Gale force winds and freezing temperatures have covered a few unlucky homes in ice along the shores of Lake Erie. Residents on Hoover Beach’s South Shore Drive in Hamburg, New York, watched their houses turned into ice castles as the winds generated huge waves, driving lake water up on the shore, while the sub-zero temperatures turned the splash into ice.
Photograph by Ed Mis
Beginning on February 27th and continuing for 48 hours, winds gusted over Lake Erie at speeds up to 60 mph (97 km/h). Around this time of year, ice cover is usually abundant on Lake Erie’s surface. That typically prevents the shoreline from being soaked with cold water during powerful storms; however, Lake Erie’s eastern end is nearly ice-free this year, leaving the shore vulnerable to spray from storm-whipped waves. [source]
19 Days Until Spring: Until then—-well, you know. This along Lake Erie near Buffalo (Hamburg) may take until May to melt. @news4buffalo @News_8 @spann @JimCantore @StephanieAbrams @wxbywilliams @StormHour @TomNiziol @GarofaloWX @Ginger_Zee #DigitalFirst #NexstarNation pic.twitter.com/EsvTl0ofxq
— John Kucko (@john_kucko) February 29, 2020
The Beach Life: 48 hours of battering wind off Lake Erie create an otherworldly scene south of Buffalo (Hamburg). @news4buffalo @News_8 @EricSnitilWx @wnywxguy @JamesGilbertWX @spann @JimCantore @StephanieAbrams @wxbywilliams @StormHour @GarofaloWX #DigitalFirst #NexstarNation pic.twitter.com/fUBrkJ6OTN
— John Kucko (@john_kucko) February 29, 2020
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