Blizzard of 1913 Great Lakes
By: La'Davius Minor
The Beginning/General
Blizzard of The Great Lakes
- Killed over 250 people
- Sunk 12 navy vessels
- It had 5 million dollars of damaged which in this time is 119,714,000 dollars in 2016
This dangerous storm was a mixture of a hurricane and blizzard that had over $119,000,000 in damage which also include 68,300 tons of lost cargo. People was trapped inside their houses without electricity and other useful resources. During the storm people was out looking for family and end up getting trapped in the storm.
Citations
https://weather.com/news/news/1913-great-lakes-storm-20131113
http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/swio/pages/albums/1913_hurricane/1913_hurricane_albumPage03.html
http://dilemma-x.net/2013/11/07/remembering-yesteryear-great-lakes-storm-1913/
http://wintercenter.homestead.com/photo1913b.html
http://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~rwest/wikispeedia/wpcd/wp/g/Great_Lakes_Storm_of_1913.htm
http://farmersalmanac.com/weather/2011/10/31/the-big-blow-the-great-lakes-blizzard-of-1913/