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Lake Superior November 27 2025 (Original Post)
catbyte
Dec 20
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YoshidaYui
(44,964 posts)1. MEANWHILE in CALIFORNIA, SURF'S UP
COWABUNGA!
tblue37
(68,198 posts)2. Wow! Do you know what caused it to get so wild?
catbyte
(38,664 posts)14. It was a big storm with 60+ mph winds that hit us even in south central lower Michigan.
All of the Great Lakes were churning that day.
The Roux Comes First
(2,156 posts)3. I Think I recall When That Weather Came Up Even Out in the PNW!
Great video! Thanks for sharing.
tblue37
(68,198 posts)4. I just looked up Lake Superior storms. I had no idea they got so wild!
Deuxcents
(25,547 posts)5. No wonder the Edmond Fitzgerald sank..November 10, 1975.
I had no idea the storms could get that violent..
essaynnc
(972 posts)6. My first thought..
The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. With surf like that, I can see!!
Billsdaughter
(129 posts)7. Mine too
3Hotdogs
(15,036 posts)8. "The winds of November......"
dflprincess
(29,181 posts)11. Actually it's called the "Witch of November" nt
Ilsa
(63,855 posts)9. How high are these swells?
I know the Great Lakes can be as turbulent as an ocean. I understand why the Edmund Fitzgerald sank. But there is no point of reference for height.
jmbar2
(7,649 posts)10. Those waves are higher than what I see on the Oregon coast!
Edmund Fitzgerald
En route to a steel mill near Detroit, she was caught the next day in a severe storm with near-hurricane-force winds and waves up to 35 feet (11 m) high. Sometime after 5:30 p.m., Edmund Fitzgerald reported being in difficulty; at 7:10 p.m., Captain McSorley sent his last message, "We are holding our own".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald#:~:text=En%20route%20to%20a%20steel,We%20are%20holding%20our%20own".
Lulu KC
(8,510 posts)12. That's my lake
She has many moods.
lamp_shade
(15,375 posts)13. Ferociously beautiful.
twodogsbarking
(17,589 posts)15. The Great Lakes scare the pee outa me.