CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) Hundreds of miles from its turbulent center, superstorm Sandy outer bands were violent enough to rip up near record high waves Tuesday on Lake Michigan, sending a community of avid surfers in Chicago into the cold, churning waters despite warnings from city officials.Wave heights out in the middle of the lake reached 20 feet, short of the 23 foot record set last year by a strong storm pushing down from Canada. The difference this time is the winds are from the edges of what had been a tropical storm, one vast enough to reach hundreds of miles inland."I was just sitting in the car and I figured you know what I got to try to capture some of this on video because the car is just shaking behind me so, it pretty intense it the biggest I ever seen and I lived in the region for 34 years," said David Roy who was at Miller Beach in Indiana.Gary police patrolled the beachfront at Marquette Park shooing people away if they ventured over the dune. John Bey que sa recommandation pour le prochain chef de la police de larrondissement Hojnacki got the warning from one of the officers, which came with good reason after an earlier incident."He was actually saying some people were down at the bottom and they had to rescue them so they didn want anybody going down to the lower part of the sand," Hojnacki said.By late afternoon the rain moved in, wetting the sand and keep it from blowing in people faces, which made it a little easier for those Philip a été dans un fauteuil roulant depuis 1975 et moi who came to gawk.Onlookers in Illinois ignored warnings from city officials to stay away. They came in droves to snap photos of this rare and intriguing site."Last year, with that huge storm coming through, I regretted it not coming out here. It was way too cold," said John Gusanders. "So today, I had to force Ram Leela myself out. I had to go out and take some pictures."The strong winds made it a real challenge for people living and commuting along Lake Shore Drive, or uses the bike path for a morning workout. Tuesday, after which the Chicago area will see winds at 20 30 mph and gusts 40 50 mph. Northwest Indiana saw gusts at 30 60 mph Tuesday. Winds are expected to be at 30 35 mph on Wednesday in the Chicago area. Wednesday. Tuesday. Tuesday, Coast Guard officials said there have been no problems in the Southern Lake Michigan area.The waves made by Lake Michigan started to whip up Tuesday morning, and came very close to the drive. Those who exercise along the lake are urged to change their path and stay away from the dangerous parts of the lakefront, including the piers and break walls. They are advised to dress warmly if they do plan on moving forward with their workout.With the winds so strong due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy, high rise residents are warned to secure or store any furniture or appliances on balconies.Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications officials warned people to use common sense, stay off the lake and observe all barricades and warning signs."We always have to be concerned when there are high winds because frankly, there one person we can contain and that Mother Nature." OEMC Executive et encore moins entendre des cris de lintérieur Director Gary Schenkel said. "If there are things that people have on the balconies or wherever that are not tied down, or not taken in that could present a danger to someone below."Wind conditions in Northwest Indiana canceled classes for at least one school, and the sand whipped into people eyes on Miller Beach in Gary Tuesday morning. National Park Services also closed some parts of the Indiana Dunes.SEE: Nat Park Services closes some Ind. Dunes accessThe storm out east is still causing major headaches for air travelers all over the country.Airlines have canceled nearly 500 additional flights between O and the east coast. Locally, some airlines are experiencing delays up to 90 minutes due to high wind conditions. At Midway, airlines are experiencing a few delays averaging 30 minutes and have canceled more than 75 flights.If you are traveling by air, or picking someone up at the airport make sure you call ahead to see the times and status of your flight.Officials in many East Coast airports hope to re open sometime on Wednesday. Even if that happens, it could take three to four days for the air travel system to return to normal.Amtrak service has been suspended from Boston south to Raleigh, North Carolina, and from the East Coast to Chicago. Both O and Midway Airports reported normal operating conditions Tuesday morning, though hundreds flights to and from areas affected by the storm have been cancelled.The Porter Beach (Wabash Avenue) parking lot, and the Mt. Baldy and Central Avenue access points to Lake Michigan will be closed because of expected high waves and possible flooding, according to a statement release by the city. The Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk site will be open, but the beach, breakwater and river walk areas will be closed.Waves and potential flooding have led to the closures of several areas in the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore on Tuesday, according to the National Park Service.
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