Ice coverage on Lake Erie is above historical average. How frozen over is the lake?
The National Weather Service reports that Lake Erie is roughly 70% frozen over. Ice thickness varies between 2 and 12 inches ...
Be wary of dangerous ice dunes forming on shore at Presque Isle State Park near Erie
Ice dunes form near Presque Isle State Park beaches as Lake Erie winter waves freeze. The dunes look solid but may be ...
The Great Lakes Froze in a Way Scientists Didn’t Expect
A January 2025 cold wave plunged Chicago into subzero temperatures, initially without snow. By late January, snowfall ...
Arctic blast has Lake Erie nearly 60% ice-covered
Now, after temperatures plummeted below zero, Lake Erie is about 60% frozen. That’s about 20% more ice than average for this ...
Arctic plunge cranks up Lake Erie ice development
As of Jan. 20, 38.42% of Lake Erie's surface was covered in ice of some form (most of it thin and slushy). On Tuesday, the ice coverage had expanded to 58.16%, a whopping 1,900 square miles of ice ...
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Lake ice thickens up courtesy of the Arctic blast
In Grand Rapids, 20 of the first 27 days of January brought high temperatures at or below the freezing point. That has helped ...
Detroit Coast Guard helicopter assists with rescue of 4 from Lake Erie ice floe
OTTAWA COUNTY, Ohio (CBS DETROIT) - The Coast Guard's Air Station Detroit helicopter crew assisted on an ice rescue call ...
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Lake Erie starting to freeze as prolonged cold spell sets in
The ice in the western basin of Lake Erie is still thin and there has been ... factors to take into account including temperatures, wave actions and wind. The Port of Cleveland has already stopped ...