RE: https://mastodon.social/@Livelakesuperior/116744526633261734
At first glance one might think they are looking out over a sea.
They don't call it 'Lake Superior' for nothing.
#greatlakes
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Livelakesuperior/116744526633261734
At first glance one might think they are looking out over a sea.
They don't call it 'Lake Superior' for nothing.
#greatlakes
June 10 derecho produces widespread wind damage, tornadoes, and large hail across Midwest and Great Lakes
The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) said a fast-moving convective system that crossed parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes on June 10, 2026, has been preliminarily classified as a derecho after producing widespread wind damage, downed power lines, and measured gusts exceeding 145 km/h (90 mph). #weather #derecho #Midwest #GreatLakes
https://watchers.news/2026/06/13/june-10-derecho-midwest-great-lakes-damage-tornadoes-large-hail/

The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) said a fast-moving convective system that crossed parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes on June 10, 2026, has been preliminarily classified as a derecho after…
The view toward the lighthouse: storm clouds at Grand Haven, Michigan, 11 June, 2026. Photo by Walter Elliott.
#LighthousesOfMastodon
#GreatLakes
#LakeMichigan
“By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.” - Willam Shakespeare, “MacBeth.”
Enhanced Risk issued, strong tornadoes, giant hail, and damaging winds forecast across the Midwest and Great Lakes
The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has placed parts of the Upper Mississippi Valley, Midwest and Great Lakes region under Enhanced Risk (Level 3 of 5) through June 11 and 12, 2026, warning that thunderstorms may produce hail larger than 5 cm (2 inches), wind gusts exceeding 120 km/h (75 mph) and several tornadoes, including a few strong tornadoes. #weather #Midwest #GreatLakes
https://watchers.news/2026/06/10/enhanced-risk-issued-strong-tornadoes-giant-hail-and-damaging-winds-forecast-across-the-midwest-and-great-lakes/

The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has placed parts of the Upper Mississippi Valley, Midwest and Great Lakes region under Enhanced Risk (Level 3 of 5) through June 11 and 12, 2026…
A different perspective of the Mackinac Bridge today. Standing beneath it in the fog, the steel seemed to disappear into the mist while the gentle waves lapped at the shore. A quiet moment in a place that has always felt like home.
#MackinacBridge #Michigan #StraitsOfMackinac #PureMichigan #Fog #GreatLakes #today #gratitude
Severe weather leaves millions across the U.S. bracing for heavy rain, hail and damaging winds
More than 13 million people are under flood watches across portions of Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee.
This is really cool.
#Rivers #GreatLakes #Rapids #Water #Flow
"...Those changes are intended to improve fish passage, increase habitat diversity and recreate some of the river’s historic flow patterns."

Starting July 1, Grand Rapids will begin removing four downtown dams in a two-year effort to restore the natural rapids that gave the city its name. But officials are still studying how to remove a fifth dam and still keep out invasive sea lamprey.