19 November 2024
Those that stay on the shore on the jap and western ends of Lake Erie are properly conscious {that a} robust west wind can set off a storm surge in Buffalo and dry lake backside at Toledo. When the storm is gone it turns into a seiche that makes the lake slosh forwards and backwards like a tub. For those who’ve by no means seen it, these movies will assist.
Of all of the Nice Lakes, Lake Erie is the more than likely to slosh as a result of it’s shallow and oriented alongside the storm path. The wind has a protracted distance (fetch) to kick up waves and amplify the impact.
What’s a seiche? The identify comes from the French phrase that means “dry.”
First there may be wind, then the water turns into a standing wave because it strikes to succeed in equilibrium.
On 10 November there was an enormous seiche occasion that uncovered the lake backside at Toledo.
Tomorrow and Thursday a robust chilly entrance will sweep west to east throughout the area with winds gusting as excessive as 38mph. Maybe there shall be one other seiche.
