1913 Great Lakes storm

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disaster_response
wind
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Lake_Erie
gptkb:Lake_Huron
gptkb:Lake_Michigan
gptkb:Lake_Ontario
gptkb:Lake_Superior
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:White_Hurricane
Big Blow
Freshwater Fury
gptkbp:casualties over 250
gptkbp:category gptkb:ship
wind
hurricane-force wind event
gptkbp:cause collision of two major storm fronts
gptkbp:commemoratedBy historical markers
museum exhibits
books and documentaries
gptkbp:consequence led to improved ship design and safety regulations
prompted changes in weather forecasting
gptkbp:date November 7–10, 1913
gptkbp:historicalSignificance deadliest natural disaster in Great Lakes history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1913 Great Lakes storm
gptkbp:location gptkb:Great_Lakes_region
gptkbp:maximumSpeed up to 90 mph (145 km/h)
gptkbp:memorial various shipwreck memorials around the Great Lakes
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:SS_Regina
gptkb:SS_Argus
gptkb:SS_Charles_S._Price
gptkb:SS_Hydrus
gptkb:SS_Isaac_M._Scott
gptkb:SS_James_Carruthers
gptkb:SS_John_A._McGean
gptkb:SS_Leafield
gptkb:SS_Plymouth
gptkb:SS_Wexford
SS Lightship 82
gptkbp:propertyDamage over $5 million (1913 USD)
gptkbp:shipsDamaged over 30
gptkbp:shipsSunk 12
gptkbp:snowfall up to 24 inches (61 cm)
gptkbp:stormSurge up to 35 feet (11 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Great_Flood_of_1913
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7