Peterborough (1939)

Item

Title

Peterborough (1939)

Description

“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”

Publisher

NTP Archives

Date

1939-09-10

Time (Local)

15:00

County

Peterborough

Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Fujita Rating

F1

Classification

Possible

Damage Type

Roof damage, chimney collapse, and two garages destroyed.

Item sets

1930s (Ontario)

Media

F1_September_10_1939_Peterborough_Peterborough.pdf

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