Now, after temperatures plummeted below zero, Lake Erie is about 60% frozen. That’s about 20% more ice than average for this ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - It’s been bitterly cold for a good while now, and that has some ice developing on Lake Erie. Much of the western basin is currently covered but, Lake Erie as a whole is ...

The water temperature is colder on the shallower western end of Lake Erie, and ice is already forming there. Once the entire lake reaches 39.2 degrees, the surface water cools further. When the ...

The National Weather Service office in Cleveland, which handles the Erie forecast, is not reporting any significant ice cover for the lake as of early January. In fact, Karen Clark, a ...

As many as 17 people died on Lake Erie in 2024, in spite of what was considered a relatively warm winter season. “It’s always a dangerous game to be playing with the ice out here,” Homsher said.

The cold temperatures we have seen lately have helped result in some ice forming on Lake Erie and local ponds. While ice fishing is a popular winter activity, you might want to wait a little ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — 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 ...

The American and Canadian Coast Guards are sending additional ice-breaking vessels to assist the Manitoulin but it's not known how long it will take to free the stranded ship.

The lake freighter Manitoulin is immobilized by thick ice in Lake Erie outside the Buffalo River breakwall as it awaits the arrival of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay which is en route from ...

Kahn told the Erie Times-News the current ice percentage was reported Wednesday and ice report records are delayed by two days. Having a low ice percentage on the lake means more chances of ...