 In the United States, the Columbus Day Storm of 1962, one of many Pacific Northwest windstorms, led to Oregon's lowest measured pressure of , violent winds, and US$170 million in damage (1964 dollars).The "Wahine storm" was an extratropical cyclone that struck Wellington, New Zealand on April 10, 1968, so named after causing the inter-island ferry to strike a reef and founder at the entrance to Wellington Harbour, resulting in 53 deaths.On November 10, 1975, an extratropical storm on Lake Superior contributed to the sinking of the near the Canada–US border, 15 NM northwest of the entrance to Whitefish Bay.