Location
Ontario, Canada
Start Date
18-4-1855 4:00 AM
End Date
18-4-1855 7:00 PM
Document Type
Report (PDF/Word)
F-Scale Rating
F2
Classification
Confirmed
Description
First of 4 significant tornadoes to touch down across southern Ontario in the early morning hours of April 18th. Most of the structural damage occurred in the town of Collingwood as townsfolk were still asleep as the storm struck. In one case, a couple sleeping had their bed thrown out of the second floor of their house as the tornado ripped the side off it.
Meaford to Collingwood, Port Dalhouse, Niagara on the Lake, Whitby to Oshawa
Ontario, Canada
First of 4 significant tornadoes to touch down across southern Ontario in the early morning hours of April 18th. Most of the structural damage occurred in the town of Collingwood as townsfolk were still asleep as the storm struck. In one case, a couple sleeping had their bed thrown out of the second floor of their house as the tornado ripped the side off it.