Two tornadoes touch down in rare event for New Brunswick [Video]

Scientists who monitor tornado activity have confirmed that two tornadoes formed in New Brunswick on Friday. New Brunswick had no previous tornadoes on record past Sept. 21.

Two tornadoes touched down in central New Brunswick during a storm Friday, an Ontario-based research group says.

Dave Sills, executive director of Western University’s Northern Tornadoes Project, confirmed on Sunday that the tornadoes happened in the Harvey and Sheffield areas around 5 p.m. They are the latest tornadoes of the year on record for the province.

According to Sills, even one tornado this late in the year would be considered a rare event — for New Brunswick and the rest of Canada.

“In general, tornadoes in New Brunswick are fairly rare … but it’s the time of year that is really rare,” he said.

The previous record was in 1965 when the Grand Falls area had a tornado on Sept. 21.

“This is more than a month after that,” Sills said. “So …