Four years later, and $75-million in insurable damage, Canada’s Prettiest Town does not look like a tornado recently ripped through it’s historic downtown.
It was a Sunday, shortly after the town’s flea market had come to a close, when an EF-3 calibre twister devastated the Lake Huron community.
Buildings were destroyed, trees were toppled, many were injured, and one died.
Goderich would take several years to recover from the storm, with the downtown’s Courthouse Park officially re-opening two years following the storm.
It was in 2014 the final piece of the downtown core — the Kingston Street block — re-opened for business, after many delays.
The redesigned Courthouse Park came with several new features, including trees, a performance stage (designed to look like an overturned shipwreck), seating, flower beds, and a water feature.
A public washroom was also installed in the newly built Kingston block.
Since 2011, tornado scared have reoccurred near Goderich.
In July of 2014, Grand Bend was struck with an EF-Zero strength twister, causing minimal damage and no injuries.
Just last month, an EF-Zero twister was confirmed just outside Goderich, near Holmesville, and a suspected tornado whipped through near Auburn.
