HUGE waves in Canal Park!!! Near the end a wave almost hits the bridge!

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Жыл бұрын

Huge waves in Canal Park / Duluth MN on 4-20-2023.
The iron gates keeping people from walking out to the lighthouse had just broken open, and all the ice that was backed up behind it began flowing down the walkway.
The 9:41 mark of this video is then the gates break open. • "Gales of Superior" S...

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@andreasb.8333 Жыл бұрын

Danke! Schon beeindruckend, ich musste nun unbedingt mal nachschauen, wo sich die Stadt Duluth befindet👍.

@jimcrawford5039 Жыл бұрын

I used to go up the Great Lakes on ocean going ships when I was young. I remember a ferocious storm on Lake Superior once, I have never forgotten it. Thanks for this. Cheers from Australia.

@pretense101 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for braving those waters and chunks of ice I never saw the water move in the walk way crazy stuff !

@livinglikeananimal Жыл бұрын

I watched this on the stream yesterday and the weather was so intense, thank you for the additional up close views of the waves and flooding! I felt bad for the crews of the ships that were caught out to sea in that mess and had to hunker down by the shore all day, that could not have been fun bobbing on those choppy waves... 😫

@Ikwigsjoyful Жыл бұрын

Looks like great weather for getting nice and cold and wet, so you can really appreciate the hot cocoa when you get back home! Very awe-inspiring wave video - thank you for sharing!

@dontmissthelittlethings Жыл бұрын

People taking chances by getting too close. Great capture.

@alastairfleming7478 Жыл бұрын

It shows real dedication to be out filming in that weather, thanks!

@thebigguy8306 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Stunningly beautiful mother nature at work and horrifying at the same time. Hoping everyone stayed safe

@denisek292 Жыл бұрын

Those are some ginormous breakers! Did I see a life ring float by?😨

@thomasmint1761 Жыл бұрын

Well, for the Midwest perhaps. We’re yawning out east

@carolewoolley7017 Жыл бұрын

Love the ships, the ever changing sky, the mystique of the north shore, but this is my favorite for the year. Lake Superior reminding humans that it is nature totally in charge, can destroy in a minute what takes years to build. Great vid!!!

@margaretcolquhoun4111 Жыл бұрын

Like KC, I watched it on the webcam. It was absolutely mesmerising. I'd never imagined waves so high right where everybody walks. Great video and thank you.

@michaelborgelt1600 Жыл бұрын

Moin Dave, i saw the storm live at the Canal cams. But of course not so near. Wow. Thank you and greetings from Germany : - )

@dhudy26 Жыл бұрын

Greetings!!! :)

@boblister665 Жыл бұрын

The lake is trying to take that Tug back.

@mercibeaucoup2486 Жыл бұрын

Epic footage !!! I watched it on the webcam yesterday but this really nails it !!!! 🌊

@dhudy26 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. 30 years of going down to canal and never seen anything like it.

@randymorris8740 Жыл бұрын

The sea was angry that day, my friends - like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli... 🤣

@dhudy26 Жыл бұрын

Haha Love it!

@marvmattison5248 Жыл бұрын

Lmao! Thanks for that flash to the 90s. The blowhard George and the blowhole😂!!! Ya gotta love the friendly Soup Nazi. 🤣🤣. No Soup!!!!!

@TheHajohajo 9 ай бұрын

But what George really wanted, was to be an architect.

@micheller2029 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, we were watching the canal cam and was wondering how deep was in the canal walkway. Thanks for the up close perspective!

@djmiller232 Жыл бұрын

What an amazing video, Dave. Thanks for going down there and for posting it! If you look on the island side of the bridge at 2:40, it looks like a wave *does* hit the bridge - it might just be spraying upward from a ladder recess though.

@willie714 Жыл бұрын

I love cold, blustery, cloudy weather. From a great distance.

@johnsoper5675 Жыл бұрын

if it's this rough at the park, I Can imagine how rough it is in the middle. I've been in the middle of Superior when it was very rough.

@DavidGraskemper Жыл бұрын

The sea was angry that day, my friends! 😁

@Rogerramjet4321 Жыл бұрын

I thought for a minute a wave would hit the bridge. Impressive storm and video.

@dhudy26 Жыл бұрын

I thought that myself!

@olivei2484 Жыл бұрын

Looked like one did on the far south side, barely grazed the bridge.

@rolfekurtyka-realestateexa6078 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Great video.

@robhay57 Жыл бұрын

Wow! You recorded some great stuff!

@greathornedowl3644 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, great views, how something is so beautiful and so horrifying at the same time

@jorgemoro5476 10 ай бұрын

Wow! This place is on my to-do list for October 2024!!!

