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• Middlemarch (1939)
  Probable destructive tornado spawned by severe storm. Noted as: “hurricane which accompanied and fierce electrical storm over Elgin County” Direction: UTM = 262° (W-E), Deaths: 0 (1 horse and a number of swine)
• Brantford (1939)
  Possible tornado accompanied strong storm in Brantford.
• Mimico (1939)
  Probable tornado. Debris thrown considerable distances and in one case, 500 yards. Widespread damage throughout the Havelock area and into central Hastings County. Direction: N/A° NW-SE motion mentioned
• Niagara-on-the-Lake (1939)
  Possible tornado in NOTL. Only info from newspaper paragraph.
• Peterborough (1939)
  “Peterborough felt the full force of the storm which snapped telegraph poles and trees like matches lining/shading(?) a farmhouse drive through the heart of the town. Sections of a roof on Roland Dennes(?) feed warehouse were torn loose and carried to the backyard of his home and a chimney was flattened on George Lacheur’s(?) residence on Reed Street. Two small garages were wrecked by falling trees. Fire Chief George Gimball(?) estimated the damage at several thousand dollars. Telephone communication was interrupted for more than three hours.” Damage Cost: “sever thousand dollars”
• Havelock (1939)
  Probable tornado. Debris thrown considerable distances and in one case, 500 yards. Widespread damage throughout the Havelock area and into central Hastings County. Direction: N/A° ~NW-SE storm motion, likely 288-298° (WNW-ESE)
• Demorestville (1939)
  Possible tornado tore roofs off barns and damaged properties near Demorestville. Greenpoint is 13km NE of the town and damage there may have been part of Havelock – Stirling – Thurlow tornado track(s). Only info from newspaper article. Direction: N/A° ~NW-SE storm motion, likely 288-298° (WNW-ESE)
• Stirling (1939)
  Probable tornado. Debris thrown considerable distances and in one case, 500 yards. Widespread damage throughout the Havelock area and into central Hastings County. Direction: N/A° ~NW-SE storm motion, likely 288-298° (WNW-ESE)
• Thurlow Township, Belleville (1939)
  Rated as possible F2 tornado but this may need to be changed as the vortex was witnessed and reported in the newspaper. If damage photos were taken, this would warrant automatic “confirmed” status. Strong tornado as it was able to completely destroy multiple farm buildings and uproot an enormous tree. Large hail also recorded with storm. Direction: UTM = 288° (WNW-ESE) ~NW-SE storm motion
• Eagle Lake (1939)
  Possible tornado. Only reference a newspaper paragraph.
• Chandos Lake (Loon Lake) (1939)
  Confirmed F2 tornado ripped through the cottage area on Chandos Lake. Vortex observed. Possibly needs to be combined with Apsley damage as one track? See newspapers for detailed info. Max Width: 455m? One newspaper says “600 Yards Wide”, Direction: UTM = 238° (WSW-ENE), Injuries: Possibly some injuries, see newspaper
• Ardtrea (1939)
  May be just a possible tornado. No other references other than newspaper paragraph. Shape:N/A, referred to as a “twister”
• Uhthoff (1939)
  Possible F2 tornado. Only document is sentence in newspaper. Shape: N/A, referred to as a “twister”
• Amherstburg (1939)
  Strong storms tracked through Essex and Kent Counties at the time. Possible tornado touched down near the Amherstburg and specifically Essex area where the most damage is mentioned to have occurred.
• Raleigh Township (1939)
  Possible tornado touchdown or track through Prairie Siding area of Raliegh Township, Kent County. Strong storms also did damage to other parts of Kent and Essex Counties.
• Kettle Point (1939)
  Noted as “A cyclonic storm”. Probable F0-F1? Three people drowned when the small boat they were in was capsized by the storm. Direction: N/A° (likely W-E or NW-SE)
• Silver Mountain (1938)
  “The storm came and went with a roar, but without rain, lighting or thunder” “residents of ten townships” affected Based on damage mentioned, a F3 rating may apply as a newly well-built log home was “levelled to the ground” and large heavy objects were thrown through the air. “trees were all felled toward the middle of the swath.” Track Length: at least 3 miles, and probably 40+km, Direction: N/A° WFP Article indicated W-E at Pardee / Witness and other articles indicated NW-SE (also witnessed moving erratically)
• Howick Township (1938)
  Noted that the storm may have reached “cyclonic proportions” Storm also did significant damage to crops through the area. Shape: N/A described as “cyclonic”
• Lindsay to Hillhead Corners (1938)
  “It was the most violent windstorm the Lindsay district had ever seen.” Referred to as “Cyclonic electrical storm” and “cyclone” Direction: UTM = 317° (NW-SE), Shape: N/A, may have been witnessed, Deaths: 0 (1 farmer killed by lightning), Damage Cost: “thousands of dollars’ damage done.”
• Palmerston (1938)
  “A violent gale which accompanied a thunderstorm” Worst damage at farm of Stanley Bridge, (on Town Line 2mi W of Palmerston)
• Fernlea (1938)
  “Principal damage was central at Fernlea, four miles west of Delhi on No. 3 Highway and to the tobacco lands south of this.” “One side of a barn 145 by 55 feet at Fernlea was lifted and caved-in by the wind. Between Delhi and Fernlea many trees – including ornamental ones along the highways and also those in orchards were blown down.”
• Dicksons Corners (1938)
  “electric storm of cyclonic fury” Harry Hinge barn south of Dicksons Corners had south end of roof blown off and thrown.
• Keswick (1938)
  Possible (maybe probable) tornado tracked through Keswick area, damaging and destroying cottages near Lake Simcoe. “Barrie, Lake Simcoe, Lindsay, and other districts north of Toronto appeared to bear the brunt of the storm onslaught.” Storm tracked W-E over Hwy 11 between Stroud and Churchill (Innisfil) Pine Beach and Elmhurst beach 2 mi S of Keswick took brunt of storm. Direction: N/A° W-E or NW-SE very likely, Shape: N/A “Miniature cyclone” “Young Tornado”
• Westneath Township (1938)
  Noted as a “violent wind and rain storm” that swept down the Ottawa valley. Possible tornado touchdown in Westneath area where a log building collapsed and killed a woman passing by. “Thousands of dollars”
• Dundalk (1937)
  Possible tornado ripped a small path through Dundalk area.