Witnessing a seiche is like looking at a hurricane's storm surge and waves - but it can happen during the winter, tossing heavy snow or lake ice into the mix.

“However, due to the predicted wave conditions, there is some risk that wave action could cause erosion and damage along the ...

The phenomenon becomes a seiche event if the stacked-up water in eastern Lake Erie comes back suddenly - and that's not expected, forecasters said.

As promised, a line of lake effect snow developed over the metro Buffalo area quickly Wednesday evening, leaving a blanket of white across the region that plows have since cleared from roadways.