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• Leamington (1919)
  Probable F2 destructive and very late season tornado. Weather log: “The wind blew a hurricane starting about 6 P.M. on the 29th blowing down barns and greenhouse, trees and wires all through the section, the worst known to this part of the country.” Temperature for the day: High 54F(12.2C), Low 29F(-1.6C) likely warm front nosed in. “Cloudy. Wind S.E. to S.W. Rain night and forenoon* Hurricane” *(should be afternoon?)
• Pembroke (1919)
  Possible destructive F2 tornado in the area. Weather log: “Thunder storm with heavy wind, rain and hail destroying windows, crops and barns. Great destruction among trees.”
• Dereham Township to Norwhich (1919)
  Probable F0 tornado accompanied severe hailstorm which tracked through Southern Oxford County. Direction: UTM = 278° (W-E)
• Brantford/Burford/South Dumfries Townships (1919)
  Possible damaging tornado. More info needed to indicate a single track.
• Fargo (1919)
  Probable F2 tornado. Possibly high-end as houses were blown down. Approximate track not given in newspaper. Part of April 8-9 1919 tornado outbreak.
• Ridgetown (1919)
  Strong probable tornado. Heavy damage and destruction to a number of likely well-built buildings. Part of April 8-9 1919 tornado outbreak.
• Dereham Township (1918)
  Referred to as a “violent wind” which caused “serious damage” Max Width: “The wind affected an area 3 miles in width.” (length?)
• Laurel to Alton (1918)
  Possible damaging tornado likely part of squall line. Direciton: : UTM = 317° (NW-SE)
• Bowling Green to Orangeville to Caledon (1918)
  Probable destructive F2 tornado tracked through Orangeville where many properties were badly damaged. Direction: UTM = 281° (W-E)
• Toronto (1917)
  Possible tornado during severe thunderstorm in Toronto. “Hanlan’s Point in general, and the ball grounds in particular, appeared to be the very vortex of the cyclonic thunderstorm that struck Toronto at 3:30 yesterday afternoon.” Direction: N/A° (WSW-ENE?); ~$500 (1917$)
• Udney (1917)
  Possible tornado as damage was indicated in newspaper and a photo. Also noted: there may have been other tornadoes in the old Ontario County (York-Durham) during the first half of August 1917.
• Markham (1917)
  Possible or probable tornado as evidenced by damage done throughout the area.
• Leamington (1917)
  Possible/probable tornado referred to in newspaper as “A windstorm assuming the proportions of a cyclone in ferocity…” Direction: N/A° (N-S / S-N?)
• Listowel Area (1917)
  Confirmed tornado through eyewitness (Mrs. Porterfield). Observed funnel cloud lowering / approaching and took cover in basement with mother, soon followed by father and brother. Heard a machine-like noise as it passed over. Track length: N/A, likely 15km, Direction: N/A° (W-E or SW-NE storm motion mentioned)
• Petrolia (1917)
  Possible tornado during severe storm struck the town of Petrolia.
• North York (1917)
• Brodhagen to S.W Corner Elma Township (1916)
  Strong, deadly, and destructive F3(likely high-end) tornado. “Two storms met and resulted in a tornado” 3 consecutive years of tornadoes: “was the 3rd tornado for the district: June 6, 1914, June 7, 1915, June 2, 1916” Direction: ~260°, Injuries: at least 2, Deaths: 1 man (1 dog). Converted cost value as of 2017
• Belfounain (1915)
  Probable tornado referred to as “like a regular western cyclone” Damage Cost: "Thousands"
• Terra Cotta to Snelgrove (1915)
  Probable destructive and damaging F1 tornado. Storm broke after what was noted to be the hottest April day ever in the area. See newspapers for details. “$Thousands”
• Honeywood (1915)
  Probable F0 tornado. Very little info. Time listed as Likely Evening
• Woodstock (1914)
  Deadly and destructive tornado struck the north outskirts of Woodstock. Seen by a number of people in the immediate area, it appeared as a narrow funnel and was accompanied by a loud roar. One witness watched as the tornado tracked directly over a small house. The occupants of the house, an elderly couple were both fatally injured. A woman in the vicinity was thrown 20 feet but apparently uninjured. Max Width: : narrow, possibly 20 feet, Direction: ~290° ~WSW-ENE
• Monkton (1914)
  Possible destructive tornado referred to as a “cyclone” which “passed over a section of the Township of Grey, about five miles west of Monkton” Time listed as Afternoon
• London (1914)
  Possible tornado occurred with severe thunderstorm which tracked through the London area. Possibly same storm which may have produced a tornado near Monkton the same afternoon. Time listed as afternoon
• Walsingham Centre (1913)
  Probable destructive tornado tracked through the village of Walsingham where considerable damage was done. Track length: 1mi? * “taking a strip about one mile wide”, Direction: ~315° ~NW-SE “passing in a southeasterly direction”
• Sault Ste. Marie (1913)
  Probable tornado tracked across the city of Sault Ste. Marie causing a moderate amount of damage along its well-defined path.