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• Douglas (Belwood) (1878)
  Possible tornado in the area of Douglas (now Belwood) in Garafraxa Township.
• Fergus (1878)
  Possible destructive and damaging tornado. Damage location likely at current day 6617-6687 1 Line, (4km NNW of Fergus) This could be the strongest part of the Elora and Belwood tornado tracks. Track length listed as <1.6km
• Belmont Township (1875)
  Probable destructive tornado. No info on a description or what path it took.
• Bradford (1875)
  Probable destructive tornado directly struck through the centre of Bradford. Likely a high-end F2 as a brick building was destroyed.
• Morven to Wilton (1874)
  Probable damaging tornado. Referred to as a tornado in newspaper. Time: between 15:00 and 16:00, Direction: ~225°, Deaths: (3 cows, 2 horses
• Prescott (1872)
  Probable tornado referred to definitively as a “tornado” in newspaper. F-rating upgrade may be warranted due to damaged mentioned. Time: "afternoon"
• Lavant to Middleville-Glouchester (1873)
  Powerful and destructive long tracking tornado observed by persons in Lanark and Ottawa areas. No casualties during the storm, although many farmsteads were severely damaged. Max Width is between 200m and 400m
• Uxbridge (1870)
  Possible tornado. Very little info on a “very heavy storm” in which the wind “swept down some acres of wood”. Time: "afternoon"
• Sarnia (1879)
  Probable tornado referred to as a “hurricane” in newspaper. Debris was seen flying through the air and during “the din” of the tornado as it passed over witnesses could hear the destruction taking place from their shelters. Originally very strong tornado which developed near Thornville, Lapeer County, MI. It eventually crossed into Canada near Port Huron, but not before killing 2, injuring many and destroying buildings stateside. Weather Log: “10:00AM Heavy thunder shower 11:30 @ 12:30 PM – Tornado at Sarnia doing great damage.” Storm system may have produced other tornado(es) in Petrolia ($10K damage) and Strathroy (1 death). http://www.sarniahistoricalsociety.com/story/the-1879-tornado/ Injuries listed as unknown
• Paris-Harrisburg (1879)
  Note: no newspaper indication of Paris tornado, only Harrisburg. Missing newspapers? Information crossed between both in file, needs to be sorted out.
• Warminster-Orillia (1878)
  Probable damaging nocturnal tornado. Referred to explicitly as a ‘tornado which passed close to Warminster’ in newspaper. Track length listed as likely 10km
• Norwood (1878)
  Confirmed powerful tornado ripped through Dummer Township and near the town of Norwood, destroying many properties along its path. Damage may warrant F3 upgrade as some stronger buildings were “completely wrecked”.” Witness described the tornado: “immediately the inverted cone was formed and dropped its snakelike apex towards the ground. Once formed the column moved very rapidly….sometimes contracting itself into a dense black tube, and at others expanding into a wide column, while it passed the village it seemed to be lifted from the ground altogether.” Max width: 50 yards varying to 1/8 mile, Direction: ~300°, Damage Cost: Estimated $75,000 [~$1.75M (2017)]
• Salem (1878)
  Possible damaging tornado in Pilkington Township. Severe thunderstorm “lasted only a few minutes”. “The wind that accompanied the heavy shower on Monday afternoon in some places assumed the fury of a tornado.” “Mr. Joseph French” mentioned in newspaper is likely “Josia French” as noted on historical map.
• Windsor (1877)
  “8/31/1877, 10:35p.m. Touched down on west bank of Detroit River near Fort Wayne. Only fences down on U.S. side. Moved southeastward.” “Sandwich, Ontario. A tornado moving in a southeasterly direction, damaged trees, houses, etc.” Injuries and Deaths listed as unknown
• Gourock (1877)
  Confirmed tornado seen tracking along the Wellington Road. “a whirlwind of extraordinary force took up the line of march on the Waterloo Road, a short distance below Gourock, and kept the road faithfully for a mile or more.”
• Galt (1877)
  “Tornado with violent wind, rain and hail at Galt, Ontario, at 5a.m.” Time: 5:00PM (article says AM) Storm hit Ridgetown Monday night so likely PM, Injuries, Deaths, and Damage type all unknown
• Seneca Township (1876)
  Confirmed damaging tornado. “A violent whirlwind appears to have gone in a streak…could be heard approaching with a terrible roar.” “The hurricane lasted about half an hour and after causing great destruction passed over and calmed off.” Time: "afternoon"
• Severn Bridge (1875)
  Confirmed tornado referred to as a “hurricane”, “terrible tornado”, and “violent wind” in newspaper. Deaths: 0 (3 horses)
• Moore Township (1875)
  Tornado confirmed by Donald Shaw, who was able to describe the storm as he was dying from internal injuries. Direction listed as "from the west or southwest
• Harriston (1874)
  Possible damaging tornado during hailstorm.
• Beamsville (1874)
  Possible tornado with considerable damage. Accompanied with hail in a severe storm which tracked through the area. Unknown if funnel seen. Time listed as between 18:00 and 20:00
• Wallacetown (1873)
  Possible tornado. No funnel seen due to early time of day.
• Tuscarora Township (1873)
  Confirmed tornado sighted tracking NE through the woods in Tuscarora Township where it damaged the sparsely populated farmlands nearby. Max Width listed as "some hundred yards in width"
• Perth to Smith Falls (1873)
  Probable destructive tornado. Referred to as a “hurricane” in newspaper. No funnel mentioned but damage narrow and extensive.
• Blanshard Township to Fullerton Townline (1872)
  Confirmed damaging tornado in western Perth County. Described as a “terrible whirlwind”. Most damage confined to a farmstead with fences down along track in other places. horses injured, severl fowls killed, Converted cost value as of 2017