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Uxbridge’s response to an EF-2 tornado

by HONEY K, MILLER S
Innovation, community, commitment Photo: Township of Uxbridge
Published in November 2022 - Page 13

Just after 1 p.m. on May 21, an EF-2 tornado swept through the Township of Uxbridge, ON. With an approximate population of 22,000 residents and a land area of 420 square kilometres, the tornado left extensive property and infrastructure damage, months’ worth of recovery, and rendered over 50 citizens homeless and at least 9,000 people without power.

The intensity of the storm lasted less than two minutes. The EF-2 tornado left 16 kilometres

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