The News deployed an army of journalists to cover November’s lake-effect storms From the A look back at the 'wall of snow' in November 2014 series By Mike Connelly Dec 7, 2014 Dec 7, 2014 Updated Nov 18, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The pictures were remarkable. A wall of snow across Lake Erie. A lone person carving a path through a sea of deep snow.kAmp?5 282:? 2?5 282:?[ A:4EFC6D @7 72>:=:6D 2?5 ?6:893@CD 2?5 DEC2?86CD 96=A:?8 6249 @E96C]k^AmkAm%96 324<\E@\324< =2<6\67764E DE@C>D @7 }@G6>36C a_`c – E96 DE@C>D H6C6 E@@ D6C:@FD 2?5 5625=J 7@C 4FE6DJ ?2>6D =:<6 $?@HG6>36C – 5:DCFAE65 @FC =:G6D 7@C >@C6 E92? 2 H66<] $:I 2?5 f 766E @7 D?@H >256 A=@HD 2D FD67F= 2D *F8@D[ EFC?65 D64@?5 7=@@CD :?E@ 7:CDE DE@C:6D 2?5 DEC2?565 A6@A=6 :? 42CD 2?5 5:?6CD] (6DE6C? }6H *@C<6CD C6DA@?565 H:E9 86?6C@D:EJ] p $AC:?8G:==6 >2? E@@< 9:D EC24E@C 2?5 DA6?E 7@FC 52JD A=@H:?8 @FE C6D:56?ED] p |4s@?2=5’D ?:89E >2?286C E@@< :? 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