F3 tornado | |
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![]() The Methodist Church, Hawthorn Road, completely destroyed by the tornado | |
Formed | 2 February 1918 5:45 pm |
Duration | 30 minutes |
Dissipated | 2 February 1918 6:15 pm |
Highest winds |
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Max. rating1 | F3 tornado |
Fatalities | 2 fatalities |
Damage | A£100,000–150,000 [1] |
Areas affected | Brighton, Victoria |
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale |
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). [2] 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, [3] 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. [4] Over 6 were injured in the Brighton area. [1]
The tornado completely destroyed the Hawthorn Road Methodist church, which was later rebuilt. [4] Numerous homes were demolished. [4] The tornado badly damaged the Brighton Baths, tore the roof off Royal Terminus Hotel and destroyed the verandah of Grimley's Hotel. [4] Extensive damage was incurred to infrastructure on the Sandringham railway line. [4] Several community and sporting facilities were destroyed including the cricket club grandstand and a bandstand. [4] It also damaged the burial monument of Adam Lindsay Gordon in the Brighton general cemetery. [1]
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