1918 Brighton tornado

1918 tornado family in Melbourne, Australia July 2014 July 2014 Brighton tornado Brighton-tornado.jpg The Methodist Church, Hawthorn Road, completely destroyed by the tornado 2 February 1918 5:45 pm-2 February 1918 6:15 pm 3 F3 30 minutes 198 mph on 2 A£100,000–150,0007 February 1918 Brighton tornado: A thrilling time https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/84267878?browse=ndp%3Abrowse%2Ftitle%2FZ%2Ftitle%2F270%2F1918%2F02%2F07%2Fpage%2F8353962%2Farticle%2F84267878 11 May 2026 Zeehan and Dundas Herald 4 Brighton, Victoria On the afternoon of 2 February 1918, with prevailing north-westerly winds and a heat wave (typical conditions for Melbourne thunderstorms).The Brighton Cyclone 2nd February 1918 http://home.vicnet.net.au/~vbhs/Articles/128_Brighton_Cyclone.htm Brighton Historical Society Inc. 5 April 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080809021440/http://home.vicnet.net.au/~vbhs/Articles/128_Brighton_Cyclone.htm 9 August 2008 dmy 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,Brighton Cyclone(Tornadoes) http://www.ga.gov.au/hazards/severeweather/historic.jsp 2008-04-05 Geoscience Australia 2 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100702110307/http://www.ga.gov.au/hazards/severeweather/historic.jsp dead 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.5 October 1918 Brighton's big effort https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/75020222?browse=ndp%3Abrowse%2Ftitle%2FB%2Ftitle%2F245%2F1918%2F10%2F05%2Fpage%2F7319056%2Farticle%2F75020222 11 May 2026 Brighton Southern Cross 3 Over 6 were injured in the Brighton area. The tornado completely destroyed the Hawthorn Road Methodist church, which was later rebuilt. Numerous homes were demolished. The tornado badly damaged the Brighton Baths, tore the roof off Royal Terminus Hotel and destroyed the verandah of Grimley's Hotel. Extensive damage was incurred to infrastructure on the Sandringham railway line. Several community and sporting facilities were destroyed including the cricket club grandstand and a bandstand. It also damaged the burial monument of Adam Lindsay Gordon in the Brighton general cemetery. See also Extreme weather events in Melbourne List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks List of Southern Hemisphere tornadoes and tornado outbreaks References Category:1918 disasters in Australia Category:History of Melbourne 1918-02-02 1918-02-02 Category:Meteorological events in 1918 Category:1918 natural disasters Category:February 1918 in Australia 1918-02-02