Near-inertial (Poincaré) waves with a period Tp ∼ 17 h are the dominant wind-induced internal wave motions in central Lake Erie and consequently have a substantial influence on lake circulation, ...
The National Weather Service reports that Lake Erie is roughly 70% frozen over. Ice thickness varies between 2 and 12 inches ...
Extreme instances of the phenomenon occurring on Lake Erie have been devastating, according to the NOAA. In 1844, 78 people were killed by a 22-foot seiche at Niagara Falls. In 2008, the wave ...
Strong gusts are making some wild waves on Lake Erie as a wind advisory stays in effect ... which is where less than 1″ or snow and a glaze of ice (0.10-0.20″) is expected.