'Real-Life Frozen'... Waves Freeze Instantly After Crashing Onto Houses

Aftermath of Snowstorm That Claimed Dozens of Lives in North America
Lakefront Neighborhoods Dressed in 'Icicle Clothes'

The shoreline near residential areas around Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes in North America, was transformed into a real-life "Frozen" scene, covered in an "icicle coat" due to the snowstorm that occurred last week.

On the 29th (local time), CNN reported that in the neighboring border city of Buffalo, New York, USA, where the snowstorm claimed dozens of lives over the past weekend, huge waves struck lakeside homes around Ontario, Canada, and immediately froze. Coincidentally, residents of a village in Port Erie, Ontario, named "Crystal Beach," said that during the snowstorm, waves surged over the breakwater of Lake Erie.

On the 28th (local time), a house in the village of 'Crystal Beach' along the shore of Lake Erie in Port Erie, Ontario, Canada, is covered with ice chunks.

During the blizzard last weekend, overnight temperatures in Port Erie dropped to single digits in Fahrenheit (between -17.8 and -12.8 degrees Celsius). This was about 20 degrees lower than the average. The U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) had warned that during the peak of the storm on the 23rd and 24th, wind speeds over Lake Erie would reach 60 mph (approximately 27 m/s) and wave heights would exceed 25 feet (7.62 m).

The broadcast explained that under these weather conditions, the waves hitting the lake shore instantly froze the extremely cold water on the surface.

Mr. Turpling, a resident of the village, told CTV in an interview, "The thickness of the ice covering the houses in Crystal Beach is at least 1 foot (about 30 cm), and residents are concerned about damage caused by the weight of the ice." He added, "I have lived here for a long time, but the weather has never been this bad. The damage to our village homes covered in ice is unbelievable."

Meanwhile, temperatures in the Port Erie area are expected to rise to the 40s Fahrenheit (4 to 9 degrees Celsius) on the 30th and the 50s Fahrenheit (10 to 15 degrees Celsius) on the 31st, more than 20 degrees above average, increasing the possibility of secondary damage as the ice melts.

The Port Erie fire department urged residents to "stay away from the ice near the Lake Erie shoreline as the area is currently unstable and dangerous." The authorities warned, "Although this scene is spectacular and beautiful, no photo is worth risking your life."

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