Sandon tornado
The Sandon tornado struck the township of Sandon, Victoria, Australia on 13 November 1976. The tornado is likely to have been an F3 on the Fujita scale. It killed two people when their parked car was picked up and lifted around 9 metres off the ground and thrown 100 metres into a ditch.[1]
| F3 tornado | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 13 November 1976 |
| Max. rating1 | F3 tornado |
| Damage | A$10.5 million |
| Casualties | 2 fatalities |
| Areas affected | Sandon / Castlemaine |
| 1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale | |
See also
References
- "EMA Disasters Database". Emergency Management Australia. Retrieved 5 April 2008.
External links
- Sketch and brief information of the Sandon Tornado
- Photos of the tornado and damage
- Damage photo in the Fairfax archive (search for Sandon to find more)
- Transcripts of contemporary newspaper reports
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