Lindsay to Hillhead Corners (1938)
Item
-
Title
-
Lindsay to Hillhead Corners (1938)
-
Description
-
“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.”
-
Publisher
-
NTP Archives
-
Date
-
1938-07-28
-
Time (Local)
-
12:00
-
County
-
Kawartha Lakes
-
Province
-
Ontario
-
Country
-
Canada
-
Fujita Rating
-
F2
-
Classification
-
Probable
-
Track Length
-
6.85
-
Direction
-
NW - SE
-
Injuries
-
1
-
Damage Type
-
“Roof torn from house and hotel, roof blown in on CNR roundhouse.”Secondary damage from thrown roof included “4 cars completely demolished, several others badly damaged” “An entire block was covered with debris.” “hydro poles, telephone poles, and trees were torn down on virtually every street.”