@susanpugh130 7 ай бұрын

Stay off the end of that pier..

@ronw59 Жыл бұрын

I'd prefer being on land looking out, rather than out on the water throwing up!

@paf950 Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@freddypflugbeil6 Жыл бұрын

Great show. Thanks from New York

@dhudy26 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Freddy!

@stevegantz8620 Жыл бұрын

Great video! LOL at the guy near the end who doesn't see the small wave catch him from behind!

@gizmomom7140 Жыл бұрын

Unbelievable how close they are standing to water waves. Very powerful. One slip and you could be carried away. Yes, beautiful nature.

@jacqueline-fc8wb Жыл бұрын

Which will then cause stress and trouble for others because someone will have to rescue them.

@kellysvir5277 Жыл бұрын

I sure hope canel park ok we love going there in summer

@WesFanMan Жыл бұрын

Anything for a selfie. Clueless in the canal.

@KWHCoaster Жыл бұрын

Exhibiting the oxygen thief spectrum of DNA.

@janicesullivan8942 Жыл бұрын

I had two classmates in grade school who were swept by such waves into Lake Michigan, they both drowned. People need to be careful, the unthinkable can happen in seconds.

@donrobertson4611 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Great video, have never seen such waves flooding Canal Park! And in April! That orange life preserver & chunks of ice roaring past the place on the pier where tourists usually stand is dramatic.

@donnachace-larson4795 Жыл бұрын

I can not imagine how difficult if not impossible navigating a 1000 footer in that weather!

@wotrulke5868 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video thanks for sharing it 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@evangelicalcatholics Жыл бұрын

Good way to clean up all the bird crap on the pier and side walks :)

@highplainsdrifter8034 Жыл бұрын

Wow what a great video! Thank you for fighting the elements to video this!!

@dhudy26 Жыл бұрын

Thanks High Plains! It was awesome.

@christinefox9075 Жыл бұрын

When we were kids, my dad would take us up to lk Erie and watch a front come in. The lake would be calm as glass and within minutes it would look just like this. I'm always amazed at this little gem. 😆

@peters9401 Жыл бұрын

Your saying the lake would routinely inundate the shoreline LIKE THIS! I don’t believe that for a second.

@bazza945 Жыл бұрын

Whew! From Canada, with Maple Syrup and Love. 😊

@carolewoolley7017 2 ай бұрын

I rewatch this vid often. It is a testament to the power of wind and water. Its unbelievable that the piers can survive this kind of pounding with ice to boot. Though this stormy sea is a frightening reality of of the lake, it occurs several times over a year, year after year. I still think this vid is top of the list for best canal intensity of gales.

@dhudy26 Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing that!!

@NSNorfolk Жыл бұрын

Those are impressive seas!! I grew up on Lake Erie, just west of Cleveland. Those waves rival some formed by hurricanes on the East Coast!

@tc1uscg65 Жыл бұрын

3 tours in the great lakes. St Clair Shores, Mobile Bay and D9 commcen. Also did time on a couple of 210's, both encountered Hurricanes. I'll take a Hurricane any day over a "storm" on the great lakes. I remember hitting 25footers coming out of the Sturgeon Bay ship canal, on our way to break the Acacia out of a ice flow. Storm from the south. We got a call from A/S Traverse city asking if we were ok. They found one of our life rafts almost in the straits of Mackinaw, inflated. Guess it got washed overboard and we didn't know. 25ft seas might not sound like much to those who worked Alaska waters, but CONFUSED seas is way worse IMO. I'll stick to that story since I had a couple of tours on 210's and road out Hurricanes, on both.

@krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975 Жыл бұрын

those waves are 3 ft and not even close to an ocean hurricane swell. 2 ft by Australian standards and 1 ft Hawaiian scale.

@Ryan-qh6oz Жыл бұрын

Even though it's the Great Lakes it does look like an ocean I remember years ago I was in Minnesota NOT by the Great Lake area I was in a paddle boat I went so far out we were in a Severe Weather at the time and I couldn't get back to shore but I made it back

@tc1uscg65 Жыл бұрын

@Kraken wood floor service Mcmahon I thought you got cyclones in the Australian area, not hurricanes. I know, what's in a name. Point being, these weather events can be different for different areas and create various conditions. Great Lakes gets it Gails and Storms that can manifest conditions that rival a hurricane. But what you get as a bonus in the lakes is confused seas. Something you dont get out in the middle of a typical hurricane. And the seas build faster there due to their depth and shape. Anything that can sink a 700ft ship is bad, regardless where it happens. 73's

@NSNorfolk Жыл бұрын

@@tc1uscg65 Riding a 210, I don't blame you at all. The periodicity of the wave on the Great Lakes (especially Erie, which is comparatively shallow) makes it even worse. This would be a tough ride in even a 378'. How about going out in a 44 MLB or even one of the "new" 47's in this?

