Seiche in Leelanau, Michigan

Seiche May 9, 2019 · Leelanau, Michigan

$5K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Water entered some of the historic fishing shanties in the Fishtown section of Leland. Sandbags and other methods were deployed to attempt to keep the water out.

The wider storm

The sudden relaxation of a gusty east wind, and quick transition to a northwest wind, resulted in a seiche on Lake Michigan. With very high water levels already in place on all of the Great Lakes, localized flooding developed.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 831892. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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