HOLLAND, Mich. (WOOD) — The National Weather Service is keeping a close eye on erosion at the lake shore as Lake Michigan continues ravaging the shore line.
“People are seeing decks and other things fall into the lake. (We) haven’t seen any homes fall in yet, but that’s everybody’s concern,” NWS Hydrologist Andrew Dixon said about the damage surveyed.
Homeowners report seeing high lake levels all summer. The NWS says this summer’s lake levels were just inches from the record high.
“There’s kind of two things that have been happening at the lake shore now that we’re in this season of fall storms. There’s the lake shore flooding aspect, which is actual flooding of the beaches along the lake shore and also on the inland lakes,” Dixon said. “The more substantial piece is the erosion to the dunes and the bluffs.”
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