The National Weather Service said waves will build on July 6 and boaters and swimmers should use caution or even stay out of ...

A fast-moving front will not only bring a threat of thunderstorms to the Chicago area, but could create life-threatening ...

Waves on the Great Lakes are expected to reach more than 30 feet high in isolated areas, while sustained winds could push enough water east to cause flooding that could reach record levels in ...

Michigan's Great Lakes likely are tempting many to swim this weekend as water temperatures climb into the 70s. The Grand Rapids weather office also warned of high waves along the Lake Michigan shore.

Wake boating should only be done on large lakes. On small lakes, it has caused injury, shoreline erosion, lake bed ...

Meteotsunamis are storm-generated wave events that can quickly flood Great Lakes shorelines. Roughly 100 occur each year. ... but in the Great Lakes it happens on a large scale.

High-powered boats designed to create big waves are dividing watersports fans and lakefront residents angry about property ...

Rip currents, structural currents and large waves are all major safety concerns in the Great Lakes and can pose a threat to even the most experienced swimmers, according to the Michigan Department ...

Twenty-foot waves on the Great Lakes as fall turns to winter are not uncommon. But 20-foot waves on every Great Lake are. But that could be in the cards this weekend as a "once in a generation ...

Big waves, no fuel and sunset: ... In unfamiliar waters and having never navigated a boat on a Great Lake, Richard thought it would be best to anchor and wait out the storm.

They're known as the gales of November, and they conjure images of hurricane-force winds, towering waves, ice-cold temperatures, and bobbing ships. Also known as the "witches" of November, they ...

Most meteotunamis in the Great Lakes are too small to notice. But large ones can bring dangerous waves, flooding and currents that can injure beachgoers and damage shorelines.