[PW] tsunami-like event in Chicago?

[Douglas Anderson]

Here's another citation for the event Sylvia found:

http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1129.html

You might have better luck using the term "seiche".

-- Doug A.


On 8/17/07, Kaufmann, Sarah <skaufmann at rjagroup.com> wrote:
> My sincerest apologies if I am doing this inappropriately.  I'm not on
> the official "Project Wombat" list, so can responses be sent directly to
> me?  (The old version allowed this...)
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> My question - I vaguely recall a story about a tsunami-like event on
> Lake Michigan in Chicago, and I've received a recent question about it.
> It happened many years ago (maybe 75 years ago? more?) and wasn't caused
> by an earthquake.  It was some sort of large storm that occurred on the
> Michigan side of the lake, and the resulting effect on the water in the
> lake was a mass of water being sent across the lake towards Chicago.  It
> caused a large wave, killing a number of fishermen that day.
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> I can't find any details about this.  Every search on "tsunami" turns up
> the tragedy in Asia, and the tragedies in Chicago history are usually
> about the fire of 1871.  I'm probably doing the search incorrectly, but
> if anyone can point me in the right direction, I would appreciate it.
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> Thanks,
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> Sarah
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> Sarah Kaufmann
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> skaufmann at rjagroup.com
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