As of Jan. 20, 38.42% of Lake Erie's surface was covered in ice of some form (most of it thin and slushy). On Tuesday, the ice coverage had expanded to 58.16%, a whopping 1,900 square miles of ice ...
Lake Erie has seen rapid ice growth, from 38% coverage, to nearly 85% Friday. However, that does not mean conditions are safe for people to be out on the lake’s ice.