Michigan just experienced a tsunami on Lake Michigan
June 28, 2024
Michigan has seen enough crazy weather over the years. This year we had to deal with the unfortunate disaster of a tornado in southwest Michigan, and now it seems we’re dealing with a tsunami event in the Great Lakes as well.
Exactly, there was a tsunami event in Holland, Michigan on June 25, 2024. The technical term for this is metiotsunami. What exactly are they and how do they occur? The Weather Channel recently released a video showing footage of the incident and explaining how it happened.
It appears that a small metiotsunami pushed water further than usual along the coast of Holland, Michigan. Metiotsunamis are caused by disturbances in air pressure that usually come from thunderstorm fronts. Most metiotsunamis are small, but in rare cases waves can reach up to 6 feet. A rise and water level of 2 feet was measured along the coast south of Chicago.
Metiotsunamis are more common in Michigan than you think
The thing is, this isn’t even the first time this has happened. There are several examples like the video below showing a similar event from October 2019. But a simple search for these things on YouTube shows that Lake Michigan is known for such events.
In 1954, there was a storm that hit Chicago’s Montrose Harbor and unfortunately claimed the lives of eight people. In such bad weather, it is important to avoid the lake at all costs.
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