1985 Barrie tornado
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| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | May 31, 1985, 5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC−05:00) |
| F4 tornado | |
| on the Fujita scale | |
| Overall effects | |
| Casualties | ≥ 8 fatalities, ≥ 155 injuries |
| Damage | $150 million (1985 CAD) $391 million (2025 CAD) |
Part of the 1985 United States–Canada tornado outbreak and the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 1985 | |
On Friday, May 31, 1985, a short-lived, but devastating and violent F4 tornado affected the City of Barrie, Ontario, Canada. The tornado was part of a larger outbreak that spanned both the preceding and the following day. The outbreak spawned several long-lived, cyclic, tornado-producing supercells over portions of Eastern Canada and the Great Lakes region of the Midwestern and Northeastern United States, one of which eventually generated the tornado.