Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeStorms and Severe Thunderstorms
PlaceLakes Huron, Erie and Ontario
Event Start DateNovember 7, 1913
Event End DateNovember 13, 1913
CommentsLakes Huron, Erie, and Ontario, November 7-13, 1913. 270 sailors drowned: 34 ships went down during a fierce weekend storm with winds up to 140 km/h: entire crews of eight ships were lost.
Fatalities270
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated0
Estimated Total CostUnknown
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0