Almonte Gazette Sept 1958

Quite a lot of damage was done in this district by Saturday evening’s storm. A twister coming in from the south westerly direction through Percy Stanley’s bush blew down and up-rooted trees on its way, tore the roof off Mr. Stanley’s machine shed and gable end door off the bam. It cut a swath of maple trees through the centre of J. F. Smithson’s sugar bush, then on to Clifford Smith’s where a number of trees near the house were blown over and some on the side road which had to be cleared Saturday evening to allow cars to go by.

At Howard Lowry’s the silo was partly blown in, a drive shed moved about a foot off the foundation, the wagon rack lifted off, and the hind wheels turned upside down and the reach made of white oak only a year ago twisted and broken. The litter carrier was lifted off the tracks and set down a distance in the yard. An apple tree was carried across the road and set down in J. D. Smithson’s field. A large tree a few feet from J. D. Smithson’s house was struck by lightning and at Russell Lowe’s a number of trees were blown over, one missing the pump house by inches. A window pane in the house was broken and flowers pulled out by the roots at the side of the house. All are thankful no life was lost .