Location
Essex, Ontario, Canada
Start Date
3-4-1974 9:00 PM
Document Type
Report (PDF/Word)
F-Scale Rating
F1
Classification
Confirmed
Description
The sixth deadliest tornado in Canadian history and the second in Ontario. Tornado part of the “super outbreak”. Originally rated an F3 but later downgraded as part of the damage in the states was accidentally mixed in to research for Windsor. As well, the curling club building was later found to be un-reinforced and therefore contributed to the collapse of the walls. The Devonshire Mall in Windsor was also hit by the tornado and suffered structural damage as an addition of the building was under construction at the time.
April 3, 1974 Windsor (Damage Photos, Windsor Star poss. EC).pdf (30178 kB)
April 3, 1974 Windsor (Memorandum).pdf (1106 kB)
April 3, 1974 Windsor (Tech Memo).pdf (4487 kB)
April 3, 1974 Windsor Deaths.pdf (558 kB)
April 3, 1974 Windsor Emerg Planning Doc.pdf (1065 kB)
April 3, 1974 Windsor Ont Hydro Report.pdf (2575 kB)
April 3, 1974 Windsor Tech paper.pdf (554 kB)
Windsor
Essex, Ontario, Canada
The sixth deadliest tornado in Canadian history and the second in Ontario. Tornado part of the “super outbreak”. Originally rated an F3 but later downgraded as part of the damage in the states was accidentally mixed in to research for Windsor. As well, the curling club building was later found to be un-reinforced and therefore contributed to the collapse of the walls. The Devonshire Mall in Windsor was also hit by the tornado and suffered structural damage as an addition of the building was under construction at the time.