“There was a bad storm that came through this area, and according to the National Weather Service, there was one-inch hail, 60 mile-per-hour wind and severe lightning,” Degnan said Tuesday night, the Union Leader reported.
BuzzFeed News put in a call to the Walker Brothers International Circus for comment. It is not clear if any of the company's performers were among those injured in the collapse.
The two shows scheduled to be performed Tuesday night in Bradford, Vermont have been canceled.