The storm of 19 has been referred to as a white hurricane. The storms, which hit in early november of that year, left the greatest toll on ships and sailors ever seen on the great lake waters. The guest speaker for the monthly program was historian frederick stonehouse, the author of 30 maritime books. Today in 19 what came to be known as the white hurricane began to blow on the great lakes. It was one of the deadliest maritime weather disasters in north american history, said richard wagenmaker, meteorologistincharge at the weather service station in white lake township. On november 710, 19, two fronts collided to generate hurricane force winds that lasted for hours. The white hurricane of 19 was a storm so large that it ravaged the entire great lakes region and so intense that its. The wreck of the northern queen during the white hurricane of november, 19 port franks submitted by joe wooden. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. There is also an overview of the model simulation of the 19 storm. Eight ships were destroyed outright with over two dozen damaged or beached. The white hurricane followed the next day, and was the deadliest and most intense phase of the great lakes storm. After 100 years, the definitive book about the great storm of 19 has finally been. When it was over three days later, twelve ships had sunk, thirty four more were cripple and over 300 people drowned.
The air was white with wet snow, hence the term white hurricane as the high winds whirled the snow as it fell. White hurricane storm of november 19 national weather. The 100footlong lighthouse vessel sank in a storm in 19, and all six crew, including capt. The white hurricane clocked winds of more than 80 miles an hour.
Nov 10, 2014 the great storm of 19, known as the white hurricane, struck the great lakes 101 years ago this weekend. Schumacher explained that poor record keeping and unreliable information made accurately piecing together the events a challenge. Daring rescue saved sailors entombed in icecovered white. When the storms phase, the southernmost storm becomes dominant. Brown combines narrative intensity with factual depth to recreate the events of the perfect storm that struck americas heartland in 19. Gales of november like the one that sank the edmund fitzgerald in the 1970s are a fact of life for great lakes mariners, but this one was anything but ordinary. Coming out on the 100th anniversary of the storm, novembers fury provides a narrative account of one of the most destructive storms to hit the great lakes. The great lakes storm of 19, historically referred to as the big blow, the freshwater fury or the white hurricane, was a blizzard with hurricane force winds that devastated the great lakes basin in the midwestern united states and the canadian province of ontario from november 7 through november 10, 19.
The white hurricane of 19 was a storm so large that it ravaged the entire. The most deadly and destructive natural disaster ever to hit the lakes struck with hurricane force winds, pummeling. In the november 8, 19 chapter you mention that one of the ships was almost lost on the shore, but at the last minute buoyed itself from an anchor after several attempts, broken chains, and lost. A great lakes november gale and americas deadliest maritime disaster cls. But in november on the great lakes, this was no tropical storm. Nov 07, 20 nicknamed the white hurricane, this major winter storm stuck the great lakes on november 710, 19, resulting in a dozen major shipwrecks, with an estimated 250 lives lost.
In white hurricane, nationally recognized nautical writer and experienced great lakes mariner david g. The deadly great lakes hurricane of 19 by michael schumacher online at alibris. Deceptive lulls in the storm and the slow pace of weather reports co. But the 19 storm was a blizzard whose hurricaneforce winds reached 80 mph. Brown uses firsthand accounts and contemporary newspaper reports to recreate the desperate struggles aboard doomed and damaged vessels and on shore, and reconstructs the progress of the storm in a tight chronology packed with vivid detail. This historic storm system brought blizzard conditions with hurricane force winds to the great lakes. Most books of this type are only displayed for about 6 months in the chain stores before being remaindered back to the publisher or sold off by the pound. The northern queen was a 2500 ton steamer, 300 feet long and 41 feet in the beam. It has been called the white hurricane and freshwater fury and many great lakes cities and towns have never forgotten the tragic events that rocked the region in november of 19. Jul 14, 2002 david, i have another question that relates both to s. On friday, november 7, 19, those gales captured their prey.
