Английская Википедия:Brighton tornado

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Infobox storm The Brighton tornado is the strongest storm recorded in Melbourne to date.

On the afternoon of 2 February 1918, with prevailing north-westerly winds and a heat wave (typical conditions for Melbourne thunderstorms).[1] After a severe storm formed and moved off Port Phillip, two tornadoes struck Brighton beach simultaneously at approximately 5:45 pm and proceeded inland, converging near the junction of Halifax and Church Streets. Five minutes later, a third tornado struck. The tornadoes then tracked east over open fields.

Damage retrospectively rated F3 on the Fujita scale was observed in places. Two people were killed,[2] a man and a boy, while the drowning of a woman at St Kilda beach is believed to be related to the same storm cell.[3] Over 6 were injured in the Brighton area.[4]

The tornado completely destroyed the Hawthorn Road Methodist church, which was later rebuilt.[3] Numerous homes were demolished.[3] The tornado badly damaged the Brighton Baths, tore the roof off Royal Terminus Hotel and destroyed the verandah of Grimley's Hotel.[3] Extensive damage was incurred to infrastructure on the Sandringham railway line.[3] Several community and sporting facilities were destroyed including the cricket club grandstand and a bandstand.[3] It also damaged the burial monument of Adam Lindsay Gordon in the Brighton general cemetery.[4]

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  3. 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 3,4 3,5 pg 3. Brighton Southern Cross 5 October 1918
  4. 4,0 4,1 Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег <ref>; для сносок Zeehan and Dundas Herald не указан текст