As a powerful winter storm battered Northeast and Northcentral Ohio Saturday, 65 mph wind gusts pushed Lake Erie water levels away from the shore revealing portions of the bottom of the lake.

Rare phenomenon on Lake Erie: Put-in-Bay, Ohio during winter storm "It felt like I was walking on a different planet." ... Lake Erie is known to experience seiches, according to NOAA.

Rare phenomenon on Lake Erie: Put-in-Bay, Ohio during winter storm "It felt like I was walking on a different planet." “It felt like I was walking on a different planet.” ...

Lake Erie is susceptible to this phenomenon, which is known as a seiche. It occurs when strong winds and pressure changes cause the water to move from one end of the lake to the other.

Rare phenomenon on Lake Erie: Put-in-Bay, Ohio during winter storm "It felt like I was walking on a different planet." “It felt like I was walking on a different planet.” ...

Rare phenomenon on Lake Erie: Put-in-Bay, Ohio during winter storm "It felt like I was walking on a different planet." “It felt like I was walking on a different planet.” ...

Rare phenomenon on Lake Erie: Put-in-Bay, Ohio during winter storm "It felt like I was walking on a different planet." ... Lake Erie is known to experience seiches, according to NOAA.

Rare phenomenon on Lake Erie: Put-in-Bay, Ohio during winter storm "It felt like I was walking on a different planet." “It felt like I was walking on a different planet.” ...

Rare phenomenon on Lake Erie: Put-in-Bay, Ohio during winter storm "It felt like I was walking on a different planet." “It felt like I was walking on a different planet.” ...

Rare phenomenon on Lake Erie: Put-in-Bay, Ohio during winter storm "It felt like I was walking on a different planet." “It felt like I was walking on a different planet.” ...

Rare phenomenon on Lake Erie: Put-in-Bay, Ohio during winter storm "It felt like I was walking on a different planet." “It felt like I was walking on a different planet.” ...

Rare phenomenon on Lake Erie: Put-in-Bay, Ohio during winter storm "It felt like I was walking on a different planet." “It felt like I was walking on a different planet.” ...