BUFFALO, N.Y. – A low-pressure system over the Great Lakes region will trigger the development of lake-effect rain bands on the eastern sides of lakes Michigan , Erie and Ontario and the southern side of Lake Superior.

The National Weather Service offices in Buffalo, New York , and Cleveland are describing the setup as a "long-duration" and "prolonged" lake-effect rain event, respectively. A widespread 1-2 inches of rain, with locally up to 3 inches, is expected along the Interstate 90 corridor between Buffalo and Cleveland through the end of the week.

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Social media video showed dozens of lightning strikes over Lake Erie, from the Buffalo waterfront, as the lake-effect rain bands moved into the region.

Lake-effect rain refers to a phenomenon that generally occur

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