A powerful winter storm — stretching across the entire eastern half of the United States — is gripping Michigan and the Great Lakes region, coating Lake Erie in ice and sleet while dumping snow across ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Winter is beginning to leave its first fingerprints on Lake Erie. Some ice has formed along the lake’s western edge, though federal scientists say these patches represent only the ...

Despite its striking appearance, large cracks are a known feature when Lake Erie is heavily frozen. When winds shift direction or ease, broad sheets of ice can drift, collide or pull apart, creating ...

The U.S. National Ice Center provides update on the percentage of ice coverage for Lake Erie on Feb. 25.

Lake Erie has turned into a vast sheet of ice, with more than 95% of its surface locked in place after weeks of punishing Arctic air. What is usually a restless, wind-churned lake is now behaving more ...

Powerful winds over Lake Erie on Dec. 29 caused major shifts in water levels, with waves carrying water so high and far that they exposed some of the lake's floor beneath in a phenomenon known as a ...

Northwestern Pennsylvania is bracing for high winds and lake-effect snow at the end of 2025. A gale warning is in effect for Lake Erie, with waves potentially reaching as high as 16 feet. (This story ...

(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.) Erie County is in line for up to 2 feet of snow in some places through New Year's Day, according to the latest forecast ...