Environment Canada and investigators with Western University-based Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) have rated the tornado an EF-2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF). Tornado Near Scarth, MB on August 7, 2020 Confirmed On the evening of August 7, a severe thunderstorm moved through the rural municipality of Pipestone. Aug 8, 2020 12:12 PM Picture: Aaron Jayjack/Twitter Virden RCMP confirmed that two people are dead after a tornado touched down near Virden, Manitoba Friday evening. By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses. Iwasiuk was on the phone with 911 and didn't take photos of the scene in the field, "but it didn't look good from my perspective," she said. Shot moments after the tornado passed after calling 911. Cheyenne Ammeter filmed a video that showed the tornado swirling at the end of a dirt road, bringing up specks of dirt from the ground. Barnesky was part of Melita School's 2020 graduating class just two months ago. STARS air ambulance was dispatched to the Virden area shortly after 8:30 p.m., according to its Twitter account. has killed at least two people and injured one other. Some ambitious storm chasers also got great footage of it. It was very powerful, very big. Another two vehicles were in the middle of the field neighbouring the farmhouse. Comments are welcome while open. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. Social media posts from other storm chasers also said vehicles were tossed around by the tornado. Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines. "It was an incredible tornado. Another vehicle, carrying the two people who died, was found more than a kilometre away from that site. However, Environment Canada now says it believes the twister was an EF3 with wind speeds of 260 kilometres an hour. Storm chasers said it was on the ground for … THIS HOMEMADE LUGE TRACK WILL FILL YOU WITH ENVY. The tornado also downed power lines and was on the ground for 10-15 minutes, according to witnesses. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) received reports of large hail near Virden and a tornado near Scarth, MB. Kurtis Fafard, who saw the tornado form at approximately 8 p.m. from Scarth, 16 kilometres south of Virden, described what he saw in a Facebook message to the Sun. "Then, unfortunately, we witnessed it doing some pretty severe damage, which was really gut-wrenching to watch happen.". The storm also tore down power lines. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted. Friday evening. STARS air ambulance was dispatched to the Virden, Man., area, after a tornado touched down Friday evening. August 8, 2020. They were first on scene, said Iwasiuk, and nobody was home. Email him at nick.frew@cbc.ca. Discussion. at around 8 p.m. Friday evening. "It was an amazing sight to see," she said. Virden, Manitoba – On Friday night, Virden RCMP responded to a tornado touching down near Hwy 83 & Road 50N where a property was seriously damaged & vehicles had been thrown.. A 54-year-old male was located injured in one vehicle & two 18-year-old’s, a male & a female, were found deceased near the other. "It's very sombering and my thoughts are with everybody.". At least one of them was a pickup truck, said Jayjack. Thursday, December 31st 2020, 6:07 am - Canada endured a wild ride of wicked weather in 2020 -- from devastating hail and blizzards to a record hurricane season and a killer tornado. Upon arrival, police found extensive damage at a farm and a vehicle that was thrown near the highway. Aug 09, 2020, 11:27 PM Advertisement A first responder checks on an overturned vehicle at the scene where a tornado touched down, uprooting trees and overturning two vehicles near Virden, Man., Aug. 7, 2020. At one point, there were more than 500 Manitoba Hydro customers without power. Overall, this outbreak produced a total of 15 tornadoes, resulted in 25 tornado-related fatalities, and caused $1.606 billion (2020 USD) in damage. Manitoba tornado/Aug. (Aaron Jayjack/Twitter) A red Jeep Grand Cherokee was upside down near the driveway of the farmhouse with someone trapped inside, the couple said. Shortly after the twister formed, visuals of it made its way onto social media, with multiple angles of the sizable tornado shot, including drone footage of the damage path. Virden RCMP responded to the tornado report around 8:10 p.m. local time, in an area near Highway 83 and Road 50N in Pipestone, just south of Virden. Late Friday night, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister tweeted: "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the residents of Virden and the emergency responders dealing with the aftermath of the Tornado - please stay safe.". 