The great lakes storm of 19, historically referred to as the big blow, the freshwater fury, or the white hurricane, was a blizzard with hurricaneforce winds that devastated the great lakes basin in the midwestern united states and ontario, canada from november 7 through november 10, 19. Nov 07, 2017 today in 19 what came to be known as the white hurricane began to blow on the great lakes. But looking back more than a century ago, perhaps what. The storm was most powerful on november 9, battering and overturning ships on four of the five great lakes, particularly lake huron. Jul 14, 2002 the white hurricane clocked winds of more than 80 miles an hour. The great lakes storm of 19, historically referred to as the big blow, the freshwater fury, or the white hurricane, was a blizzard with hurricaneforce winds that. The white hurricane of 19 was a storm so large that it ravaged the entire great lakes region and so intense that its 80mph winds equaled those of a caribbean hurricane. For three days the great lakes endured persistent hurricane force winds, blinding. It would be hard to even fathom the intensity of the white hurricane of 19.
Nov 22, 20 author michael schumachers passion for life on the great lakes and this historic storm is revealed in his latest book, novembers fury. The storm was most powerful on november 9, battering and overturning ships on. The storms incredible intensity lasted for 16 hours, late into the night of november 910. Nov 08, 20 the great lakes storm of 19, referred to as the big blow, the freshwater fury, or the white hurricane, it was a blizzard with hurricaneforce winds that devastated the great lakes basin from november 7 through november 10, 19. For three days the great lakes endured persistent hurricaneforce winds, blinding.
One of the things that sets browns book apart from the others is his meticulous meteorological reconstruction of the 19 storm that raged for four days in early. Novembers fury tells of great lakes killer storm best north. White hurricane tells a big, multifaceted story that sprawls across nearly a thousand miles of stormravaged inland sea, combining a fastpaced narrative with scrupulous history and telling detail. November is widely known to be the roughest month for sailing on the great lakes, and smiths premonition proved prescienthad he sailed, he would have been one of the casualties of the deadliest. Erika blake, the great storm of 19, wreck diving magazine, issue 14. A great lakes november gale and americas deadliest maritime disaster by david g. Good old boat on friday, november 7, 19, after four days of winds up to 90 miles an hour, whiteout blizzard conditions, and mountainous seas, 19 ships had been lost on the greatlakes, 238 sailors were dead, and cleveland was confronting the worst natural disaster in its history. The horrifying great lakes white hurricane of 19 the. Nicknamed the white hurricane, this major winter storm stuck the great lakes on november 710, 19, resulting in a dozen major shipwrecks, with an estimated 250 lives lost. Brave men served as lifesavers during 19 cyclonic blizzard. In early november 19, not quite 19 months after the loss of the titanic in midatlantic, an autumn gale descended on the great lakes.
November is widely known to be the roughest month for sailing on the great lakes, and smiths premonition proved prescienthad he sailed, he would have been one of the casualties of the deadliest storm in great lakes history, the storm recalled in white hurricane. The great lakes storm of 19, historically referred to as the big blow, the freshwater fury or the white hurricane, was a blizzard with hurricaneforce winds that devastated the great lakes basin in the midwestern united states and the canadian province of ontario from november 7 through november 10, 19. A total of nine ships and over 200 people were lost during the white hurricane the largest inland maritime disaster in u. David, i have another question that relates both to s. In novembers fury, michael schumacher deftly interweaves the stories of the scores of ships sunk, grounded, or damaged by the freak november hurricane with the tragic stories of a crosssection of the more than 250 great lakes sailors that died or were forever psychologically scarred. White hurricane by david g brown encyclopedia titanica. It was truly an epic storm that is a benchmark in great lakes marine and. The white hurricane was the deadliest and most intense phase of the great storm of 19 and is the focus of this numerical model retrospective. In novembers fury, michael schumacher deftly interweaves the. It remains the largest inland maritime disaster, in terms of number of ships lost, in u. White hurricane and november storms recalled university of. Lou blouin, white hurricane, found michigan, november 7, 20. Download pdf white hurricane free online new books in. The great white hurricane of 1888 struck on the night of march 11 and continued furiously for two days, dumping as much as 60 inches of snow on parts of the northeast.
