Composite image of the East and West NATICE products for the Great Lakes, see links below for originals
The latest NATICE graphics show Lake Erie totally covered with 9/10+ ice, Lakes Superior and Huron are nearly totally covered with 9/10+ and Ontario about 80% covered with 7/10+. It is likely Superior and Huron will join Erie with total coverage of 9/10+ in today or tomorrow's report.
It is possible Ontario could do the same as it is experiencing near or sub-zero temperatures tonight.
The NATICE daily reports are posted about 5:00pm EST. Link is here:
http://www.natice.noaa.gov/products/great_lakes.html
If you have trouble pulling up the ice charts, here are direct links to the West and East areas for Feb. 18:
http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/special/great_lakes/2015/charts/composite_east/el150218color.jpg
http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/special/great_lakes/2015/charts/composite_west/wl150218color.jpg
It is an unusual event for 3 of the lakes to freeze over, which only happens once every 6 to 8 years. Four or more freezing is a most unusual event.
See high resolution image here
Dense ice cover is permitting illegal Americans to enter Canada unannounced. Although the Canadian ski patrol is doing their best to turn back the immigrant hord they are almost no match for the desperate, tired and cold Americans seeking asylum from the police brutality and dictatorial government currently in place south of the Great Lakes.