Mystical clouds of sea smoke arose over bodies of water across the East Coast,Complete Series Archives from Lake Michigan to the Atlantic, this week as the polar vortex took hold.
Their dreamy look is the result of water and air temperatures intermingling, as cool air blows over comparatively warm water and then formulates the clouds of "smoke."
From Illinois to New Hampshire, photographers were on hand to capture the beauty of the fog through a number of striking images.
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Chicago, Illinois
The sea smoke rising off of Lake Michigan looked unreal from atop the Hancock Observatory this AM. Love me some #Chiberia. pic.twitter.com/gvlqNza4AM
— Nick Ulivieri (@ChiPhotoGuy) December 15, 2016
Duluth, Minnesota
WOW! Sunrise that looked like a heart along with sea smoke this morning in Duluth, Minnesota. Photo courtesy of @Muddman4809 #Sunrise #MNwx pic.twitter.com/NZkNOa5HII
— Mark Tarello (@mark_tarello) December 13, 2016
WOW! A wind chill of -31° this morning and sea smoke seen during sunrise from Duluth, Minnesota. #Duluth #MNwx pic.twitter.com/xhXbiBxXEe
— Mark Tarello (@mark_tarello) December 15, 2016
Another view of the sunrise over #LakeSuperior as seen from #Duluth #Minnesota this morning pic.twitter.com/jFUW92jWpF
— Andrew Krueger (@akpix) December 15, 2016
Season's first plates of ice starting to form on Lake Superior this morning in #Duluth thanks to subzero temperatures pic.twitter.com/w2AjS67lZJ
— Andrew Krueger (@akpix) December 15, 2016
Rye Beach, New Hampshire
Gorgeous little seasmoke devils roping out over the ocean on this frigid morning at Rye Beach. #NHwx pic.twitter.com/FWlPLEngRy
— Rob Wright Images (@RobWrightImages) December 16, 2016
Seasmoke timelapse video from Rye Beach! #NHwx pic.twitter.com/1oFLDPd3M2
— Rob Wright Images (@RobWrightImages) December 16, 2016
Georgetown Island, Maine
Amazing #SeaSmoke pic from this am Five Islands #Maine Temp: 0° 📷:Dom Restuccia #Stormhour #MEwx pic.twitter.com/6aHFvunqyK
— Eweather (@Eweather13) December 16, 2016
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Smoke hangs low in the air and #seasmoke on the Piscataqua River in #PortsmouthNH Fri. #photography #NHWX @seacoastonline pic.twitter.com/mlKcdcxfA8
— Rich Beauchesne (@photorichierich) December 16, 2016
Eastham, Massachussetts
Sea smoke over the Ocean, views from Coast guard beach, Eastham #capecod #StormHour pic.twitter.com/PL09Rdcw4a
— Dapixara (@dapixara) December 16, 2016
