Probable tornado or landspout tornado touches down north of Dauphin

WINNIPEG — The first official day of summer brought with it the first ‘probable’ tornado or landspout tornado in Manitoba.

Photos posted on Facebook show a large funnel cloud in Sapotaweyak Cree Nation Wednesday afternoon.

Environment Canada forecasters said they could not confirm a tornado on their radar, but said it is ‘very probable’ a funnel cloud touched down.

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“We have unstable air in that area today,” forecasters said. “It’s probable that this was a tornado or a landspout.”

The main difference between a tornado and a landspout tornado, is tornadoes descend from the cloud, whereas landspout tornadoes form from the ground up.

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No injuries have been reported.

There was also a report of a funnel cloud in the area at approximately 2:40pm.

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Downtown Winnipeg was hit with a thunderstorm Wednesday afternoon.

Conditions are expected to clear up throughout the evening.