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The Great Lakes Storm of 1913 (historically referred to as the "Big Blow", the "Freshwater Fury", and the "White Hurricane") was a blizzard with hurricane-force winds that devastated the Great Lakes Basin in the Midwestern United States and Southwestern Ontario, Canada, from November 7 to 10, 1913.
On October 31, 2014, there was a powerful storm which impacted the Great Lakes area during times when people are traditionally celebrating Halloween. See also. Great Lakes Storm of 1913; List of victims of the 1913 Great Lakes storm; SS Carl D. Bradley; SS Daniel J. Morrell; SS Henry Steinbrenner
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Nov 8, 2019 · From Nov. 9 through Nov. 11, 1913, the storm hit the eastern Great Lakes region with hurricane-force winds, whiteout conditions, freezing spray and massive waves. In Cleveland, Ohio, the...
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Nov 7, 2013 · Nicknamed the “White Hurricane,” this major winter storm stuck the Great Lakes on November 7-10, 1913, resulting in a dozen major shipwrecks, with an estimated 250 lives lost. It remains the largest inland maritime disaster, in terms of number of ships lost, in U.S. history.
Nov 13, 2013 · November 13, 2013. White hurricane. Freshwater Fury. Big Blow. Those are just a few of the phrases coined to refer to the Great Lakes Storm of 1913, the deadliest and most destructive...
Great Lakes Hurricane of 1913: A Meteorological Review 100 Years Later. This November marks the 100 year anniversary of one of the most infamous storms in the recorded history of the Great Lakes. At least 258 lives lost on the Great Lakes. Twelve ships sank, 30 other vessels crippled.
Nov 6, 2020 · Maitland Cemetery near Goderich, Ontario with the graves of 5 unknown sailors, killed in the storm | Institute for Great Lakes Research, BGSU. (Wikimedia Commons: Link) In its own era, however, the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 highlighted the shortcomings of storm forecasting and ship construction.
