A tsunami-like event hit Lake Michigan, across from Racine. Yes, you read that right.
Meteotsunamis are storm-generated wave events that can quickly flood Great Lakes shorelines. Roughly 100 occur each year.
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Wave Climate Associated With Changing Water Level and Ice Cover in Lake Michigan
Figure 2. Data availability for buoys S45002 and S45007. Both the daily ice cover data described above and the monthly lake-wide average water levels were analyzed to understand their impacts on the ...