The following extract was taken from the Dunvegan
Tweedsmuirs …
Cyclone hits Skye Area
On June 10th, 1934, between the hours of
6:45 and 7:45p.m., a savage storm hit the Dunvegan area and caused great
damage. Heavy rain, hail, and cyclone winds, accompanied the storm. Within a
few minutes, barns, houses, trees, and fences were blown about with fury.
Roof-tops and house frames were lifted from their foundations and went hurtling
into the air, while frantic men, women, and children, sought refuge in cellars.
Trees were lifted from their roots, and carried
hundreds of feet away, poles were snapped in two, and wired danced in the air
like gigantic whips. It was reported that the family of John MacQueen, Skye,
had the narrowest escape of all. They were eating supper, when their house
shook and the roof starting falling. Fleeing into the cellar, they escaped
serious injury, and waited until the storm had passed. The roof was carried
away and their barns destroyed. They lost some animals who were hit by flying
debris.
The cyclone lifted and passed over some of the
countryside, before it came down on the village of Glen Robertson. Damage was
heavy here, but luckily, no lives were lost. The cyclone was last seen speeding
towards Rigaud, Quebec.
The pictures below show John A. MacQueen’s house, barn, and car that were damaged by the cyclone.
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