Volunteers planted 107 trees to replace those damaged by tornadoes in Buffalo

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A group of Buffalo neighbors spent Saturday morning replanting trees destroyed by a tornado in August.

It was an EF-1 tornado that tore through downtown Buffalo, ripping off the roof of a Niagara Street office.

You can watch video of the tornado below.

Damage in Buffalo after a tornado touched down

Many days after the tornado struck were spent collecting branches and debris from trees damaged by the tornado.

Re-tree volunteers grabbed shovels and gloves and headed to Johnson Park, near the Buffalo Zoo, Kleinhans and the Buffalo Central Terminal.

In total, more than 107 trees were planted. To find out more about Change WNY tree, click here.