A tornado is confirmed to have landed in the River Heights neighbourhood of Winnipeg during Sunday’s storm, according to the Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP).
The EF1 twister occurred in Winnipeg at 6:31 p.m. that day, the NTP said, noting that another tornado occurred around less than an hour earlier approximately 50 kilometres outside of the city in Bénard, Man.
The River Heights tornado tracked through two kilometres of the suburb, with winds peaking at 155 km/h, Dave Sills, director of the NTP said. No injuries were reported in the River Heights tornado, but NTP surveyors noted damage to shingles on the roofs of homes in the neighbourhood, as well as on sheds and trees.
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“We saw a car that was moved, and that doesn’t happen with a weaker kind of wind or an EF0 tornado. Certainly, you’d need stronger winds for that,” Sills told Global News, adding that the car’s movement was “an indication that the winds were fairly strong with this tornado.”
The Bénard twister was also classified as an EF1, with peak winds estimated at 165 km/h.
One injury was reported in the Bénard tornado after a garage door was blown into someone, he said, adding that the extent of their injuries is unknown.
NTP ground and drone surveys were also said to have identified damage to several buildings and grain bins at a large farm property.
Looking to the upcoming autumn season, Sills said the tornado forecast is unclear – especially with a super El Niño expected to hit in the second half of this year, and an unusually high tornado count.
Manitoba has seen 15 twisters in 2026, two of which were within Winnipeg city limits, according to the group’s director.
I live in River Heights. This didn’t happen. I slept with my windows open. It didn’t even rain that night.
Thank you, Ma Nature. May we have another