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That’s still deep enough to drown
Jennifer Buettner, 24, and Joseph Thornton, 19, fish off a pier on the shores of Lake Okeechobee as Tropical Depression Ernesto passes through. Crystal L. Lauderdale/Tampa Tribune
By Julie Pace
3:00 p.m., Okeechobee
Crystal Lauderdale and I have never been to Lake Okeechobee, which we’re approaching and Ernesto is passing over. In preparation, we found some fun facts about the lake you might enjoy.
Locals call the lake “Lake O” and “The Big Lake”. It’s 730 square miles and surprisingly shallow. The average depth is only about 9 feet.
Now that you, too, are prepared for our trip to the lake, here’s a weather update: it started to rain again, but the wind died down.
Where are you Ernesto?
