High waves up to 18 feet slam Lake Michigan shoreline

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  • Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
  • Dangerous weather is forecast in Chicago along Lake Michigan with high waves of up to 18 feet expected. FULL STORY: abc7.ws/3o0e8Mw

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  • @randpherigo9724
    @randpherigo9724 Рік тому +35

    Lake Michigan is big & DANGEROUS.. I fell asleep in my kayak and woke to 20 Mph winds about three four miles out.. I couldnt get back to shore..was paddling in place for an hour.. Prayers were getting serious.. i had my phone & GPS it took the coast guard a while to find me..

    • @EasyGrowin420
      @EasyGrowin420 Рік тому +2

      That’s absolutely wild. Glad you’re okay

    • @stevenshoemaker8326
      @stevenshoemaker8326 Рік тому +11

      Must’ve had some good drinks to fall asleep kayaking lol

    • @zombiefrmdaded
      @zombiefrmdaded Рік тому +2

      That’s scary af

    • @randpherigo9724
      @randpherigo9724 Рік тому +1

      @@stevenshoemaker8326 I did have one tall can of beer.. it was sunny and had the anchor down.. winds are totally unpredictable and it was only 15 mph..
      Believe me, it was enough to get me out there fast .. I'm doubling the size of the anchor ⚓.. but in a sandy bottom .. won't matter.

    • @randpherigo9724
      @randpherigo9724 Рік тому +1

      @@EasyGrowin420 it was a perfect day.. had the anchor ⚓ down 👎 sandy bottom won't hold you if it's windy.. lake Michigan has claimed more lives than all Great lakes combined.. the wind pushes you out there.. without a decent motor it could happen

  • @jennyvinyl85
    @jennyvinyl85 2 роки тому +29

    I was expecting to see waves, not people talking

    • @JWStreeter
      @JWStreeter 4 місяці тому

      Thats the problem with legacy media. 90% talking, 10% footage. Theyre all so narcissistic they think people actually want to hear what they say

  • @mattknowski1615
    @mattknowski1615 2 роки тому +18

    Would have been cool to actually see some waves... More than 7 sec worth anyway...

  • @benneebean8199
    @benneebean8199 2 роки тому +14

    those were not nearly 18 feet

    • @renegomezcolon12
      @renegomezcolon12 2 місяці тому +2

      They've never seen real big waves. Probably 18 feet of travel

  • @jenniferpoland8886
    @jenniferpoland8886 2 роки тому +7

    The jet stream brought in a cold front in Michigan. It's fall now. The earth is turning. So the seasons can change.

  • @joey4277
    @joey4277 2 роки тому +3

    They count the hight as the wave hits something not the actual 3 foot wave

  • @klimentpetrov8789
    @klimentpetrov8789 5 місяців тому +1

    What means 18ft, how many meters is that

    • @IvanNava
      @IvanNava 5 місяців тому +2

      About 5.5 meters high

  • @jennygangspeaks
    @jennygangspeaks 2 роки тому +4

    And supposedly a girl went swimming in here voluntarily 🙅🏽‍♀️🙅🏽‍♀️🙅🏽‍♀️

  • @snakeeyes74
    @snakeeyes74 2 роки тому +2

    Clickbait. 18' ? Gonna need proof of that, which is obviously not shown.

    • @froggiman1
      @froggiman1 Рік тому

      What?
      News stations never lie!
      Never!!!!!!!!!!!
      We the serfs are just measuring wrong.

  • @Hexagon234
    @Hexagon234 2 роки тому +2

    They have to build a recurved seawalls so the waves can't get in

  • @anam.o.schroder4235
    @anam.o.schroder4235 5 місяців тому

    Why? Its not the sea .In switzerland we have sometimes Föhn , a strong wind from the mountais but not in such way as in this lake

  • @turdferguson2
    @turdferguson2 8 місяців тому +1

    Definitely not 18 foot faces but ok

  • @joey4277
    @joey4277 2 роки тому +1

    You know it was a man that wrote this exaggerating "18foot waves"

  • @rottenroads1982
    @rottenroads1982 4 місяці тому

    Those are the Kind of Storms that can Sink Giant LakeBoats.

