Will our LES source freeze over this year?

[dblshock]

Nice!

I think we'll be okay

yep..ain't get'n warmer soon either.

 

[chords]

I was just looking at some of the satellite images and it looks like not even 5% is ice covered.

Has it ever been locked up completely?

Yes it has. The avg is once every 20 years, but , it has froze over twice in just the last 10 years. 2003 & 2009

 

[CrossfireLOW]

NOAA just referred to the lake as relatively warm .."
.A NORTH FLOW OF ARCTIC AIR MOVING ACROSS THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS
OF LAKE SUPERIOR WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS IN
THE SNOW BELTS EAST OF MARQUETTE AND THE SNOW BELTS OF FAR WESTERN
UPPER MICHIGAN THROUGH THURSDAY"

They are referring to the water being warm relative to the arctic air moving over it. Not the water temp itself which I would guess is about 33-34 degrees f.

 

[MNBlizzard]

Ice all across the Duluth bay this morning. last time it froze like this was in 2006 and it didn't happen until February.