Massive waves from Lake Michigan hit Chicago, warnings of more to come
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* October 20, 2011 5:16PM
MASSIVE waves are expected to reach seven metres overnight after high winds and rain caused Lake Michigan to flood parts of Chicago.
Winds of more than 64km per hour caused water to batter areas near the lake Wednesday evening and prompted city authorities to discourage people from running, cycling or walking near the edge of lake, or swimming in it, myFOXchicago.com reported.
The National Weather Service predicted waves would reach
5.5 meters Wednesday night and as high as
seven metres by 4:00am Thursday local time.
Chicago's Lake Shore Drive bike path was also closed, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
The newspaper said some airlines were experiencing delays of at least 30 minutes at O'Hare International Airport while the weather conditions prompted Northwestern University to warn students to stay away from the shore at its lakeside Evanston campus.
"It's pretty intense," resident Ryan Erwin told myFOXchicago.com. "I'm impressed.
I've never seen a lake this violent."
A high wind warning will remain in effect until 10.00am Thursday near the lake, the Sun-Times reported, while a flood warning will remain in effect until 4:00pm Thursday, by which time waves are expected to gradually subside to less than 4.5 metres.
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