Witnesses watch as Winthrop tornado hits farms, damaging trees, barns & silos
Witnesses reported seeing a funnel cloud in the Winthrop area at around 6:20 pm. Over its 2 kilometre-long path, the tornado caused damage to trees, knocked over a silo and destroyed two old barns, tossing debris up to 500 metres away. This was one of two tornadoes that occurred on May 15; the other was a an F1 at Kuhryville.
