November 8, 9th, and 10th, 1913, were remembered as the worst storm in Great Lakes history. Known as the White Hurricane, the storm formed when warm air from the Gulf of Mexico met the first arctic air from the far north over Lake Superior, creating havoc that moved east and left a path of destruction unrivaled in Great Lakes history. In the tower, the winds made the top vibrate and shake so hard that the wick in the light kept slipping down and going out, and Keeper Peter Richards, Leyland, his teenage son, or the assistant keeper stayed in the tower around the clock to keep the lamp burning on the lake. Before the storm left the area, 12 ships had sunk and 254 lives were lost, with many more vessels aground or damaged. Buildings on the shoreline disappeared as if made of matchsticks, piers were lost on the lakefront, and winds of 70 to 75 miles per hour, with gusts over 100, created havoc over the lakes. On Lake Huron alone, the White Hurricane claimed eight ships and 199 lives: Regina, Charles S. Price, Isaac M. Scott, Carruthers, John A. McGean, Argus, Hydrus, and Wexford.