Ice concentration on Lake Erie and its impacts on lake effect snow

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —We all know the crucial role that ice plays in keeping the lake effect snow machine going. This year we have seen lots of changes in ice coverage, and it’s only the end of January.
It’s not just the air that’s feeling ice cold around Buffalo. Lake Erie is has seen some rapidly changing conditions since the start of the cold season.  Ice fluctuates constantly on all of the Great Lakes throughout the entire winter season so that part is not all th