Weather phenomenon exposes Lake Erie's floor amid strong winds: Video captured the aftermath of the phenomenon known as a "seiche," which occurs when strong winds push a body of water back and forth. The Dec. 29 bomb cyclone winter storm brought wind gusts over 50 mph to much of Michigan — and those winds pushed water out of western Lake Erie in a massive way. A group of friends in Luna Pier decided to walk the temporarily exposed lake bottom area Wednesday morning and found all sorts of odd dis