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Monthly totals of less than 6 inches fell in western, central, and east-central sections, with the exception of the Great Lakes snowbelt, where totals ranged from as much as 9 inches along Lake Erie up to 16 inches along the eastern shore of Lake Ontario, amounts well below normal for the snowbelt in December.
Source: wiktionary
Government employment has produced long-term job growth in both snowbelt and sunbelt central cities.
Source: wiktionary
Higher elevations and snow squalls from Lake Erie give Chardon, located in the core of the snowbelt in northern Geauga County, an average snowfall of 105 inches.
Source: wiktionary
Closest matches include lake effect snow belt, snow belt, snow belt region, snow belt zone, snowbound.
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