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Turning Much Colder, Slick Travel

Colder air will arrive overnight behind a cold front and temperatures by daybreak Monday will be in the lower 20s with single digit wind chills. Slippery travel is possible for the Monday morning commute as roads and sidewalks freeze-up. Additional travel impacts are expected Monday night and Tuesday due to a round of lake effect snow and blowing snow. Read More >

November 1, 2020 - High Wind, Lakeshore Flooding, and Beach Erosion Event

A strong Upper level trough oved through the Great Lakes region on November 1st, 2020. This brought cold air advection and steep low level lapse rates that caused wind gusts to be 50 to 60 mph at times. Along with this push of cold air across the lake, waves reached as high as 12 to 16 feet. This high wave action caused minor flooding along the lake shore and over the piers.

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Winds as high as 60 mph pushed waves onshore which caused minor flooding along Lake Michigan as well as some beach and dune erosion. The picture above is North Beach at South Haven. Image courtesy of Issac Polanski  
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Water Levels Ludington, MI Winds and Waves at South Haven Water Levels Holland, MI
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