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New Brunswick Tornado - July 2, 2006
Environment Canada has confirmed that tornado activity occurred in the area of Argyle, New Brunswick (about 25 km east of Florenceville) on the evening of July 2, around 19:00 Atlantic daylight time. The United States National Weather Service radar in Caribou, Maine, and the Environment Canada radar in Chipman, NB, detected tornadic signatures that were confirmed by a ground survey on Monday afternoon. An onsite survey clearly indicated that at least one tornado touched down in the Argyle area. The dominant path of damage stretched over a distance of about 7 km in a northwest-southeast orientation and width ranging from 600 to 1000 m. The extent and severity of damage suggests an F1 tornado (Fujita scale) with winds estimated around 150 km/h. Additional damages were observed in the Glassville area and near Lake Miramichi (20 km southeast of Juniper). Because of the considerable width of the corridor, it is possible that several tornadoes formed and dissipated in the same thunderstorm cell. Related Links | ||||||||
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