Nationally, the country averages about 60 tornadoes a year, with many others going undetected. Despite the high frequency of twisters across the province, engineering experts say building codes do not account for wind forces from tornadoes, otherwise known as uplift.
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Cassandra Phillips-Grande, 16, was in a coffee shop in the town square when the wind started to pick up. When we went outside we saw that some apartments had collapsed right in front of the cafe. There's tractors driving around because you can't drive anywhere. There's kids walking down the street with hack saws, teenagers just helping anybody that needs help.
David Street. A nearby carwash also received significant damage. Three people at the carwash were injured. Two people were in a van and flying debris broke the vehicle windows. Another person on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle was injured with a wall collapsed onto him, pinning and breaking his legs. Other people had already taken shelter from the golf ball- and baseball-sized hail.
Courtesy of Jeremy Cohn. The twister moved to the easternmost residential areas of Goderich, damaging more homes and structures. The tornado's path continued to widen as it continued into a predominantly rural area. It also passed through Benmiller, causing significant damage to the Benmiller Inn.
The tornado started to weaken as it moved through another rural area. Representatives from local utility companies spoke after McGuinty and other politicians and municipal staff, announcing it could be days before power and gas would be restored to some parts of Goderich, adding a priority was put on getting power to Alexandra Marine and General Hospital, which had been running on its generator since the tornado hit. ACW Council was hoping to push the effort forward quickly due to the looming provincial election.
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