The Norwich Tornado
June 2, 1998
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Late in the afternoon on June 2, 1998, the Norwich Firefighters' pagers pierced the thick muggy air as a thunderstorm approached the town. "Attention Norwich Firefighters, this is Woodstock Fire Control, we have a report of a tornado touching down in Holbrook that is headed towards Norwich". A feeling of disbelief soon turned to a feeling of fear as the F1-F2 force tornado tore through Norwich at tree-top level just one block north of the Fire Hall. By luck no one was killed or seriously injured directly by the tornado. These pictures show the aftermath of the tornado and the clean-up that began just minutes after the tornado while firefighters conducted a door to door search of the disaster area.
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Pictures are also available at http://www.ontarioweather.com