Evacuation was urged along the shoreline in Kenosha County because of a threat of strong waves on lake Michigan from Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast of the US. The image above shows the pier and lighthouse in Port Washington, WI in Ozaukee County. The pier usually sits 10 to 15 feet above the water level, but in this image it is hard to make out where the wall is. Sandy is so powerful that communities 800 miles west are feeling its impacts. The National Weather Service predicted winds of 45 to 60 miles per hour on Lake Michigan. The areas west of the metra rail and lower than an elevation near or below 595 feet are urged to evacuation as waves as high as 18 feet were expected to hit the shore.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/east-coast-storms-could-lead-to-33foot-waves-on-lake-michigan-6h7csjs-176231341.html
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