Image of the Day, October 2, 2018

This image shows the Midwest covered by snow during February of 2014. The Great Lakes are frozen over and drifts can be seen on the lakes where wind blows the snow around over the ice. Wind blowing west to east creates drifts that push the snow across the lake. Less snow is blown onto the lake from land than is pushed across the lake, which is why the west side of the lakes have less snow cover.