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Really as big as Golfballs Ten-year-old Colm Lanigan of Etobicoke gathered these hailstones last night near his Meadowvale Dr. home after one of the w(...)
Really as big as Golfballs Ten-year-old Colm Lanigan of Etobicoke gathered these hailstones last night near his Meadowvale Dr. home after one of the w(...)

Really as big as Golfballs Ten-year-old Colm Lanigan of Etobicoke gathered these hailstones last night near his Meadowvale Dr. home after one of the w(...)

Date6/13/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Really as big as Golfballs Ten-year-old Colm Lanigan of Etobicoke gathered these hailstones last night near his Meadowvale Dr. home after one of the worst hailstorms in decades hit Metro. Some measured 2 inches.
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Meadowvale
Meadowvale
7/6/1985
Meadowvale
Meadowvale
7/6/1985
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Toronto Area was hit last night by a 100-mile-an-hour twister that was responsible for one deathe and caused the worst storm damage since Hurricane Ha(...)
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Tornado ripped roof off home of Nick Accardo on Brewster Crescent, near Jane and Sheppard
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