The is a very large and unusual storm in the Atlantic. The east coast needs to pay attention. 

Additionally, the Great Lakes are very high. The beaches along ALL the Great Lakes are eroded. It is my opinion the St. Lawrence Seaway is mismanaged. There probably is deregulation as to the ships that can use the large canal. The height of the lakes and their bays are fluctuating at very near flood stage. The height varies between 8 and 10 inches from one day to the next. There is no natural phenomena to account for that. The only thing that it can be is ship displacement in the lakes. In order to accommodate larger ships the canal/locks have to hold more water, hence, the flooding. Why allow larger ships? Money. Profit. The larger ships don’t have to off load and pay for transportation up the seaway. They can carry more cargo with higher water levels.

The Great Lakes are at least 700 feet above sea level. It is nothing for the seaway to remove water from the lakes and take it down to the Atlantic Ocean.

The erosion of the beaches is man made. The winters while cold were mild in the northern tier of the USA. Spring came early. The added height of the Great Lakes is not because of climate and additional snow melt and/or rain. The Great Lakes are filled to the brim because of mismanagement of the seaway.