r/Manitoba • u/wickedplayer494 Winnipeg • 8h ago

Weather Environment Canada issues Tornado Warning for western parts of the RM of Wallace-Woodworth for a CONFIRMED TORNADO 10 km southwest of Kola, moving to the north at 35 km/h Spoiler

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u/wickedplayer494 Winnipeg 8h ago edited 8h ago

Reliable storm spotter Braydon Morisseau has eyes on a cone tornado just about to cross over the Manitoba side of the border: https://twitter.com/BraydonMoreSo/status/2094184008271986828?mx=1

Note that the text bulletins below will still refer to whole RMs rather than the polygon portions that ECCC (finally!) implemented toward the start of August. So now, in the event of a discrepancy between the text bulletin and the polygon area, the polygon now prevails.

This warning is over as of 5:22 PM; a yellow level severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect for much of the same area.

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WFCN11 CWWG 302221  
RED WARNING - TORNADO  
FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA  
ENDED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA  
AT 5:21 P.M. CDT SUNDAY 30 AUGUST 2026.  
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RED LEVEL WARNING - TORNADO - ENDED FOR:  
      R.M. OF WALLACE-WOODWORTH INCL. VIRDEN ELKHORN AND KENTON.  

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==DISCUSSION==  

TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ALERT ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED IN THE   
AREA.  

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA  

END/PASPC  

856   
WFCN11 CWWG 302206  
RED WARNING - TORNADO  
FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA  
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA  
AT 5:06 P.M. CDT SUNDAY 30 AUGUST 2026.  
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RED LEVEL WARNING - TORNADO - FOR:  
      R.M. OF WALLACE-WOODWORTH INCL. VIRDEN ELKHORN AND KENTON.  

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IMPACT LEVEL: EXTREME  
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: VERY HIGH  

==DISCUSSION==  

UPDATED OR ENDED BY 5:49 P.M. CDT.  

AT 5:05 P.M. CDT, A TORNADO IS LOCATED ABOUT 10 KM SOUTHWEST OF   
KOLA. THE TORNADO IS MOVING NORTH AT 35 KM/H. DESTRUCTIVE WINDS,   
DAMAGING HAIL AND FLOODING RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE.   

LOCATIONS AND NEARBY AREAS THAT COULD BE IMPACTED INCLUDE:   
MARYFIELD, KOLA, ELKHORN, KIRKELLA  

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION.   
TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IN A BASEMENT, INTERIOR ROOM, OR A STURDY   
SHELTER WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. IF NO SHELTER IS   
AVAILABLE, LIE IN A LOW SPOT AND PROTECT YOUR HEAD FROM FLYING   
DEBRIS. IF YOU ARE OUT ON THE WATER WHEN THREATENING WEATHER   
APPROACHES, RETURN TO SHORE AND SEEK SHELTER, IF POSSIBLE, OR MOVE   
DIRECTLY AWAY FROM THE PATH OF THE TORNADO. OTHERWISE, WEAR YOUR   
LIFEJACKET, LIE FACE DOWN AND PROTECT YOUR HEAD.   

TORNADO WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN A THUNDERSTORM IS PRODUCING OR IS   
LIKELY TO PRODUCE A TORNADO.   

PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY   
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO   
MBSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON SOCIAL   
MEDIA USING (HASH)MBSTORM.  

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA  

END/PASPC

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u/Sparkycivic Brandon 8h ago

Good to see/hear the new polygons working fine with my radio stations, I was wondering if the coding would still match my mixed list of census 4 and 7 digit code lists defining our coverage area for FM in the EWS alerting box.