lake effect rain

[menotyou]

Why do they classify rain as lake effect? Who really cares? It's rain. It's gotta come from somewhere. The meteorologists probably aren't right about whether or not it's lake effect, anyways. How often are they right about anything else?*

*exception noted for Sleeve Meet Heart.

 

[bbsam]

I think they probably are right on this one. The moisture has to come from somewhere and if humidity readings before a lake or body of water are not sufficient to produce rain but are after, well as you said, it had to come from somewhere.

 

[menotyou]

You have no idea how glad I am it is rain and not (shhh!) snow.

 

[bbsam]

Shhhhh! Indeed! Speak it not!

 

[klein]

Where I live, I have never heard the term lake effect on my weather news.
So, I'm assuming living near the Great Lakes, that are basically ocean-size, that's where some or most of your rain comes from.

 

[over9five]

You have no idea how glad I am it is rain and not (shhh!) snow.

Shhhhh! Indeed! Speak it not!

Say it all you want!!! Snow, snow, SNOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW!!!!!!

Ovah doesn't have 1/2 mile of mountainous driveway to plow for the first time in over 20 years!!!!!

 

[moreluck]

Where I live, I have never heard the term lake effect on my weather news.
So, I'm assuming living near the Great Lakes, that are basically ocean-size, that's where some or most of your rain comes from.

We always had lake effect snow from Lake Erie and it could cripple the Akron/Cleveland area.

 

[moreluck]

So instead of Bloody Mary 3 X, it's SNOW, SNOW, SNOW !!
I always had to cover my Halloween costume with a big heavy coat!!