OROMOCTO, N.B. – Officials with Environment Canada will be in New Brunswick today to investigate reports of a tornado.
A fierce storm that hit the Grand Lake area on Saturday night has some residents convinced that a tornado touched down.
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Witnesses say a funnel cloud hurled some structures, including a barn and a garage, the length of a football field.
The storm also uprooted trees, broke phone lines and damaged buildings.
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Raw video: Aftermath of barn destruction reportedly by a tornado
Environment Canada says it will estimate wind speeds and determine whether or not there was rotation.
It say New Brunswick experiences an average of one to two tornadoes a year.
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