@Cre8tvMG 10 күн бұрын

You are a different breed going out in the weather that day!

@wesleywright6484 Жыл бұрын

Forget the storms of November!!!!We have the winds of April!!!

@TOTALCAMARO Жыл бұрын

Definitely on the wild side. Great video 😊

@olivei2484 Жыл бұрын

Cool! And dont turn your back on the "ocean".

@SongMom8 Жыл бұрын

Those are some freaking big waves. 😮

@douglashurd8652 Жыл бұрын

Life ring at 58 seconds... epic . Hurddett here news gives video two thumbs up 👍 👍

@zemetrius Жыл бұрын

great video, i was watching when the wave broke open the gate, crazy waves that day, cool seeing from a lower angle than the cams.

@judyalbrecht3508 Жыл бұрын

Omigosh check out the ice coming in besides. I haven't seen it this bad!

@rebeccalowe-hodges8162 Жыл бұрын

Oh my Heck. That looks like the coldest most miserable water ever.

@StephenLPhotos Жыл бұрын

Wow! I watch from NJ on the cams, I've never seen the pier walkway flooded or have a current!

@susanpugh130 7 ай бұрын

Mother Superior is a beast!!!❤❤❤ I grew up with this town and Lake. My uncle had a Marina and store near the lift bridge. He got a large houseboat and the family started their way to Silver Bay, North of Duluth. Storms come up real quick on this lake and one blew in fast,, swamping the houseboat and all 7 went in the water. His kids were marine disaster trained and all survived, which is amazing, since the water is usually around 40 or so degrees. Even on a rare hot sunny day you can barely put your foot in it..

@RockyRacoon123 Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks!❤

@johnstark4723 Жыл бұрын

I remember some brutally cold winds in Duluth and still going to school and walking through it

@ryanjohnson3615 Жыл бұрын

Wow that tugboat really got thrown high and dry!

@firstlast5681 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video that was amazing‼️🖐

@dhudy26 Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@oriolesfan7807 Жыл бұрын

Wow, I've never seen flooding here.

@undersixty Жыл бұрын

People are nuts to be standing there

@bethschroeder2482 Жыл бұрын

Thank You, this made my night!

@dhudy26 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@KTMGREG55 Жыл бұрын

The lake sure was in a rage in your side . Wasn’t anything like that further up in Thunder Bay . I always miss the good ones down there when I visiting 😩🤦‍♂️. Awesome footage. Too bad a ship wasn’t making a visit , imagine how that woulda looked 👀😄

@billybop17 Жыл бұрын

That is intense....thanks for sharing

@MarkWayUp Жыл бұрын

wow - stormy seas for sure!

@cat441 Жыл бұрын

WOW that is amazing, we watch vids from the canal and know how high those really are... nature is so impressive.

@gh1469 Жыл бұрын

Nice catch... I posted mine from the bridge itself same day... Canal Park 4/20/23

@NearingLight 9 ай бұрын

the great lakes are as scary as they are beautiful if I was watching this in VR I'd be terrified

@billt8504 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, nah, we just hit 101 out here in southern Arizona. This looks very cold to me.

@megaladonrockband4855 Жыл бұрын

The power and awe of Mother Nature! Hope the life ring was caught😂

@SweetUniverse Жыл бұрын

This is beautiful, but it scares me. I have thalassaphobia. 👍👍

@wallyman292 Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@JP-su8bp Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@Nails-by-Jennifer Жыл бұрын

This is wild!

@GreenStreetPlayer1 Жыл бұрын

Kinell! Thanks for the video.

@susanpugh130 7 ай бұрын

My mom was born in Superior in 1915. 2 of her elementary school friends walked out to the end of that pier and were washed away by huge waves. They were never found. Eventually the green gates were installed. Maybe to protect others. I don't know when they were installed..

@dhudy26 4 ай бұрын

Wow, that'd be scary!!!

@Dr.Pepper001 Жыл бұрын

Could you imagine a boat trying to get through there in those conditions?

@leonard7736 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing, that is crazy

@Light4theWorldTV Жыл бұрын

Wow. Thanks so much for sharing these events, because they don't show everything on the news definitely! Luke 21:25 "...and there will be anguish on the earth among nations bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the waves."

