The Norwich Tornado
June 2, 1998

Late in the afternoon on June 2, 1998, the Norwich Firefighters' pagers pierced the thick muggy air as a thunderstorm approached the town. "Attention Norwich Firefighters, this is Woodstock Fire Control, we have a report of a tornado touching down in Holbrook that is headed towards Norwich". A feeling of disbelief soon turned to a feeling of fear as the F1-F2 force tornado tore through Norwich at tree-top level just one block north of the Fire Hall. By luck no one was killed or seriously injured directly by the tornado. These pictures show the aftermath of the tornado and the clean-up that began just minutes after the tornado while firefighters conducted a door to door search of the disaster area. To view an enlarged version of each image, click on the image. To return to this page from the enlarged view, please use your browser's back button.

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[Image of a car amongst the fallen trees]
Now where did I park the car???

[Another car stuck amongst falling trees]
A car loses the battle against the wind and trees.

[Image of the Anglican Church in better days]
A view of the Anglican Church in Norwich in better days.

[Image of the church after the storm]
A view of the same church shortly after the tornado.

[Image of the corner of Stover and South Court Streets]
The scene at the corner of Stover and South Court Streets.

[Image of a house hit by the storm]
Many houses were damaged as a result of the storm.

[Another image of the Stover and South Court intersection]
A police officer directs people and traffic at the corner of Stover and South Court Streets in Norwich.

[Another image of the one of the houses hit by the storm]
The corner of Washington Avenue and South Court Streets used to be very shady.

More Tornado Pictures
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