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catbyte

(38,567 posts)
14. It was a big storm with 60+ mph winds that hit us even in south central lower Michigan.
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 05:15 AM
Sunday

All of the Great Lakes were churning that day.

Deuxcents

(25,339 posts)
5. No wonder the Edmond Fitzgerald sank..November 10, 1975.
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 12:09 AM
Sunday

I had no idea the storms could get that violent..

Ilsa

(63,775 posts)
9. How high are these swells?
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 12:44 AM
Sunday

I know the Great Lakes can be as turbulent as an ocean. I understand why the Edmund Fitzgerald sank. But there is no point of reference for height.

jmbar2

(7,530 posts)
10. Those waves are higher than what I see on the Oregon coast!
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 12:52 AM
Sunday

Edmund Fitzgerald

En route to a steel mill near Detroit, she was caught the next day in a severe storm with near-hurricane-force winds and waves up to 35 feet (11 m) high. Sometime after 5:30 p.m., Edmund Fitzgerald reported being in difficulty; at 7:10 p.m., Captain McSorley sent his last message, "We are holding our own".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald#:~:text=En%20route%20to%20a%20steel,We%20are%20holding%20our%20own".
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