@dhudy26 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Phillipians 4:6-8 Isaiah 26:3. ;)

@avail1. Жыл бұрын

funny how some people will tempt fate....it's called an accident. all it takes is 1 time. then someone at home is getting that phone call. the camera neighbor had the right vantage point. great footage we donot normally get to see this down here in the far west suburbs of Chicago. thank you

@sandywilson867 Ай бұрын

When you have the wind coming right into the arm it is epic . I have never seen waves that big in Duluth canal . no way for boating in that stuff unless you're coastguard . You'd be dead minutes after hitting the water . Hypothermia , you freeze up like the people on the Titanic . Seawater was 28 degrees Far. Great video , thanks for posting .

@beckybates4332 Жыл бұрын

Wow those waves are crazy !

@SteveMikre44 Жыл бұрын

Don't mess with Mother Nature...

@MakeMeThinkAgain Жыл бұрын

Interesting how rusty the water looks when it's stirred up like that.

@michaeldeierhoi4096 Жыл бұрын

Some of the people on the bank of the river were amazingly unaware when a wave almost leaves them with a foot high wave over their feet especially that guy at the end. 🙄

@Hooverdarnit Жыл бұрын

Not only were the waves big, they were moving fast too.

@hopatease1 Жыл бұрын

Now this takes me back 70+ years to when I was a small kid on the south side of Chicago and lived one and a half blocks from the lake .I saw weather like this all the time .

@carmenrivera5904 Жыл бұрын

Power to the weather

@SkYwOmAn1 Жыл бұрын

I’m actually surprised that authorities didn’t make those people leave…IMMEDIATELY!!!! THAT, is SO DEADLY DANGEROUS!! NOTHING to mess with! I’m pretty familiar w/Canal Park, & I’ve seen waves like this. People who don’t (visitors to the area) are usually the people tempting fate. That water could take them in a heartbeat….& they’d be dead b4 anyone could get to them. That water is FREEZING 🥶!! Hypothermia will kick in FAST, & you’re DONE!! **PLEASE, IF YOU’RE NOT FAMILIAR W/THE AREA, & NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE POWER OF THIS?? STAY WAYYYYYYY BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@robertbate5790 Жыл бұрын

Woah!!! I've seen stormy water before but not rolling over the wall that way. The height of water made me think of storm surge like we have in the North Sea. While it looks spectacular it's also very dangerous. Take care, stay safe. 👍👍👍👍👍. Does the bridge ever have to lift to clear high water? 🇬🇧

@dhudy26 Жыл бұрын

As far as I know the bridge has never lifted for waves.

@dhudy26 Жыл бұрын

30 years I've been going down there looking at waves and I've never seen anything like this before.

@deetempleton80 Жыл бұрын

Forgot on my reply ❤ thanks Dave Becareful

@guyordorff8355 Жыл бұрын

I miss being up there when the weather is like that

@sewage111 Жыл бұрын

Holy !!! Wave hit the bottom of the bridge at 2:40

@PegasusGamez Жыл бұрын

Beatiful place but kinda scary too

@curtekstrom9531 Жыл бұрын

To think these waves are mild compared to what the Edmond Fitzgerald experienced that November night 1975.

@dhudy26 Жыл бұрын

An event I commemorate each November. I live a short bike ride from where she departed on her final voyage.

@zeekwolfe6251 Жыл бұрын

This looks like the Pacific ocean off the California central coast.

@ToniMattTony Жыл бұрын

Amazing !!!!!!!!

@spitsoup 4 ай бұрын

wow that is incredible power

@hifijohn Жыл бұрын

Grew up on the shores of lake Michigan, and this was a common site during the winter months.

@gibsonleather5835 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Y'all know it's Spring, right? 🤣🤣🤣

@Jrev900 Жыл бұрын

2:42 a wave hits bottom of the bridge.

@Kevin-hy8ok Жыл бұрын

So, you wanted to go for a walk on a spring day. Aaaaaaagh!

@jamesmurray8558 3 ай бұрын

Wow, what raw power.

@jimatmile56 Жыл бұрын

The lake was angry that day, my friend. Like an old man trying to send back soup at a deli.

@todd3285 Жыл бұрын

I remember when the Great Lakes froze every winter !! Long time ago .

@rascallyrabbit8548 Жыл бұрын

There is always some One willing to be bowled over by a block of ice and swept out

@mandandanmandamayor3511 Жыл бұрын

A while back 4 or 5 people were swept off the walkway, out by the lighthouse. Maybe 40 years ago. Seems to me there were 3 from 1 family.

@barbs.7367 Жыл бұрын

Scary 🌊