During Lake Superior's wicked winter storm, the gales of November came early. Duluth, Minnesota's first winter storm of the season unleashed powerful winds and dumped 10.6" of snow the night of October 26 and much of October 27, 2017. This strong Alberta Clipper set a new record for the highest single day October snowfall accumulation. The near-record water levels on Lake Superior, coupled with strong winds and 4-5 foot storm surge, created waves that were stronger and more destructive than usual. Lakewalk has been badly damaged, as have many sections of the shoreline.

We hope this robust video compilation will leave you in awe of the power of nature and this Great Lake Superior. This compilation includes views of the North Pier and South Pier Lighthouses, "Uncle Harvey's Mausoleum", and sections of Lakewalk. There are abundant waves rolling and crashing, exploding waves, wind, wind-driven snow, and even a bicyclist!

Overnight during the height of the storm, the winds were sustained at 40-50 mph, gusting to 63 mph, wave heights were 12-17 feet, air temperature 37°F, water temperature 47°. During our morning shoot, winds were sustained around 30 mph, gusting to 50 mph, wave heights were 12-15 feet, and air temperature was 34°F with wind-driven snow. During our afternoon shoot, winds were sustained at 20-25 mph, gusting to 30 mph, wave heights 9-14 feet, air temperature of 37°F. (Storm data source: National Weather Service.)

Note: This is NOT an ocean; Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world.

This is a two minute sampler. Much more HD quality video is available upon request, as is an unmarked version. Video edits include splitting/joining clips, watermark, title/credit slides.