8:00 to 8:16pm. A 54yo male was located injured in one vehicle & two 18yo’s, a male & a female, were found deceased near the other. We reserve the right to close comments at any time. The house itself was OK, added Jayjack, "but a lot of farm equipment was destroyed.". The tornado hit around 8 p.m. CDT near Virden, a town about an hour north of the North Dakota border. ... August 8, 2020. There has been some intense weather across Canada this summer, but the Manitoba tornado of August 2020 might just take the top spot. "I've seen a lot of tornadoes, and I've seen some powerful tornadoes, and [this] was a powerful tornado that was very photogenic … you could see the whole thing," he said. UPDATE: RCMP confirmed two people died and one person was injured by the tornado. A large tornado spawned by intense thunderstorms in a rural southern Manitoba area has killed at least two people and injured one other. #mbstorm pic.twitter.com/DwTKReHj9z. On Friday night, Virden #rcmpmb responded to a tornado touching down near Hwy 83 & Road 50N where a property was seriously damaged & vehicles had been thrown. VIRDEN, MAN. Iwasiuk said it didn't take long for the twister to intensify once they started chasing it. Environment and Climate Change Canada was tracking a severe thunderstorm that produced a tornado near Scarth, Man., which is 13 kilometres south of Virden and nearly 275 kilometres west of Winnipeg, at 8 p.m. CT Friday. CBC News has contacted STARS for more information but has not yet heard back. The tornado crossed Highway 83 near the community of Scarth, which is between Pipestone and Virden. Hailing from Newfoundland, Frew moved to Halifax to attend journalism school. Iwasiuk and Jayjack left the scene once emergency workers and Hydro arrived, both had heavy hearts. Eyes In The Sky Aerial search. A tornado hit land near Scarth, in western Mantioba, on Friday evening. I'm still having a hard time wrapping my brain around it.". Small Manitoba town mourning after well-liked teens killed by tornado A funnel cloud is seen in the distance of a farmer's field near Virden, Man., in a Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, handout photo. Less than a week after surviving the tornado, Blacksmith saw the telltale dark sky forming while he was driving with a family member near the community of Alexander, 50 kilometres east of Virden. Aug 07, 2020, 11:14 PM Advertisement To encourage thoughtful and respectful conversations, first and last names will appear with each submission to CBC/Radio-Canada's online communities (except in children and youth-oriented communities). It was originally rated an EF2 with wind speeds of 190 kilometres per hour. Canada said a tornado touched down in Manitoba Friday evening. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. This tornado hit a farm and lofted numerous vehicles into a farm. The twister flipped a couple of cars, destroyed structures on a farm, and killed two people. A 54yo male was located injured in one vehicle & two 18yo’s, a male & a female, were found deceased near the other. A huge tornado touched down in a rural area of Manitoba, Canada, near the North Dakota border on Friday evening, August 7, 2020. March 3–4 (Vietnam) An outbreak of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes struck seven provinces in Vietnam with at … Drone vid shows the size of the tornadoes strongest wind. #MBstorm https://t.co/QSATlmSArt. Tornado near Scarth, Man., Friday, Aug. 7. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. Kurtis Fafard, who saw the tornado form at approximately 8 p.m. from Scarth, 16 kilometres south of Virden, described what he saw in a Facebook message to the Sun. RCMP confirmed two people died and one person was injured by the tornado. Incredible tornado south of Virden, MB #mbstorm @MyRadarWX @MisheylaIwasiuk pic.twitter.com/X9gMUO60vT, Big tornado #mbstorm @RadarOmega_WX @PrairieChasers pic.twitter.com/YKppUL9AOA. Tornado in western Manitoba kills 2 people, injures 1 – Aug 8, 2020 Manitoba RCMP said both were pronounced dead at the scene after they were thrown from their … #mbstorm @MisheylaIwasiuk @MyRadarWX pic.twitter.com/88iTbkma6l, August 7, 2020 - 806pm - 7 miles south of Virden MB #mbstorm pic.twitter.com/49H224NXIc, Shots of the devastation caused by last night’s tornado that touched down near Scarth, MB. After Friday’s tornado, the community surrounding Virden, Manitoba comes together to clean up and mourn the loss of two young people from a town nearby. Virden RCMP have confirmed two people are dead after a tornado touched down near Highway 83 and Road 50N in the RM of Pipestone, 16 kilometres south of Virden, Man., Friday evening. Tornado South of Virden Manitoba after hitting farm yard. Thumbnail courtesy of Sean Schofer and Prairie Storm Chasers. Jayjack added the tornado looked "like a cloud of smoke on the ground" at first — but once it condensed, the couple watched the twister approach a farmhouse and start moving through a field nearby. Photo: Sean Schofer and Prairie Storm Chasers. yesterday. Grain silos were hit, and several vehicles were picked up off the road and thrown around the house and into the neighbouring field, he said. A man and a woman, both 18 and from Melita, were pronounced dead at the scene. It happened near the Virden area at around 8 p.m., according to several people who were tracking it. Environment and Climate Change Canada no longer has a severe thunderstorm warning in effect over the Virden-Souris area. "I wouldn't be surprised if it got a really high rating," she said. "It was very big, and quite violent. As storm chaser Misheyla Iwasiuk watched a tornado touch down near Virden, Man., on Friday evening, she said she was overcome with emotion. At one point, there were more than 500 Manitoba Hydro customers without power, but as of 12:45 a.m. Saturday, Hydro's outage map showed that only five customers near where the tornado touched down were without power. The tornado was on the ground for about 10 to 15 minutes in all, said Jayjack. Story idea? Virden RCMP responded to the tornado report around 8:10 p.m. local time, in an area near Highway 83 and Road 50N in Pipestone, just south of Virden. