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Lake Superior

The highest waves are forecast for our northernmost Great Lake. The gale warning is in effect from 2 p.m. Monday to 1 a.m. Tuesday, with sustained winds of 43 mph from the east, and gusts possibly reaching 54 mph, the NWS said.

Maximum winds are expected around 8 p.m., with the largest waves expected to peak around 11 p.m.

“The largest expected significant waves will be 18 feet, with a maximum wave height of up to 26 feet possible,” the NWS said.

“Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions.”

Substantial damage to docks occurred in Rock Harbor including the America dock.

The America dock also sustained a lot of damage by ice in the past 2 winters, so it was not at its best to withstand the storm.

Bobcat1 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2019 5:56 am The America dock also sustained a lot of damage by ice in the past 2 winters, so it was not at its best to withstand the storm.

It will be interesting to see what additional damge may be done with the onset of winter.

It was quite the storm. Here in Duluth, we had lots of shoreline flooding and damage.

I checked the Rock of Ages weather station at the same time, and the SUSTAINED wind speeds were 50+kmph...