Storms : Digital Archive Ontario

Firefighters push a large metal roof cap off the roadway after it was blown off by hurricane-force winds at Chestnut and Dundas Sts.

Picture, 1978

25-foot high drifts cover most of the 50 houses on Fort Erie's Edgemere Rd.; which runs parallel to Lake Erie. In some cases; only rooftops and chimneys are visible above the drifts that were built up by gale-force winds and heavy weekend snowfalls. Some residents emerged from their homes yesterday for the first time since Friday. Mark Repa walks down a roof-high drift yesterday on Edgemere Rd.

Picture, 1977

Storms - Tornados - Ontario - Woodstock Area

Picture, 1979

You're inundated. You can't scrape one more windshield. The month is 28 days too long. Take The Star cure. Win a super winter holiday.

Picture, 1979

First big snowfall of the year last week created massive traffic tie-ups throughout Metro and was blamed for dozens of accidents. Reader suggests that snow tires should be made compulsory.

Picture, 1977

June Maloney (left) and daughter Susan Williams of Oxford Centre after their home wrecked.

Picture, 1979

Hurricane watch: Meteorologist Mark Zimmer of the National Hurricane Centre in Coral Gables; Fla.; keeps track of Hugo's path on a computer monitor.

Picture, 1989

Toronto Monteith St William Brearley

Picture, 1999

Strips of aluminium siding torn loose were wrapped around anythin.

Picture, 1978

Streets were deserted and slushy snow made walking difficult near Church and Wood Sts. last evening at beginning of the storm that dropped 15 (6 inches) of snow on Metro. Temeratures went below freezing point; making streets; roads icy. This caused traffic jams on steep inclines on Yonge St.; Mt. Pleasant Rd.; Avenue Rd. and other streets. Heavy drifting is expected across southern Ontario today. More snow is forecast for Friday.

Picture, 1976

A light standard and several power lines were pulled down when a giant tree was uprooted on Primrose Ave. in the Lake Shore Blvd. and Superior Ave. area of Etobicoke yesterday. The destruction was caused by a sudden thunderstorm that kept fire departments and hydro crews from Halton Region to Trenton busy.

Picture, 1989

Rick Swiech sifts through the remains of his shattered semi-detached Woodstock home while his father Joe holds flashlight. Woman at left is Sharon Breton; who lives in the other half of the house.

Picture, 1979

Free lunch: A man in hurricane-ravaged Charleston; S.C.; eats a Red Cross meal this weekend after Hugo hit the town. Lineups for hot food were several blocks long.

Picture, 1989

Storms - Snowstorms - 1999

Picture, 1999

Helping hand: Passersby give unidentified driver a push on one of Metro's slippery side streets last night after high winds and snow turned roads into skating rinks.

Picture, 1980

Traffic on southbound lanes of Don Valey Parkway came to a virtual halt around noon today after a truck and a car collided on the snowy pavement south of Bloor St. viaduct. Driving conditions were described as treacherous.

Picture, 1976

Storms - Tornados - Alberta 1987

Picture, 1987

Orangeville

Picture, 1985

Slushing home. Snow; snow go away. Come again some other day . . . and especially not to Leslie St. at rush hour. At least the motorists had warm cars. Yesterday's snow storm did nothing so nice for Constable John Watson who was trying to smooth the traffic flow from offices north of Eglington Ave. All he got for his pains was slush down the back of his neck.

Picture, 1979

Path of destructions: A light plane (top) is bowled over at Jamaica's Kingston Airport; sailboats are swamped and grounded at Montego Bay; and vacation cabins at Runaway Bay are ripped apart.

Picture, 1988

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Firefighters push a large metal roof cap off the roadway after it was blown off by hurricane-force winds at Chestnut and Dundas Sts.

Storms - Tornados - Ontario - Woodstock Area

You're inundated. You can't scrape one more windshield. The month is 28 days too long. Take The Star cure. Win a super winter holiday.

First big snowfall of the year last week created massive traffic tie-ups throughout Metro and was blamed for dozens of accidents. Reader suggests that snow tires should be made compulsory.

June Maloney (left) and daughter Susan Williams of Oxford Centre after their home wrecked.

Hurricane watch: Meteorologist Mark Zimmer of the National Hurricane Centre in Coral Gables; Fla.; keeps track of Hugo's path on a computer monitor.

Toronto Monteith St William Brearley

Strips of aluminium siding torn loose were wrapped around anythin.

Rick Swiech sifts through the remains of his shattered semi-detached Woodstock home while his father Joe holds flashlight. Woman at left is Sharon Breton; who lives in the other half of the house.

Free lunch: A man in hurricane-ravaged Charleston; S.C.; eats a Red Cross meal this weekend after Hugo hit the town. Lineups for hot food were several blocks long.

Storms - Snowstorms - 1999

Helping hand: Passersby give unidentified driver a push on one of Metro's slippery side streets last night after high winds and snow turned roads into skating rinks.

Traffic on southbound lanes of Don Valey Parkway came to a virtual halt around noon today after a truck and a car collided on the snowy pavement south of Bloor St. viaduct. Driving conditions were described as treacherous.

Storms - Tornados - Alberta 1987

Orangeville

Path of destructions: A light plane (top) is bowled over at Jamaica's Kingston Airport; sailboats are swamped and grounded at Montego Bay; and vacation cabins at Runaway Bay are ripped apart.

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