Yup. It all depends on the wind and if the lake is frozen. It the wind is even slightly out of the north and the lake isnt frozen, we will get absolutely dumped on. Ironically, if the lake is frozen (as much of it is now) its just bitterly cold and only a little snow. That being said I feel like weve had snow on the ground here for nearly 2 -2 1/2 months.
Also, the further east you live near the lake in NE Ohio, the more gets dumped on you. Much like Buffalo. The wind blows west to east and clips the lake. This is why I live west and south of the city lol
Lake effect snow is one of the more fascinating things about weather in the winter.