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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(...)
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(...)

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(...)

Date8/14/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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 Hazel. Roofs; garages; trees; chimneys and TV aerials were among the objects to give way to the fierceness of the storm. M. Dunthorne of Boylen St.; North York; inspects damage to the kitchen of his home after huge tree toppled over. Streets were blocked and power was off for hours in sections of Metro area
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0015934F
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Bobbi Cochar examines damage caused by a maple tree that toppled when gale force winds whipped through Metro yesterday
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