High winds - from the UK Independent:
Bizarre 16-foot waves forecast for Lake Michigan near Chicago as extreme storm hits Midwest
Extreme winds are set to bring waves as high as 16ft to Michigan's Great Lakes on Thursday, as strong storm conditions strike the Midwest.
The storm system developed on Wednesday and will become stronger on Thursday, with wind speeds up to 50 mph in Illinois, Michigan and Ohio.
Lake Erie and Lake Huron are set to see some of the highest waves. There is a lakeshore flooding warning in place along the Indiana shore.
While kite and wind surfers have been tempted in by the unusual lake swells in the area, Chicago’s Fire Department explained that the lakefront was “closed for swimming” as it was too dangerous during the adverse weather conditions.
And how is their infrastructure doing? Our old buddy DTE Energy's outage maps shows 69,112 customers without power. Michigan in total? 153,613
Instead of "investing" in social services, they should fix the bridges, highways and get the utilities up to snuff. How's the water in Flint these days? Here, here and here for starters.
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