Regina Tornado
N 50° 26.837 W 104° 36.729
13U E 527537 N 5588435
Located in Victoria Park, this plaque describes the tornado that past thru here years ago.
Waymark Code: WMY4Q9
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Posted: 04/21/2018
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The Regina Tornado
This plaque was enveiled on June 30th, 2012 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Torndado.
On a stifling hot Sunday afternoon on June 30th, 1912, a tornado approached Regina from the south. It passed over the Legislative Building and Wascana Lake, and then damaged or destroyed most of the homes along Lorne and Smith Streets, three churches and a number of public buildings adjacent to Victoria Park. North of the Canadian Pacific Railway yards, it left smashed warehouses and working class homes in its wake.
The 1912 tornado caused $1.2 million worth of property damage, claimed 28 lives, left hundreds injured, and rendered 2,500 Reginans temporarily homeless at a time when the city's population was some 30,000.
Marker placement date: 06/30/2012
Marker type: Plaque on Cement Cairn
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