Surreal photos show houses encased in ice on the shores of Lake Erie, and they look like a scene out of the movie "Frozen"
Hoover Beach, a residential community on the shores of Lake Erie, is located 15 minutes south of Buffalo, New York.
Starting on Wednesday, high winds struck the neighborhood, causing waves to crash over roads.
Source: The Weather Channel
By Friday morning, lakefront properties were coated in sheets of ice and adorned with icicles.
Strong winds "allowed water to be blown over the homes and freeze to trees and power lines located behind them," broadcast station WGRZ explained.
Source: WGRZ
Some residents reported waking up to dark homes because of the amount of ice that had accumulated on their windows.
Source: WGRZ
Local Ed Mis told WGRZ reporter Karys Belger that he had to break into the front of his own house.
"I actually had to go out a secondary door and then chisel my way back into the house by breaking the ice," he said, estimating that ice coating his house was one to three feet thick.
Source: WGRZ
Resident Lise Kreuder told broadcast station WIVB that she hasn't seen ice conditions this extreme since the 70s.
Source: WIVB
A local restaurant, Hoak's, shared a photo of their ice-covered outdoor bar with the caption "truly beautiful."
Source: Hoak's Lakeshore
A handful of non-residents have ventured to Hoover Beach to snap photos of the ice formations.
In response, the Town of Hamburg Police Department released a statement reminding sightseers that the houses are private property:
Source: Town of Hamburg Police
While the ice sculptures are a sight to behold, residents are worried about damages to their properties once the ice melts.
According to local reporter John Kucko, boulders shielded a section of the lakefront properties from the storm's brunt forces, whereas others were more exposed to the elements.
The town of Hamburg plans to apply for FEMA funds this year that could help fund a breakwall — a structure that breaks the force of waves — WIVB reported.
Source: WIVB
Ice For Some, Not Others: Here’s why—boulders do the trick as far as slowing momentum of waves/wave spray. It’s costly, but seems to help. Those that didn’t have enough on Lake Erie, took on major ice. @News_8 @spann @JimCantore @CharlesPeekWX @StormHour @wxbywilliams pic.twitter.com/BVWOCVIXAf
— John Kucko (@john_kucko) March 1, 2020
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