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. A 54-year-old man inside that vehicle, from Sioux Valley Dakota First Nation, was taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries. Big tornado #mbstorm @RadarOmega_WX @PrairieChasers pic.twitter.com/YKppUL9AOA. Once the storm cleared, the couple moved toward the house that the tornado appeared to hit. The man had asthma but no other injuries, so Jayjack and Iwasiuk kept him talking until first responders arrived. Late Friday night, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister sent out a tweet, saying his thoughts and prayers are with area residents and the emergency responders attending to the recovery effort. 18 August 2020 @manitobapost WINNIPEG - That tornado near Virden that killed two people a couple weeks ago has been upgraded. august: virden, manitoba tornado On Aug. 7, intense thunderstorms in a rural southern Manitoba area spawned a large EF-3 tornado, killing two people and injuring one other. We use cookies on this site to improve your experience as explained in our Cookie Policy. Iwasiuk and her fiancé Aaron Jayjack set up about eight to 16 kilometres east of where the tornado formed and waited for it to touch down, said Jayjack, who caught the tornado on video. The storm touched down on Friday and was powerful enough to throw a few vehicles around. More footage from the tornado south of Virden, MB. On Friday night, Virden #rcmpmb responded to a tornado touching down near Hwy 83 & Road 50N where a property was seriously damaged & vehicles had been thrown. Manitoba tornado/Aug. 7, … Our thoughts and prayers go out to the residents of Virden and the emergency responders dealing with the aftermath of the Tornado - please stay safe. #mbstorm @RadarOmega_WX @PrairieChasers pic.twitter.com/97xsjKtbwG, Some screengrabs of Fridays tornado near Scarth, MB #mbstorm #mbwx pic.twitter.com/iikF4NeQIH, Can’t believe this hit on Friday #mbstorm pic.twitter.com/GAipGYFmzm, Debris gouging in the field east of the farm house that was hit by the #tornado near Scarth, MB. Professional storm chaser Aaron Jayjack took this photo of the tornado near Virden, Man., on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. Footage captured Friday night shows a tornado touching down in Western Manitoba. A large tornado hit south of Virden, Manitoba, Canada Friday evening. Saturday, August 8th 2020, 9:00 pm - A male and female, both 18, were found deceased and appeared to have been ejected from a vehicle after the tornado tracked through a rural area near Virden, Man. The twister hit the town of Virden, near the North Dakota border, around 01:00 UTC on August 8 (20:00 LT on August 7).
Emergency response is doing search and rescue.
There are downed power lines which is making rescue difficult. Virden RCMP responded to the tornado report around 8:10 p.m. local time, in an area near Highway 83 and Road 50N in Pipestone, just south of Virden. 2 killed, 1 injured by tornado that touched down near Virden, Man., Friday night: RCMP Storm chaser recounts 'monster' tornado that killed 2, injured 1 near Virden, Man. A tornado … Prior to joining the CBC, Frew interned at the Winnipeg Free Press. "As much as it's incredible to see [a tornado], it's really hard when there's destruction and damage, and people's lives have been impacted," said Iwasiuk. — A tornado that killed two teens when it threw their vehicle into a Manitoba field surprised even those in the area who are accustomed to violent weather, as well as a … Unfortunately, somewhat damaging.". An 18-year-old man and woman were killed and a 54-year-old man injured in Scarth, Manitoba, in Canada Friday evening in a violent tornado that wrecked havoc on local farmland. Photo by Wallace District Fire Department / THE CANADIAN PRESS A storm chaser witnessed an unexpected tornado touching down in Virden, Manitoba, on August 7. A first responder checks on an overturned vehicle at the scene where a tornado touched down, uprooting trees and overturning two vehicles near Virden, Man., in a Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, handout photo published to social media. A tornado has touched down in southwestern Manitoba near Virden, Man. © 2021 The Weather Network Pelmorex Weather Networks. Below is a selection of photos and videos making the rounds online. Iwasiuk said it was the largest tornado she has ever seen. You can reject cookies by changing your browser settings. — RCMP Manitoba (@rcmpmb) August 8, 2020 On Friday night, Virden #rcmpmb responded to a tornado touching down near Hwy 83 & Road 50N where a property was seriously damaged & vehicles had been thrown. CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. RCMP Manitoba confirmed the fatalities on Twitter and in a news release Saturday afternoon. "It was a very surreal scene. "We really didn't have to move; it was coming right for us, so we just sat on the highway and watched this very large storm cross the highway behind us," she said. STARS air ambulance was dispatched to the Virden, Man., area, after a tornado touched down Friday evening. Incredible tornado south of Virden, MB #mbstorm @MyRadarWX @MisheylaIwasiuk pic.twitter.com/X9gMUO60vT. "We yelled out to see if there was anyone there, and that's when I heard that someone was strapped into that vehicle," said Jayjack, adding that they immediately called 911. 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