Week-long series of intense, lake-effect snowstorms for Great Lakes wrapping up after dumping feet of snow81%

By Hayley Vawter0%

12/31/2025, 7:03:25 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 6 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Anecdotal, and Appeal to Authority, with Availability Heuristic as the most egregious example at 76.6% saturation with 193 hits. Analysis detected 521 faulty-reasoning hits from 252 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 73% and a BS Rank of 81% (3,937 of 20,454 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 80.80% of the article peer group.

A week-long lake-effect snow event is coming to an end after dumping feet of snow across the Great Lakes, namely in central and western New York. 
Orwell, New York saw 33" of snow in less than 24 hours on Friday from this powerful lake-effect snow machine in full force. 
Snow piles stand feet high in Oswego during a lake-effect snowstorm. 
(FOX Weather Correspondent Brandy Campbell / FOX Weather) 
In Oswego County, just off Lake Ontario, heavy snow has blanketed the area since Thursday. 
On Saturday morning, snow began to finally taper off. 
Some light snow lingered southeast of the lakes into the morning, especially east of Lake Ontario. 
As the day progresses, snow activity will continue to weaken through Saturday as winds become more west-to-east and the atmosphere becomes less favorable for lake-effect snow. 
FOX Weather Correspondent Brandy Campbell reported live from Oswego, where roughly two feet of snow was recorded in 72 hours as of Saturday. 
Timelapse video from Thursday night into Friday showed lake-effect snow bands hitting the area, coating cars and creating low visibility. 
Snow created dangerous travel conditions in the communities, as whiteout conditions and snow-covered roads made for a slow and treacherous commute. 
Lake-effect snow bands have rattled the Great Lakes for over a week, breaking records in places like Syracuse. 
Syracuse, New York doubled its average snowfall record for the season, and saw more than two feet of snow on Tuesday alone. 
That marks the city's second-snowiest day on record and their snowiest December day ever. 
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