1790s (Ontario)
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Caistor (1796) Probable significant tornado as an extensive damage path was found across the northern Niagara Peninsula. Reference: Historical Atlas of Lincoln and Welland Counties (p.1876) -
Port Credit (1795) Probable tornado tracked over uninhabited lands NW and along the Credit River toward Lake Ontario. Survey map of 1806 shows “Old wind fall” as “Path of Tornado of 1795 or 1798”. Reference: Credit Valley Conservation Report 1956. Department of Planning and Development, Government of Ontario, Toronto. Event occurred in 1795 OR 1798. Correct date is unknown. -
Fonthill to Port Robinson (1792) A probable destructive tornado tracked through the Fonthill area, leaving behind a path of uprooted and broken trees which was cleared and later became known as “Hurricane Road”. This road still exists today.