Lake Effect Snow - 2009.02.04 - Valparaiso, IN

For a period, snow was falling at a rate of 5-6 in (13-15 cm) per hour. Total accumulation for the event was 20 in (60 cm).

Synopsis: On February 3, 2009 a band of lake effect snow streaming off Lake Michigan moved temporarily over Valparaiso during the afternoon before migrating eastward. As the wind shifted, a narrow band returned over the area before midnight. Despite later wind shifts over the lake that would have normally favored eastward band propagation, local mesoscale interactions kept convergence maximized over Valparaiso resulting in a virtually uninterrupted several hour period of heavy snow. This second round was responsible for the majority of the event total and is depicted in the video.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• snow
• storm
• lake
• lake effect
• lake michigan
• valparaiso
• great lakes
• indiana
• weather
• february
• winter

[aquamarinepoppies]

Wow!! Is this usual??

[storm8956]

@aquamarinepoppies Pretty unusual actually, but these type of events occur more frequently in favorable lake effect zones, like northwest Indiana, than in your average Midwestern town.

[robby123ism]

Lake affect is always the best snow, I used to live in shaker heights near cleveland and the snow there was awesome for snowball fights. But now that I live in bethesda just outside of dc the snow hear is sooo soft and slippy

[joecoolboy17]

Man i wish i was there, i'd walk outside and walk around in it lol.

[Petrasa]

We might get hit this weekend!

[sugarlily09]

I work at the hospital, and I wasn't allowed to leave work that night because of the snow. I agree, though. It was pretty afterward. I'll take snow over a tornado anyday!

[TransAmLuvr]

Man ,the morning after was beautiful! I moved from LaPorte in 69 to South Carolina. Don't know how you all handle all of that snow! Thanks for posting!

[BZclipwarehouse]

i remember that it was ALOT of snow