Ice coverage on Lake Erie is above historical average. How frozen over is the lake?
The National Weather Service reports that Lake Erie is roughly 70% frozen over. Ice thickness varies between 2 and 12 inches depending on location.
With temps below zero, Lake Erie is 20% more ice-covered than usual
Now, after temperatures plummeted below zero, Lake Erie is about 60% frozen. That’s about 20% more ice than average for this time of year. Lake Erie is shallower and narrower than other Great Lakes, so it freezes faster.
Photos show Lake Erie ice rescue
The U.S. Coast Guard 9th District has been called to rescue at least four people trapped on the ice on Lake Erie, officials have confirmed.
Arctic plunge cranks up Lake Erie ice development
As of Jan. 20, 38.42% of Lake Erie's surface was covered in ice of some form (most of it thin and slushy). On Tuesday, the ice coverage had expanded to 58.16%, a whopping 1,900 square miles of ice development in 24 hours.
Canadian freighter became trapped in ice on Lake Erie
A Canadian freighter with 17 people on board got stuck in the ice on Lake Erie while departing Buffalo, according to the Coast Guard, which arrived with icebreaking equipment Thursday to begin
Great Lakes freighter freed from Lake Erie ice after Cleveland Coast Guard cutter arrives
Canadian vessel with 17 people on board, got stuck in the ice on Lake Erie. A U.S. Coast Guard cutter from Cleveland heled free the freighter.
Freighter finally free after stuck for days in ice on frozen Lake Erie
The U.S. Coast Guard says a freighter is on the move after it was freed from ice that trapped it in frozen Lake Erie for days. The Manitoulin, a 663-foot Canadian vessel with 17 people on board, got stuck in the ice on Lake Erie on Wednesday after it dropped off a load of wheat in Buffalo,
Freighter on the move after it was freed from ice on frozen Lake Erie
A freighter was on its way to Canada on Sunday after it was freed from ice that trapped it in a frozen Lake Erie for days, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Manitoulin, a 663-foot (202-meter) Canadian vessel with 17 people on board,
US: Canadian Vessel Manitoulin Freed From Lake Erie Ice
Lake Erie outside of Buffalo, New York, US Video Recording Date/Time3, 2025 The Manitoulin, a 663-foot Canadian vessel with 17 people on board, became stuck in the ice on Lake Erie on Wednesday, January 22,
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Ice dangers: Anglers warned about potential Lake Erie ice floes
As temperatures rise and winds pick up, rescue teams are issuing a warning about dangerous conditions on Lake Erie.