Strong winds felt like a tornado to Franklin residents
FRANKLIN — The end of June was marked by a storm carrying high winds and rain that hit areas Downeast during the afternoon of June 30.
Powerful winds and images that circulated Facebook of dark clouds had many thinking a tornado had touched down in Franklin. After reviewing evidence of the storm’s damage, Louise Fode with the National Weather Service (NWS) in Caribou said the damage “is consistent with strong winds, not a tornado.”
But for Lorraine Stockbridge, who was at the home of her mother, Ruth Torrey, and stepfather, David Howes, on the South Bay Road in Franklin, the storm felt like one she had never experienced.