Lake Effect Storm Julian
1-hour loop of visible satellite images  Wed. Jan 15th, 1130AM - 1230PM

This 1-hour loop of visible satellite imagery clearly shows the cloud band that is producing the tremendous snowfall rates off Lake Ontario near Oswego.  Off Lake Erie the bands have more of a multiple band nature on shorter westerly fetch compared to Lake Ontario. The multiple banded nature of the snows on Lake Erie may also be due to interaction with convergence zones that are extending well downstream of Lake Michigan.