Great Lakes Storm

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf wind
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Lake_Erie
gptkb:Lake_Huron
gptkb:Lake_Michigan
gptkb:Lake_Ontario
gptkb:Lake_Superior
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:White_Hurricane
gptkbp:casualties over 250
gptkbp:category Great Lakes shipwrecks
Maritime disasters in Canada
1913 in Canada
1913 in the United States
Blizzards in Canada
Blizzards in the United States
Maritime disasters in the United States
Natural disaster in Canada
Natural disaster in the United States
November 1913 events
Weather events in North America
gptkbp:damageCost over $5 million (1913 USD)
gptkbp:date November 6–11, 1913
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Lakes Storm
gptkbp:location gptkb:Great_Lakes_region
gptkbp:maximumSpeed up to 90 mph (145 km/h)
gptkbp:maximumWaves up to 35 feet (11 m)
gptkbp:notableFor combination of blizzard and hurricane-force winds
record snowfall in some areas
paralyzed shipping and cities around the Great Lakes
prompted changes in weather forecasting and shipping regulations
most destructive natural disaster to hit the Great Lakes
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:SS_Regina
gptkb:SS_Argus
gptkb:SS_Charles_S._Price
gptkb:SS_Henry_B._Smith
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
gptkbp:shipsStranded over 30
gptkbp:shipsSunk at least 12
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jerry_Hester
gptkb:Aaron_Davis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6