![]() ![]() About $1 million of cargo weighing about 68,300 tons was lost. More than 250 people were killed, 19 ships were destroyed, and 19 others were stranded. The storm battered and overturned ships on four of the five Great Lakes and was the most destructive natural disaster to hit the lakes in recorded history. It was this low center that became the powerful storm as it tracked north northwest, absorbing Arctic air in place.ĭeedler says it is generally agreed that the November 1913 storm was the biggest ever to strike the Great Lakes. ![]() “The November 1913 weather map pattern of storm development was ironically not unlike the storm development of another, more recent monster low pressure system that formed during the period of January 25-27th, 1978.” (We’ll get to that one in a minute.)īoth systems involved an Arctic shot of cold air moving south across the Great Lakes area, while an intensifying low-pressure area took shape over the southern Appalachians. Deedler says the cause was similar to another storm with which many are more familiar. While the eye of the storm was over Lake Huron, the resulting winds, snow and rain battered the entire region, from Chicago to Cleveland and Buffalo. So the Ticker dusts off the local history books to explore the biggest blizzards to hit the region in the last century or so.įirst is the most destructive storm to ever hit the Great Lakes region: The White Hurricane of 1913 wreaked havoc across the Great Lakes for four days, Nov. Traverse City escaped the brunt of a massive winter storm this past week - but we haven’t always. By The Snowflake: Traverse City's Fiercest Winter Storms By Ross Boissoneau ![]()
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