Location
Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
Event Website
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLyuCwvP1EA
Start Date
20-8-1970 9:15 AM
Document Type
Report (PDF/Word)
F-Scale Rating
F3
Classification
Confirmed
Description
Part of original (and incorrect) 280km damage track. Storm likely occurred shortly after 9AM and caused significant to devastating damage to most of the small town. Unconfirmed reports stated that half of the 600 houses in field were left damaged beyond repair, leaving about 400 people homeless.
August 20, 1970 Field, Nipissing Image 1.jpg (199 kB)
August 20, 1970 Field, Nipissing Image 2.jpg (310 kB)
August 20, 1970 Field, Nipissing Image 3.jpg (251 kB)
August 20, 1970 Field, Nipissing Image 4.jpg (288 kB)
August 20, 1970 Field, Nipissing Image 5.jpg (323 kB)
August 20, 1970 Field, Nipissing Image 6.jpg (175 kB)
August 20, 1970 Field, Nipissing Image 7.jpg (75 kB)
August 20, 1970 Field, Nipissing Image 8.jpg (190 kB)
August 20, 1970 Field, Nipissing Image 9.jpg (237 kB)
August 20, 1970 Field, Nipissing Image 10.jpg (235 kB)
Le Voyageur - September 2, 1970.pdf (6522 kB)
Field
Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
Part of original (and incorrect) 280km damage track. Storm likely occurred shortly after 9AM and caused significant to devastating damage to most of the small town. Unconfirmed reports stated that half of the 600 houses in field were left damaged beyond repair, leaving about 400 people homeless.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/ntp_mndta/1970s/1970/3