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The Pakwash Lake forest camp in Northwest Ontario, Canada sustained a significant straight line wind derecho event on the morning of July 18, 1991. The winds were captured in full detail by a Boise Cascade logging camp worker and were later condensed into this training video by Boise Cascade Canada.
Winds caused substantial losses for Boise Cascade along with a substantial wildfire hazard in the years that followed. The damage ranged for 70km in length, 25km wide. Winds were over 95km per hour. Combined into this video is a regional news report, interviews with logging camp workers and additional damage survey video recorded by Boise Cascade.
Additional information on derechos: spc.noaa.gov/misc/AbtDerechos/derechofacts.htm
Video © Boise Cascase Canada, 1991.
Remastered from original 3/4" source videotape to 1080HD 60p.
Please do not remix or multicast this video.
The Pakwash Lake forest camp in Northwest Ontario, Canada sustained a significant straight line wind derecho event on the morning of July 18, 1991. The winds were captured in full detail by a Boise Cascade logging camp worker and were later condensed into this training video by Boise Cascade Canada.
Winds caused substantial losses for Boise Cascade along with a substantial wildfire hazard in the years that followed. The damage ranged for 70km in length, 25km wide. Winds were over 95km per hour. Combined into this video is a regional news report, interviews with logging camp workers and additional damage survey video recorded by Boise Cascade.
Additional information on derechos: spc.noaa.gov/misc/AbtDerechos/derechofacts.htm
Video © Boise Cascase Canada, 1991.
Remastered from original 3/4" source videotape to 1080HD 60p.
Please do not remix or multicast this video.
