AVON LAKE, Ohio — You may be the type to run a 5K turkey trot on Thanksgiving morning. Or maybe you prefer to have an early helping of pumpkin pie. This holiday, the weather conditions provided a unique opportunity to indulge in a different sort of Thanksgiving morning hobby – treasure hunting.

"I knew that the lake levels and the lakebed might have some exposures, so that was kind of an extra bonus for wanting to come out here,” said Shea Alltmont.

The Lorain County resident braved the wind and freezing temperatures on Thursday morning. She was combing the beach near Avon Lake’s Veterans Memorial Park, looking for beach glass washed in by the high winds and exposed by the receding water.

Power of 5 meteorologist Trent Magill shared the science behind a phenomenon known as a seiche:

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