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The White Hurricane of 1913

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I was gifted a book this Christmas. White Hurricane: A Great Lakes November Gale and America's Deadliest Maritime Disaster by David G. Brown. Until this book was in my possession I had not known about this storm. After reading the first couple pages I decided to do a bit of research on my own before reading more. I grabbed the Oshkosh data for this time period, the Archived Daily Weather Maps and a handful of links with published material on the storm. I am anticipating this book being a great read. (Oshkosh November 1913 Climatology) --- (November 7, 1913) (November 8, 1913) (November 9, 1913) (November 10, 1913) (November 11, 1913) --- Links * The “White Hurricane” Storm of November 1913 - A Numerical Model Retrospective (my favorite) * "HELL HATH' NO FURY LIKE A GREAT LAKES FALL STORM" - William R. Deedler * The White Hurricane of 1913 - Google Images * Frozen Fury: The 1913 White Hurricane - Lake Superior Magazine * Remembering t