Thurlow Township, Belleville (1939)
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Title
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Thurlow Township, Belleville (1939)
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Description
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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
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Publisher
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NTP Archives
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Date
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1939-09-08
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Time (Local)
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06:00
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County
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Hastings-Prince Edward County
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Province
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Ontario
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Country
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Canada
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Fujita Rating
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F2
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Classification
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Probable
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Track Length
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17.95
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Direction
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WNW - ESE
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Shape
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Cone. “I saw a black cloud, with a cone-shaped nose and something that looked like a ball of fire at the very point.”
– Robert Miller, 4th Con. Of Thurlow Twp.
Also referred to in paper as “swirling cloud” and “whirling vortex”
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Damage Type
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Large driveshed picked up and smashed completely to bits, church roof lifted off and interior ruined, 8ft diameter tree uprooted, six barns owned by individual adjacent farmers were “completely demolished”.