The great storm of 19, known as the white hurricane, struck the great lakes 101 years ago this weekend. In early november 19, not quite 19 months after the loss of the t. Nov 12, 20 nicknamed the white hurricane, this major winter storm stuck the great lakes on november 710, 19, resulting in a dozen major shipwrecks, with an estimated 250 lives lost. Oct 01, 2004 the white hurricane of 19 was a storm so large that it ravaged the entire great lakes region and so intense that its 80mph winds equaled those of a caribbean hurricane. Those are just a few of the phrases coined to refer to the great lakes storm of 19, the deadliest and most destructive storm to ever hit the great. Honoring 6 coast guardsmen lost on lake erie in 19. Storms along the great lakes have haunted sailors for more than a century. This begins the deadliest portion of the event called the white hurricane.
Great white hurricane of 19 national weather service. Draws from firsthand accounts and contemporary newspaper reports to chronicle the events of early november 19 when the white hurricane, a storm unrivaled in history, struck the great lakes, sinking twelve ships, grounding thirtyone more, claiming the lives of at least 248 sailors, and threatening the city of cleveland with disaster. The great white hurricane of 19 published by sarah handleycousins on december 10, 2017 december 10, 2017 during the heyday of great lakes shipping, when ships crossed these huge lakes loaded down with cargo, a fall storm could be and often was deadly. In november of 19 an event of great magnitude struck the midwest. The paths of frontal depressions were difficult to forecast. The great lakes storm of 19, historically referred to as the big blow, the freshwater fury, or the white hurricane, was a blizzard with hurricane force winds that devastated the great lakes basin in the midwestern united states and ontario, canada from november 7 through november 10, 19. Interestingly, david quotes from the cleveland press on pages 210211, as follows.
It remains the largest inland maritime disaster in u. At this point we can begin an evaluation of the computer simulation to determine its validity for calculating surface winds and waves. In the november 8, 19 chapter you mention that one of the ships was almost lost on the shore, but at the last minute buoyed itself from an anchor after several attempts, broken chains, and lost anchors, and managed to ride out the storm. David browns white hurricane opens with the decision of milton smith to resign his position on the vessel charles s. This famous white hurricane would go down in the books as the worst natural disaster in the great lakes. Browns white hurricane is even more riveting than his well. After 100 years, the definitive book about the great storm of 19 has finally been written. The story of one week of extreme storminess over the great lakes is chronicled in david g. In early november 19, a rare white hurricane tore across the great lakes, delivering devastating snowfalls, paralyzing communications and killing 256 people on a dozen of the freshwater seas. The great lakes storm of 19, referred to as the big blow, the freshwater fury, or the white hurricane, it was a blizzard with hurricaneforce winds that devastated the great lakes basin from november 7 through november 10, 19. Weather bomb 19 life and death on the great lakes by kemp. A riveting account of the 19 storm that paralyzed the heart of america ships in the grasp of the storm were on their own, beyond human aid. A great lakes november gale and americas deadliest.
The white hurricane of 19 not a lot of people know that. Netnewsledger the 19 white hurricane on the great lakes. Present an overview of the 19 great lakes storm, also known as the white hurricane. At its peak the storm 140 km per hour winds 85 mph winds created 10 meter 32 feet high waves. By paul homewood weve just passed the centenary of the white hurricane of 19. The northern queen went down off port franks as a result of the worst storm in the history of navigation on the great lakes.
Greed just one more trip just a little fatter dividend just a hundred or so seamen floating dead in the lakes. After four days of winds up to 90 miles an hour, freezing temperatures, whiteout blizzard conditions, and mountainous seas, 19 ships had been lost, two dozen had been thrown. White hurricane and november storms recalled university. White hurricane download white hurricane ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Brown this was the story of the tremendous storm that raged over the great lakes in november, 19. James clarys book, the 19 storms says this about the regina. Thus, an april release would have limited any potential publicity. The most deadly and destructive natural disaster ever. Schumacher, who has written 12 books about great lakes. The storm has been described as one of the deadliest maritime weather disasters in north american history. Shipwrecks of the 19 great lakes storm this is a list of shipwrecks during the great lakes storm of 19. In his book white hurricane, author david brown claims that the. Author michael schumachers passion for life on the great lakes and this historic storm is revealed in his latest book, novembers fury. Brings history to life in a book as readable as any novel.
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