Waves Knock Down Runners, Cyclists In Chicago

The city closed a stretch of the Lake Shore Drive path after crashing waves from Lake Michigan knocked down runners and cyclists.

A local news helicopter captured footage of cyclists and runners trying to make it through the waves this morning. The city shut down the path between Oak Street beach and Fullerton Avenue about 9:30 a.m.

High winds that hit the area overnight are likely to blame for the massive waves. The National Weather Service warned that wind gusts of up to 45 miles per hour will continue throughout the day, though their wind advisory expired at 5 a.m. On Thursday and overnight Friday, winds of up to 50 miles per hour left more than 27,000 ComEd customers without power.

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[MarChiville]

@JimBR I laughed hard at that too

[RustyRazor2010]

National Data Buoy Center - NOAA, FAIL.

[lifeisnot4yo]

0:42 like a boss 0:50 " I can do it also" 0:53 "oh fuck!"

[Wildtofu712]

Good grief!

[TheWhiteFright]

1:03 goodbye to his cell phone and ipod

[RadiationCinema]

1:03 - I guess jogging isn't always good for your health!

[edmilsonhora]

onda onda, olha a onda, onda onda olha a onda hehehehehe

[JimBR]

1:03 Best part!