Environment and Climate Change Canada has confirmed two tornadoes touched down in southern Manitoba Wednesday evening.
They said at 5:15 p.m. there were reports of a tornado in Margaret, roughly 230 kilometres southwest of Winnipeg. There was no damage reported with this tornado.
A larger, long lasting tornado was reported near Baldur at 5:20 p.m., and then tracked northwards towards Stockton, where a large shed was destroyed shortly after 5:30 p.m. Both areas are roughly 180 kilometres southwest of Winnipeg.
Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologists continue to investigate these and other unconfirmed tornadoes. Here is a summary of the hail, rain and wind reports.
Hail reports:
Loonie-sized hail at Brandon at 6:05 pm CDT.
Quarter-sized hail at Shoal Lake at 9:20 pm CDT.
Loonie-sized hail at Wasagaming at 10:10 pm CDT.
Peak wind gust reports:
111 km/h at Morden at 7:26 pm CDT.
93 km/h at Portage la Prairie at 7:10 pm CDT.
92 km/h at St. Adolphe at 9:05 pm CDT.
85 km/h at Gretna at 7:46 pm CDT.
74 km/h at Winnipeg Airport at 9:45 pm CDT.
Rainfall totals in millimetres:
Erickson 104
Neepawa 75
Glenboro 66
St. Adolphe 64
Holland 56
Ethelbert 53
Fisherton 53
Morden 53
Killarney 50
Souris 49
Cypress River 45
Elm Creek 43
Snowflake 43
Winnipeg The Forks 2.7
Winnipeg Airport 1.4
