early morning of March 13 by the waters of the Gulf of Mexico rushing into their homes. More people died from drowning in this storm than during Hurricanes Hugo and Andrew combined. Overall, the storm's surge, winds, and tornadoes damaged or destroyed 18,000 homes. A total of 47 people died in Florida due to this storm. Cuba In Cuba, wind gusts reached in the Havana area. A survey conducted by a research team from the Institute of Meteorology of Cuba suggests that the maximum winds could have been as high as . It is the most damaging squall line ever recorded in Cuba. There was widespread and significant damage in Cuba, with damage estimated as intense as F2. The squall line finally moved out of Cuba near sunrise, leaving 10 deaths and US$1 billion in damage on the island. North Atlantic The cargo ship Gold Bond Conveyor en route from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to Tampa, Florida foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) SE of Sable Island, Nova Scotia with the loss of all 33 crew. It is thought that water entered the hold where gypsum ore was being stored and caused the rock to shift and harden. This instability compounded with winds of 90 miles an hour (145 km/h) and 100-foot (30 m) waves led to her sinking. The Liberian-flagged ship was owned by Skaarup Shipping Corp., of Greenwich, Connecticut, and under charter to National Gypsum Co., a U.S. company. The ship had previously survived the Perfect Storm of 1991 two years earlier. Tornadoes spawned by the storm See also List of derecho events Great Flood of 1993 Hurricane Sandy Early 2014 North American cold wave Snowmageddon January 2016 North American blizzard February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm – The costliest winter storm on record, also killed 200+ people The Day After Tomorrow - Uses archive footage of the 1993 storm. References Blizzards in the United States Blizzards in Canada 1993 Storm Of The Century 1993 meteorology 1993 natural disasters 1993 natural disasters in the United States 1993 disasters in Canada 1993 in Cuba Derechos in the United States F2 tornadoes Tornadoes in the United States Natural disasters in Alabama Natural disasters in Connecticut Natural disasters in Florida Natural disasters in Georgia (U.S. state) Natural disasters in Kentucky Natural disasters in New Brunswick Natural disasters in New Hampshire Natural disasters in New York (state)