Winter in upstate New York is hardcore.
When the weather turns, freezing cold Lake Ontario winds create massive waves that pummel the lake shore and spray beach homes, coating them with inches, and sometimes even feet, of ice.
The following imageS, reports Syracuse, were shared by Berta Smith, 57, on Facebook.
She knew the previous owners of the house and was able to provide a before and after of the ice house. You can see the aftermath above, and here’s what the house looked like before:
And more from CNN:
Get a load of this, filmed back in 2017, showing a house that suffered a similar fate:
“Ice House” is real, folks. 5 days of wind whipped Lake Ontario in WNY will do that @spann @JimCantore @StormHour @WizardWeather pic.twitter.com/1kIv0YvKp5
— John Kucko (@john_kucko) March 12, 2017
Other casualties of the ice included cars and streets:
South African winters aren’t looking too bad right now…
