Lake-effect snow squalls have caused major pileups on I-94 near Kalamazoo, Michigan, and I-90 near the Ohio/Pennsylvania state line. The squalls, originating from Lake Huron, have led to blinding snow and hazardous driving conditions in the affected areas. The National Weather Service has issued warnings, urging drivers to adjust speeds to the weather conditions and stay safe. The phenomenon is attributed to the strengthening of the subsidence inversion and the NW flow in the cloud layer. Visible imagery from NOAA's GOES-East satellite reveals cloud streets, indicative of the lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. The snow squalls have also impacted the Dayton area in Ohio and Ashtabula in Ohio. The situation is ongoing, and people are advised to stay updated on the weather reports.
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Visible imagery from @NOAA's #GOESEast 🛰️ reveals beautiful cloud streets, which appear as parallel bands, streaming from some of the Great Lakes today. These clouds are bringing some #LakeEffect snow downwind of the lakes. Latest: https://t.co/wJGBXDcfEu https://t.co/02tDjqlmK1
Pure lake-effect snow dominates off Lake Huron now. Subsidence inversion is strengthening too. #winter https://t.co/9XPZQ9gZzZ
Lake Huron band hammering the area around Ashtabula OH right now. Echo tops are low so CLE radar overshoots the band back toward Lake Huron. #winterwx https://t.co/IKg0X5RKdn
Blinding snow blamed for massive pileup on I-94 in southwest Michigan https://t.co/tNU0wEPsCb https://t.co/R77v4IZynC
Well developed lake-effect snowband coming off Lake Huron now on NW flow. #winter https://t.co/d7zmAj6DYK
Snow squall blasting over Dayton Area this afternoon. #snow #Ohio #OHwx #FindItHere https://t.co/KEG5Jo9MFf
This is really all I want for Christmas and tonight it will be 🎄❄️. Getting a fast coating of snow at the 5 o clock hour here in Valle Crucis. Feels like a snow squall —went from nothing to white covered ground in 30 min. #ncwx @NWSBlacksburg @TimBuckleyWX @WataugaOnline https://t.co/RRkJUhE5uu
Very intense lake-effect #snow band now hammering the I-94 area around Kalamazoo where a multi-vehicle pile up occurred earlier today. Stay safe and PLEASE adjust speeds to the weather conditions. https://t.co/vl7bpWt7nu
#Breaking: A massive pileup occurred on I-94 on Monday just west of Kalamazoo, Michigan, forcing the highway's eastbound lanes to be shut down amid lake-effect snow squalls. Read more: https://t.co/ElqLNu9MK2 https://t.co/3lyXzlYUyU
BREAKING: Lake-effect snow causes a major pileup near Kalamazoo, Michigan. https://t.co/b9UQGkHe3t
This looks like a pretty heavy squall coming across from the Ontario shore toward the Ohio/Pennsylvania state line. If it holds together, it's going to wreak havoc on I-90, stay tuned. @NWSCLE https://t.co/snzKLc5kPl
I expect to see a snowband set up off Lake Huron soon as winds in the cloud layer shift to a more NW direction. This is very evident from the @NWSCLE Base Velocity loop. #weather https://t.co/l3eEBIDTZs
This looks like a pretty heavy squall coming across from the Ontario shore toward the Ohio/Pennsylvania state line. If it holds together, it's going to wreak havoc on I-90, stay tuned.... @NWSCLE https://t.co/ezs1lXWFIu