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Meteotsunami observed on Lake Michigan in Traverse City

The water rose and fell several inches over an hour on Saturday afternoon.

Credit: Heather Higham with Snap Happy Gal Photography

These photos were taken just hours apart on Grand Traverse Bay.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - A large complex of thunderstorms that parked out over Lake Michigan on Saturday afternoon produced what's known as a meteotsunami.

Translated literally, a meteotsunami means a large wave caused by weather.

Credit: WZZM

This is a snapshot of the storms out over Lake Michigan on Saturday afternoon that produced a meteotsunami at a marina in Traverse City.

Strong winds combined with a drop in pressure pushed water toward the eastern Lake Michigan shoreline and then rippled south, into Grand Traverse Bay.

Photographer, Heather Higham with Snap Happy Gal Photography witnessed and documented the event.

Residents in Ludington also experienced a meteotsunami in April.

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