Tornado touches down in Long Plain First Nation, causes major damage

LONG PLAIN FIRST NATION, MAN. — Wicked winds, rain and hail caused significant damage across the southern part of Manitoba Wednesday evening.

Environment Canada confirmed a tornado touched down in Long Plain First Nation and New Rosedale, about 20 km south of Portage la Prairie on Wednesday. Winds in that area were recorded at 122 km/h from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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Dakota Ojibway Police Service said several tornadoes touched down in and around the First Nation. There was extensive property damage, “but miraculously, there were no casualties.”

“One residence was lifted off the foundation, another house has the entire second floor blown off, and a vehicle and RV were flipped onto their rooves,” said Dakota police in a media release Thursday.

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WATCH: A pair of tornadoes were captured rolling across southern Manitoba on Wednesday

1:32 Tornadoes, storms hammer southern Manitoba

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There are numerous reports of building damage in Portage la Prairie, which also had more than 36 mm of rain and street flooding.

According to Environment Canada, there were reports of a smaller tornado south of Brandon near Hartney, Deloraine and Lauder, where a couple of funnel clouds could have touched the ground.

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Tennis ball sized hail was reported west of Melita and hail the size of golf balls was spotted in Brandon, where winds were gusting up to 83 kh/h with 25mm of rain falling in one hour.