Chicago will be pounded with 18 foot waves from Lake Michigan today.
*This storm has me here in Chicago for a couple of days. Ice is magically beautiful, but if it actually is 3 to 5 inches as forecasted, this beauty will not only be breathtaking, but quite deadly.
Here are a few photos of the last ice storm.
issued by The National Weather Service
Chicago, IL
9:08am CST, Sun Dec 27
... LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
* LAKE SHORE FLOODING... STRONG EAST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 TO 55 MPH WILL CAUSE WAVES TO BUILD TO 14 TO 18 FEET.
* TIMING... PEAK PERIOD MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS... LARGE BATTERING WAVES MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO PIERS AND OTHER STRUCTURES ALONG THE LAKESHORE. FLOODING OF AREAS NEAR THE SHORE WILL BE POSSIBLE... INCLUDING ROADS.