You may know it was a powerful storm that sank the Edmund Fitzgerald 50 years ago today. In the video below, I try to give you some insights into what the weather and Lake Superior may have looked like during the storm.

It’s no surprise it happened in early November. The storm system this weekend was a great example of how early November storms can be strong on the Great Lakes.

The Great Lakes’ water is usually much warmer than the air temperature in early November. That is one factor that feeds a storm system as it travels over the Great Lakes. The warm water acts as an energy source, and causes a storm system to reach peak strength over Lake Superior, Lake Michigan or Lake Huron.

In the case of the November 1975 storm, the storm system reached its strongest point over Lake Superior.

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