TOLEDO, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – The strong winds on Monday did more than bring down trees and create power outages.
They moved the water in Lake Erie.
It’s a phenomenon known as a seiche, pronounced “saysh”.
The National Weather Service says strong winds and a rapid change in atmospheric pressure pushed water from the Toledo end of the lake toward Buffalo, even uncovering the floors of the lake and the Maumee River.
One report along the lake had a wind gust of 72 miles an hour.