Editing Lake-effect snow (section)

==== United Kingdom ====
In the United Kingdom, easterly winds bringing cold continental air across the [[North Sea]] can lead to a similar phenomenon. Locally, it is also known as "lake-effect snow" despite the snow coming in from the sea rather than a lake.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!searchin/uk.sci.weather/%22lake$20effect$20snow%22$20%22north$20sea%22 |title=Conversations |website=uk.sci.weather archives |access-date=2007-08-03 |archive-date=January 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130014044/https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!searchin/uk.sci.weather/%22lake$20effect$20snow%22$20%22north$20sea%22 |url-status=live }}</ref> Similarly during a north-westerly wind, snow showers can form coming in from the [[Liverpool Bay]], coming down the [[Cheshire Plain|Cheshire gap]], causing snowfall in the [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]]—this formation resulted in the white Christmas of 2004 in the area, and most recently the heavy snowfall of 8 December 2017 and 30 January 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-47054419 |title=Snow closes schools in Greater Manchester plus city airports |date=30 January 2019 |website=BBC News |access-date=February 13, 2019 |archive-date=February 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213204358/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-47054419 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/transport/2017/12/08/snow-hits-shropshire-and-mid-wales---live-updates/ |title=Heavy snow causes chaos in Shropshire - and there's more on the way |first=Nathan |last=Rowden |date=December 8, 2017 |newspaper=[[Shropshire Star]] |access-date=December 8, 2017 |archive-date=December 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209100102/https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/transport/2017/12/08/snow-hits-shropshire-and-mid-wales---live-updates/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The best-known example occurred in [[January 1987 South-East England snowfall|January 1987]], when record-breaking cold air (associated with an upper low) moved across the North Sea towards the UK. The result was over 2&nbsp;ft of snow for coastal areas, leading to communities being cut off for over a week. The latest of these events to affect Britain's east coast occurred on November 30, 2017; February 28, 2018; and March 17, 2018; in connection with the [[2018 Great Britain and Ireland cold wave]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-42181673 |title=Snow falls on England's east coast beaches |date=30 November 2017 |website=BBC News |access-date=June 21, 2018 |archive-date=March 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331003446/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-42181673 |url-status=live }}</ref> The second event of winter 2017/18 was particularly severe, with up to {{convert|27.5|in|cm}} falling in total over the 27th–28th.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/02/28/brutal-storm-is-pummeling-britain-with-heavy-snow-and-wicked-wind-chill/ |title=Brutal storm is pummeling Britain with heavy snow and wicked wind chill |first=John |last=Hopewell |date=February 28, 2018 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=August 7, 2018 |archive-date=September 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917034135/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/02/28/brutal-storm-is-pummeling-britain-with-heavy-snow-and-wicked-wind-chill/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Similarly, northerly winds blowing across the relatively warm waters of the English Channel during cold spells can bring significant snowfall to the French region of Normandy, where snow drifts exceeding 10&nbsp;ft (3&nbsp;m) were measured in March 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.76actu.fr/neige-le-mois-de-mars-de-tous-les-records-en-normandie_28850/ |title=Neige. Le mois de mars de tous les records en Normandie |trans-title=Snow. The month of March of all records in Normandy |language=fr |date=14 March 2013 |work=actu.fr |access-date=2013-11-26 |archive-date=2013-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203015910/http://www.76actu.fr/neige-le-mois-de-mars-de-tous-les-records-en-normandie_28850/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>

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File:Snow-chart.png|Chart showing the sea-effect snow event of January 1987 in the UK: A continuous stream of showers deposited over {{convert|2|ft|in}} of snow over SE coastal regions.
File:Lakeeffect.png|NetWeather<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.netweather.tv/ |title=Netweather |website=netweather.tv |access-date=October 7, 2021 |archive-date=October 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007215233/https://www.netweather.tv/ |url-status=live }}</ref> radar image showing "lake-effect" snow over [[Kent]] and northeast England
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