Towns along Michigan’s Upper Peninsula into Wisconsin’s Lake Superior shoreline could get the absolute shit kicked out of them on Monday as an incoming storm threatens to churn up waves as high as 28 feet – approaching the all-time record of 28.8 feet recorded in 2017 – MLive.com reports.
There may not be any actual recording Monday as the seasonal buoys required to make such measurements have been pulled – the 2017 highs were recorded in October of that year – but whether or not there’s a new “record,” massive waves coming in the middle of a blizzard are bad freaking news. Lakes Michigan and Huron are also looking at waves up to 18 and 26 ft respectively.
Lake Erie, meanwhile, is looking at 17 ft waves but its shape and position make it susceptible to a seiche, or ongoing back-and-forth slosh that could take days to finally settle down and dissipate.