  • @sea9994
    @sea9994 2 роки тому +2

    Makes me want to learn to surf..
    Maybe a little cold however pandemic makes risk taking a rebel Yello thing why not go out like a point break Johhny Utah..

  • @nobodysreview6137
    @nobodysreview6137 2 роки тому +2

    I'll give Beatlejuice $10 if she can surf an 18 footer

  • @chicagonorthcoast
    @chicagonorthcoast 8 місяців тому

    I'm very familiar with the buildings in Rogers Park shown here. This is why I would never buy into them.

  • @ggexpeditions867
    @ggexpeditions867 2 роки тому +1

    The waves aren’t that big there like 5 ft 😂

  • @kelcritcarroll
    @kelcritcarroll 11 місяців тому

    Wow! I hope all the frighters were at anchor during this!

  • @emilycoley9037
    @emilycoley9037 2 роки тому +2

    18 foot waves huh? Gtfoh

    • @froggiman1
      @froggiman1 Рік тому

      How dare you question the news.
      Obviously we are measuring wrong.
      To get the correct height of 18' you need to ask "What is a .......foot?"

  • @judithcharles7773
    @judithcharles7773 2 роки тому +1

    Fear munger fear munger fear mongering

  • @debartellomartinez7214
    @debartellomartinez7214 Рік тому +1

    0:49 Definitely a Democrat.

    • @kelcritcarroll
      @kelcritcarroll 11 місяців тому +1

      You mean because he is doing something healthy like running…..because we all know a republican is probably in his chair as usual!

  • @Benjiblox.
    @Benjiblox. 2 роки тому

    i live in chicago :( good bye to me

  • @dinidj
    @dinidj 2 роки тому +11

    Swimming is allowed for Beetlejuice and Democrats.....🏊‍♀️

    • @jenniferpoland8886
      @jenniferpoland8886 2 роки тому

      Maybe they will drown.

    • @gregnix
      @gregnix 2 роки тому +12

      I can't even click on a video about waves without a Republican saying something repugnant? Can you losers get a life please?

    • @kahne5795
      @kahne5795 2 роки тому +4

      @@gregnix literally

    • @aspieotaku3580
      @aspieotaku3580 2 роки тому

      @@gregnix Rittenhouse not guilty.

    • @gregnix
      @gregnix 2 роки тому +2

      @@aspieotaku3580 are you OK? You seem to think this is a sequitur to this old video? Bruh

  • @clarkewi
    @clarkewi 2 роки тому +1

    Global warming.

  • @LA-oh7ov
    @LA-oh7ov 2 роки тому

    I indicates a underground disturbance maybe.

    • @dinidj
      @dinidj 2 роки тому +5

      Just normal for Lake Michigan this time of year. The Tides are Shifting.

    • @bushonry
      @bushonry 2 роки тому +4

      Just normal fall lake michigan.

    • @jenniferpoland8886
      @jenniferpoland8886 2 роки тому +3

      @@dinidj yes seasons are changing.

    • @theresemaynard5679
      @theresemaynard5679 2 роки тому +1

      Yep! Love the BIG waves!!

    • @jenniferpoland8886
      @jenniferpoland8886 2 роки тому +1

      Change of seasons, it happens every fall and in the winter.

  • @Semper_Iratus
    @Semper_Iratus 2 роки тому +3

    Global warming. Global warming. Global warming.

    • @jenniferpoland8886
      @jenniferpoland8886 2 роки тому +1

      We had alot of storms in Michigan since last weekend. It got colder here. So how is that global warming? It's in the 40s here.

    • @rberks5
      @rberks5 2 роки тому +1

      Actually, this does happen every so often. There have been a few cases of the waves reaching Lake Shore Drive.

    • @jenniferpoland8886
      @jenniferpoland8886 2 роки тому

      How is it global warming, when it just was the first day of fall. Plus the temperatures dropped?? The great lakes have always had gale forced winds. In the fall and in the winter. I live in Michigan I've seen it my whole life.

    • @Siwashable
      @Siwashable 2 роки тому

      yes, because inclement weather is a new phenomenon... oh boy...

    • @gunreal8153
      @gunreal8153 2 роки тому +2

      Please don’t tell me you think Lake Michigan is the ocean…

  • @Siwashable
    @Siwashable 2 роки тому

    was that a male of female reporter? hard to tell anymore...