Location
Perth, Ontario, Canada
Start Date
17-4-1967 4:57 PM
Document Type
Report (PDF/Word)
F-Scale Rating
F3
Classification
Confirmed
Description
Strong and deadly tornado touched down just to the southwest of Hensall and ripped a path of destruction over 27km through eastern Huron County and western Perth County. The tornado was seen zigzagging across fields near Hensall by residents of the town and then moved on toward Dublin, which it barely missed. From there, it took a more northerly track before lifting off just to the south of Brodhagen. It was accompanied by a whirring noise, and as one witness put it “the storm made a terrific noise”. At one (possibly more) location, twigs were driven into the walls of a house. Heavy objects were also thrown. Nearly every structure in the damage path was destroyed, indicating a significant tornado had occurred in the area. Wind speeds may have reached 320km/h (200mph) in some areas.
F3 April 17, 1967 Hensall (Damage Photos, possibly by EC).pdf (4251 kB)
April 17, 1967 Tech Memoranda.pdf (9380 kB)
April 17, 1967 Track Map 1.jpg (3925 kB)
April 17, 1967 Track Map 2.jpg (4128 kB)
April 17, 1967 Track Map 3.jpg (3836 kB)
April 17, 1967 Track Map 4.jpg (4170 kB)
April 17, 1967 Track Map 5.jpg (4181 kB)
April 17, 1967 Track Map 6.jpg (4398 kB)
April 17, 1967 Track Map 7.jpg (4339 kB)
London Free Press, April 18, 1967.pdf (24661 kB)
Mitchell Advocate, April 27, 1967.pdf (10601 kB)
Stratford Beacon Herald, April 18, 1967.pdf (51340 kB)
Toronto Daily Star, April 18, 1967.pdf (9956 kB)
Hensall to Brodhagen
Perth, Ontario, Canada
Strong and deadly tornado touched down just to the southwest of Hensall and ripped a path of destruction over 27km through eastern Huron County and western Perth County. The tornado was seen zigzagging across fields near Hensall by residents of the town and then moved on toward Dublin, which it barely missed. From there, it took a more northerly track before lifting off just to the south of Brodhagen. It was accompanied by a whirring noise, and as one witness put it “the storm made a terrific noise”. At one (possibly more) location, twigs were driven into the walls of a house. Heavy objects were also thrown. Nearly every structure in the damage path was destroyed, indicating a significant tornado had occurred in the area. Wind speeds may have reached 320km/h (200mph) in some areas.