{"id":110399,"date":"2026-02-10T20:53:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/110399\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T20:53:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:53:13","slug":"drone-video-shows-80-mile-long-crack-on-frozen-lake-erie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/110399\/","title":{"rendered":"Drone video shows 80-mile-long crack on frozen Lake Erie"},"content":{"rendered":"

PAINESVILLE, Ohio \u2013 Drone<\/a> video captured an 80-mile-long crack that developed on frozen Lake Erie earlier this week, which was visible from space. According to Noaa<\/a>, the fracture stretched from Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada<\/a> to near Cleveland<\/a>, Ohio<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Northeast Finally Begins To Thaw After Days Of Life-threatening Cold<\/a><\/p>\n

Recent weeks of Arctic temperatures<\/a> across the Midwest<\/a> and Northeast<\/a> have dramatically increased the amount of ice across all the Great Lakes, which are now 58 percent covered.<\/p>\n

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Just 5 percent of the Great Lakes were covered on Jan. 14, according to NOAA.<\/p>\n

Ice Disrupts Ferry Service In New York As Temperatures Rise Above Freezing<\/a><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Lake Erie, the shallowest of the Great Lakes, is now 95 percent covered, which has limited lake-effect snow for the downwind areas of Ohio, Pennsylvania<\/a> and New York<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Coast Guard Great Lakes Division has been conducting icebreaking operations to try and keep commercial traffic moving along the waterways.<\/p>\n

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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw responds to vessel beset by ice.<\/p>\n

(FOX Weather)<\/p>\n

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