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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Deadly
tornado rips
through
town
A powerful tornado ripped a
destructive path through
Goderich Sunday afternoon,
killing one person and injuring
several others while destroying
complete neighbourhoods
including The Square.
The tornado, categorized by
Environment Canada as a low
end F3, packed winds of between
200 and 320 km per hour as it
roared through town just before
1 1 4 p.m.
1 1 As firefighters and police
responded to numerous scenes
of devastation, shocked and
bewildered residents poured
into the streets littered with
uprooted trees, debris and
downed power lines to survey
the destruction wrought by the
tornado and accompanying
storm.
It was all over in a matter of
minutes but will take months
and years to rebuild. Premier
Dalton McGuinty toured the site
Monday afternoon and offered
financial support from the
province.
Damage was widespread
across the town and the natural
gas system to the town was shut
down to prevent explosions.
Hydro had been restored to
about 30 per cent of the town's
residents. Many areas remained
off limits to residents.
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Signal -Star.
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