New Brunswick Tornado Uprooted Trees + Destroyed Barns

Environment Canada says winds in a tornado that touched down in the Grand Lake-area of New Brunswick on Saturday moved at speeds of up to 175 kilometers per hour.

It was officially designated as EF-1. Environment Canada spokeswoman Linda Libby says investigators found the storm touched down near Jemseg and started ripping up trees. As it moved east, it uprooted trees, destroyed 4 barns and severely damaged at least two other buildings.

Libby says the last time a tornado of this strength hit the province was in Aug. 2007 in the Mount Carleton area.