We’re very fortunate on the outside perimeter of this storm, but I am startled by the effect this combination of weather systems has had this far inland from the coast.
When I got off of work, the track indicated the center was between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. We just got a cold front that pushed through about 2 days ago, so the collision of this super cold air against the warm storm has accelerated the winds out of the northeast down the west shore of Lake Michigan.
It’s probably the most agitated I’ve seen the lake in 25 years. The last time it was really bad, the lake level was much higher, but I’ve never seen it quite this viscous. Right now, we’re about 4 feet below normal lake level due to the dry summer, but it’s splashing as high as it was in ’97.
Click on this – you’ll see what I saw today at 5:45 -
We’re in no danger - were 500 miles away from the real problem, but this crap has me worried for my friends out east.
