People think just because they're called "lakes" they should be calm little bodies of water. These are fresh-water oceans, folks, with tides and currents. I grew up on Lake Erie and I recall a lot of storms kicking 8 and 10 foot waves onshore. Erie was especially dangerous because it was shallow for its size, and the water roiled up faster in a storm.
Thank you for posting this! Excellent video - and damn those waves had a significant wave height of 27ft in the area where the ship sank - for a lake that's incredible!
People think just because they're called "lakes" they should be calm little bodies of water. These are fresh-water oceans, folks, with tides and currents. I grew up on Lake Erie and I recall a lot of storms kicking 8 and 10 foot waves onshore. Erie was especially dangerous because it was shallow for its size, and the water roiled up faster in a storm.
link955NH 3 weeks ago
Fella's, it has been nice to know ya!
therealgarygnu 3 months ago
Yeah had a hellish walk home from school when this storm hit, when I was a kid.
RFKFANTS67 6 months ago
Wow 30 footers! Are these measured trough to crest, if not, then they were even bigger...
TSM8088 1 year ago
See ssEdmundFitzgerald com
roscoejohn 1 year ago
Thank you for posting this! Excellent video - and damn those waves had a significant wave height of 27ft in the area where the ship sank - for a lake that's incredible!
StormChaserMax 2 years ago