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“A Brief, Weak Tornado South of Fergus, Ontario” – Sunday, September 1, 2013

It seems that we had another tornado in Fergus, Ontario. According to The Weather Network it was “a brief, weak tornado south of Fergus, Ontario”. No tornado watches and warnings were issued by Environment Canada. This YouTube video that it might have been on South River Road? Wouldn’t that make it Elora instead of Fergus? […]

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Toppled trees in the area hit by a tornado in August 2005 (picture Mar 2006)

Squall line in Fergus, Ontario

April 23, 2007 squall line. Another YouTube video of rain pouring down hard in Fergus, Ontario again. Hard winds – not as hard as the tornados that hit our region back in 2005, of course. But still.

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Guelph Ontario Straight Line Wind Storm April 25, 2009

This YouTube video is a storm trackers report of a major storm that hit our region. Strong winds, hard downpours. Yes, Fergus is considered to be in tornado alley… (although this video is not of the tornado that hit Fergus in 2005). Video shot 15 kms nw of Guelph Ontario with damage shots taken around […]

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Fergus tornadoes

Back in 2005 tornadoes ripped through Fergus, Ontario, Canada. I stumbled on this YouTube slideshow with great pictures. I was out of the country when it happened, but this looks scary and indeed able to cause the damage it did. Here is the write up about the tornado, from 2005.

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