Great Lakes Storm of 1913

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Lakes_Storm_of_1913

GPTKB entity

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	wind winter hurricane-force wind event
gptkbp:cause	collision of two major storm fronts
gptkbp:date	November 7–10, 1913
gptkbp:economicImportance	over $5 million (1913 USD)
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	led to improved weather forecasting and shipping regulations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Great Lakes Storm of 1913
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Great_Lakes_region
gptkbp:maximumSpeed	up to 90 mph (145 km/h)
gptkbp:maximumWaveHeight	up to 35 feet (11 m)
gptkbp:memorial	various shipwreck memorials around the Great Lakes
gptkbp:notableFor	deadliest natural disaster in Great Lakes history most destructive storm 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 SS William Nottingham
gptkbp:shipsDamaged	over 30
gptkbp:shipsSunk	12
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Charles_S._Price
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6