in the post above (courtesy of the National Weather Service office in Eureka, California), the main highways being impacted across northern California include (but may not be limited to) highway routes 3, 36, 96, 101, 199, and 299). As a result of this incoming snowfall, it is imperative to call ahead if you are flying out of any regional airports (regardless of whether your flight is domestic or international). If you happen to be driving across this part of northern California or points just outside of this region, be sure to leace extra travel time over the next 24 to 48 hours as some mountainside roads/highways may very well become tracherous to near impassible at times.
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DISCUSSION: As a strengthening low pressure system continued moving across portions of the North Atlantic Ocean, many people across many countries including (but not limited to) Iceland were greeted by a very pleasant surprise in the form of a White Christmas as snow began earlier in the day on Christmas Eve. Some places across the southernmost sections of Iceland (e.g., in and around the city of Reykjavik, Iceland) and other countries further to the east across portions of far northwestern Europe. Thus, in the presence of this low pressure system, many hundreds of thounsands of people were happily greeted by this fresh snowfall which surely many enjoyed but others may have enjoyed it less so. Regardless, this fresh snowfall likely contributed to some substantial travel delays for locals as well as tourists travelling in and out of the capital city of Reykjavik, Iceland via the Keflavik International Airport.
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DISCUSSION: As lake effect snowfall pounded areas both in and to the east of Lake Ontario during the latter part of last week, there was truly incredible footage captured of this particular lake effect event by many people across the region. As shown in the footage above (as captured by people on the State University of New York at Oswego campus before being shared by the Weather Channel's AMHQ morning show), there were true blizzard conditions experienced during the most intense parts of this lake effect snowfall event. That being said, it goes without saying that travel was incredibly hazardous and even life-threatening at several points during this period of time from last week. While watching the time-lapse footage above, you can also see the clear lake response emanating from points further from the shoreline and heading inland. Note how the lake effect response tends to come in waves which was a result of the lake effect band propagating to the north and south of the city of Oswego during the course of this multi-day event which lasted from December 14th to 15th. It is also worth noting that this multi-day lake effect snowfall event was then followed up by a larger-scale winter blast across nearly all of New York State and many other parts of the Northeast back on December 17th (or this past Saturday).
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DISCUSSION: In the wake of the recently-concluded lake effect snowfall event which generated substantial snowfall totals to the east/northeast/southeast of both Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, here is a neat video wrap-up of this event from several different perspectives. As you can see in the bulk of the eyewitness footage above, there was a consistent trend within this particular lake effect snowfall event defined by extremely dangerous travel conditions due to very cold conditions along with near-zero visibilities at many points during the course of this long-duration lake effect snow event. For instance, you can see these conditions during part of the time in which they played out in Buffalo, New York (courtesy of footage from Cellino and Barnes), just outside of Cleveland, Ohio (courtesy of footage from Alyson Bruner), Oswego, New York (courtesy of footage from Bobby Bianco and Corey Elsby), and in Syracuse, New York (courtesy of footage from Mark Sperduti). This collective footage all reinforces the point that in the presence of a lake effect snow event, you always should stay on the side of caution by not travelling if you do not absolutely have to do so.
To learn more about other high-impact winter weather events from around the world, be sure to click here! ©2016 Meteorologist Jordan Rabinowitz Quite the Range of Lake Effect Snowfall Totals! (credit: NWS Eastern Region Headquarters)12/16/2016  DISCUSSION: As the most recent lake effect snowfall event event off of both Lake Ontario and Lake Erie officially comes to a close during the overnight hours into the pre-dawn hours on Friday, there are a plethora of snowfall totals which have already been called into different NWS offices across the various coverage warning areas. As you can see in the snowfall totals above, there was quite an impressive range of snowfall totals from throughout this fairly long-duration lake effect event. It is worth noting that the highest snowfall totals across the Tug Hill Plateau region of New York state were substantially less than forecasters at the National Weather Service in Buffalo, New York initially thought. However, despite the overforecast snowfall totals in some places, they were very accurate in regards to the conditions which were forecasted for throughout the course of this latest lake effect snowfall event. This goes to show that even in the presence of an error in snowfall forecasts, it is far more important for a forecast to be accurate in terms of the expected conditions in order to help convey the most important messages associated with a given winter weather forecast.
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DISCUSSION: As of earlier Wednesday afternoon, the second lake effect snowfall event of the 2016-2017 winter season got underway. As of this late hour of 1:00 am EST, both bands are continuing to produce intense snowfall emantating off of both Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. However, it is imperative to note that as the wind direction continues to gradually shift from more of a west-southwesterly flow to more of a due westerly flow (due to the passage of a small piece of energy higher up in the atmosphere), the more intense band will be that which is cranking out heavy lake effect snowfall just to the east of Lake Ontario. This is anticipated to continue right through the overnight hours and persist through much of the day on Thursday as flow chiefly remains out of the west. Thus, areas in and around the Tug Hill Plateau region as well as portions of central/southern Oswego County as I mention in my short lake effect snow briefing update (attached above). Be sure to listen to it for the latest expectations and forecast details on this latest lake effect snowfall event.
To learn more about other high-impact weather events from across North America, be sure to click here! ©2016 Meteorologist Jordan Rabinowitz  winterDISCUSSION: As the biggest lake effect snowfall event of the 2016-2017 Winter season finally came to an end in the early hours of this morning across wide stretches of both western and central New York, the snowfall totals from this event were tallied up. There is no question that this was certainly quite an impressive lake effect event with some places across parts of western New York received close to or over 3 feet of fresh snowfall. It is worth noting that this event was also fairly well-forecast even within 24 to 48 hours of the onset of the first flakes. This was encouraging since often times there is a large difficulty in being able to accurately forecast lake effect snowfall.
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DISCUSSION: As of overnight Wednesday and during the course of the day on Thursday, lake effect snowfall cranked up in earnest with heavy, wind-driven snowfall off of both Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Up to this point in time, there have been some fairly impressive snowfall totals across parts of central New York (and specifically towards the Tug Hill Plateau) and western New York/northwestern Pennsylvania (specifically towards the Chautauqua Ridge). Be sure to watch the complete lake effect snow weather briefing above with special guests from the State University of New York at Oswego's Meteorology Department as hosted late yesterday evening by GWCC Chief Meteorologist Jordan Rabinowitz!
To learn more about other high-impact weather events from across North America, be sure to click here! ©2016 Meteorologist Jordan Rabinowitz A True Winter Wonderland Has Formed Across Parts of Far Northern Europe! (credit: Meteo Europe)12/4/2016  DISCUSSION: In the wake of a recent low-pressure system which impacted many parts of northern Europe over the past 24 to 48 hours, many people woke up earlier today to a "winter wonderland" with an overwhelming amount of snowfall which measured in feet in some places based on some reports. Although winter storms often impact society in a detrimental sense by which they reduce travel to a standstill (i.e., both on the road, in the air, and on the rails), they can also have positive consequences for many people by the same token. As seen in the image below (courtesy of the Meteo Europe Facebook page via Susanna (@ansusan), many parts of Finland (including this beautiful picture of a snow-covered forest in Lapland, Finland) were snowed in and some skiers were able to take advantage of the fresh powder! This just goes to show that snowstorms have both positive and negative consequences!
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