{"id":73715,"date":"2023-01-30T07:29:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T07:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelmagma.com\/?p=73715"},"modified":"2023-10-18T11:38:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T11:38:02","slug":"does-lake-erie-freeze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelmagma.com\/does-lake-erie-freeze\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Lake Erie Freeze?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I hope you are not tired of my stories<\/span> about Lake Erie<\/span><\/a> because today again I will mention it =)<\/span><\/p>\n

Don’t judge me strictly, but there is always so much to tell about this beautiful and<\/span> mystique lake<\/span><\/a> and its area.<\/span><\/p>\n

You sent me many questions about<\/span> what will happen to this lake Erie in strong frost<\/i><\/b> that’s why I decided to answer you in this article.<\/span><\/p>\n

Just to remind you:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lake Erie is a part of the Great Lakes, and it is considered as a<\/span> true freshwater lake<\/span><\/a> with huge waves.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

In terms of the total volume of water, the Great lakes are somewhat inferior to the largest reservoir of fresh water on the planet –<\/span> Baikal.<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

But the Great Lakes significantly surpass it in terms of water<\/a> surface area.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

They are slightly larger than the area of Great Britain and<\/span> Northern Ireland,<\/span><\/a><\/em> which makes them the largest lake system in the worl<\/em>d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Does Lake Erie Freeze?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Yes, the last time it was frozen was 9 years ago (2014).<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

At that time,the surface of Lake Erie<\/a> was over 95 percent frozen!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

This has not happened to the largest system of freshwater reservoirs for a long time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other four lakes – Superior, Huron, Michigan, and Ontario which are located in the United States and Canada were frozen too.<\/span><\/p>\n

The frosts that stood in those parts broke the record of 1979.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then the surface of the Great Lakes froze over 97 percent…<\/span><\/p>\n

Does Lake Erie Completely Freeze?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Yes, but it can happen during severe frost in the mid of December.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Last time Lake Erie<\/a> was frozen was in 2014.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Back in 2014, the severest frosts in the northern United States and Canada beat the record of 1979, when the surface of the Great Lakes was 95% frozen.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Winter of 2014, in particular, in the state of Minnesota<\/a> was severe.<\/span><\/p>\n

The thermometers have repeatedly dropped below 122 degrees Fahrenheit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Before 2014, the last time the Great Lakes froze over 90% was in 1994.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Winter 2014 , all the lakes froze ahead of time, the first Lake was Lake Erie<\/a>, because it is not the deepest one.<\/span><\/p>\n

Already at the end of November, the reservoirs were covered with ice, although this usually happens not earlier than mid-December.<\/span><\/p>\n

Scientists also noticed that the ongoing processes were very unusual for Lake Michigan.<\/span><\/p>\n

This reservoir is traditionally less prone to freezing. 90.5% of its surface was covered with ice. The last time there was so much ice – 92% – was here in 1979, and the absolute record belongs to 1977 – 93%.<\/span><\/p>\n

How Often Does Lake Erie Freeze?<\/b><\/h2>\n

It happens really rare, once in 10 years during strong frost.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Close to Lake Erie<\/a>, it is cold in winter, it often snows. In winter months it often snows but not often there is severe frost.<\/span><\/p>\n

But storms, floods, and small hurricanes can happen often on the Lake.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example:<\/span><\/p>\n

In December 2022, In Buffalo – the city predicted to be one of the hardest hit –<\/span> gusts of wind<\/span><\/a> pushed Lake Erie beyond flood levels. According to the weather service, the water level rose another four feet.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2017 close to Lake Erie<\/a>, about 51 inches of snow fell in 30 hours.<\/span><\/p>\n

Local authorities declared the Lake Erie area as an area of emergency<\/a>. The city airport was closed, the federal and local courts were closed,classes were canceled after a student was found near campus in critical condition due to extreme weather conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n

The student later died in the hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n

Does Lake Erie Freeze Every Year?<\/b><\/h2>\n

No, it freezes only during extreme frost.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Due to its shallow water and despite being the warmest in summer, the lake is the first one that will be frozen in case of strong frost.<\/span><\/p>\n

The shallowest part of Lake Erie is located in the western basin, where the depth ranges from 23-25 feet.<\/span><\/p>\n

But Area close to Lake Erie is considered to be the snowiest area in the USA<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since the lake is the shallowest of the Great Lakes, it is also the warmest.<\/span><\/p>\n

In winter, cold air circulating over warm water heats up, absorbs condensation and rises, where the moisture is converted into snow.<\/span><\/p>\n

Buffalo is known as one of the snowiest cities in America<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Winter Storms at Lake Erie<\/b><\/h2>\n

Lake Erie storms are not inferior in strength to ocean<\/a> storms: the speed of a suddenly changing wind direction reaches 93 mph, the height of unusually short and steep waves reaches 45-46 feet, often due to surges, the water near the windward coast can rise by an inch or more.<\/span><\/p>\n

The hallmark of lake storms are the “three sisters” – three waves, going one after another, which can be up to 66 feet high.<\/span><\/p>\n

For a long time, scientists considered the \u201csisters\u201d to be idle tales, but later oceanologists took the stories of old sailors seriously.<\/span><\/p>\n

The most dangerous storms on the lake are November ones.<\/span><\/p>\n

The primacy among them belongs to the Great Storm of 1913, which raged over all the lakes on November 7-11, 1913.<\/span><\/p>\n

It destroyed 12 ships and 250 people and threw another 30 ships on the stones from the old barge to the new bulk carrier with a displacement of more than seven thousand tons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Only the cargoes that went to the bottom were worth more than a million dollars, and the losses from destruction on land were not at all calculable.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tornadoes at Lake Erie<\/b><\/h2>\n

Tornadoes are also rare<\/a> at Lake Erie.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Here is one of the examples:<\/span><\/p>\n

On a sultry Saturday evening, June 28, 1924, several funnels descended from a huge amber-yellow cloud to the<\/span> Sandusky Bay<\/span><\/a> of Lake Erie.<\/span><\/p>\n

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One of them swept over the<\/span> city of Sandusky<\/span><\/a>, then re-entered Lake Erie and, having traveled about 25 miles, reached Loraine.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here, the path of the tornado, which gained strength, ran straight along Broadway, clogged with walkers, the main street<\/a> of a prosperous industrial city and one of the centers of shipbuilding of the Great Lakes.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to modern estimates, the tornado was the smallest F4, and the vast majority of the 80 dead and 300 injured were in Loraine.<\/span><\/p>\n

Various properties were destroyed for 13 million dollars, or over a billion in current prices.<\/span><\/p>\n

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