Fire, flood or disaster · 1967
The storm of the century, August 1967
On 6 and 7 August 1967 a storm of hurricane strength swept over western and northern Estonia. For two days the wind blew steadily at 30 to 35 metres per second. Whole stands of forest were flattened in Harju and Lääne counties, and a whirlwind cut through woods in central Estonia. Haapsalu district alone sent a million cubic metres of fallen timber to the sawmills, which were busy until 1970, and foresters came from Ukraine and Belarus to help. Parks such as Haapsalu Castle Park and Padise manor park were laid waste. Põlli manor house was wrecked and later demolished, and the Türi ski jump collapsed.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
6. ja 7. augustil 1967 tabas Lääne- ja Põhja-Eestit orkaani mõõtu torm. Kaks päeva puhus tuul püsivalt kiirusega 30 kuni 35 meetrit sekundis. Harju- ja Läänemaal murdis maru metsa tervete lankidena ning Kesk-Eestis läks läbi metsa tromb. Ainuüksi Haapsalu rajooni metsadest veeti välja miljon tihumeetrit tormimurdu, saeveskitel jätkus tööd kuni 1970. aastani ning appi tulid metsamehed Ukrainast ja Valgevenest. Haapsalu Lossipark ja Padise mõisa park laastati täielikult. Põlli mõisa peahoone sai nii palju kannatada, et see lammutati, ning Türi suusahüppetorn varises kokku.