‘Like out of a movie’: Tornado touches down in Sechelt, B.C. [Video]

It’s not something you hear about often in B.C., but researchers say intense wind recorded earlier this week on the Sunshine Coast was actually connected to a weak late-season tornado. 

Members of Western University’s Northern Tornadoes Project say evidence shows a low-scale tornado touched down near Sechelt, B.C. at around 10:40 a.m. on Monday, with winds reaching up to 115 km/h.

The tornado felled trees, some of which dropped onto power lines and roads, but researchers say there were no reported injuries. 

On the five-point Enhanced Fujita Scale, which is used to measure tornado intensity, Monday’s came in at an EF0 — the lowest ranking, indicating there was light damage. 

WATCH | Tornado touches down in Sechelt as winds strike B.C.’s South Coast: Researchers have confirmed a tornado hit near Sechelt, B.C., on Nov. 4. Dozens of trees fell as winds hit speeds of an estimated 115 km/hour, according to …