6/23/07 DISC: MB / ND

[Tim Marshall]

Here is video of a very large, violent tornado we observed in southwest Manitoba earlier this evening. The tornado crossed Hwy 2 just east of Pipestone, MB. Notice at the end of the video how the single vortex splits into three separate suction vortices. This storm was rather high-based initially, but became a tornado-producing machine after it crossed a distinct east-west bdy.

Here is the link to the video:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kEUXr6FMtWk

This video is fantastic. Congrats to you'all who headed to Canada and saw this. Love those multiple vortices. Did the tornado damage anything? I hope a survey is done. I'll be interested to see what the F-scale rating is. TM

 

[Dave Gallaher]

Excellent video work on this one. I'll hope to see it in uncompressed imagery soon.

 

[aaron.burkham]

These guys always have the best videos

 

[bill mudd]

saw that storm on radar yesterday and couldnt believe it.....so congrats to you guys again for landing some jaw droppin video

also good to see that the damage was perhaps minimal in your location

 

[Eric Flescher]

Awesome video

Awesome video . The white coloration of the funnel is nice. The rotation at the bottom is incredible. Congrats .

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This video is fantastic. Congrats to you'all who headed to Canada and saw this. Love those multiple vortices. Did the tornado damage anything? I hope a survey is done. I'll be interested to see what the F-scale rating is. TM

 

[Angie Norris]

WOW!!! Awesome tornado...very impressive. Looked like at least a couple of structures were hit...any word on damage or injuries?

 

[AlDanks]

Damage

This video is fantastic. Congrats to you'all who headed to Canada and saw this. Love those multiple vortices. Did the tornado damage anything? I hope a survey is done. I'll be interested to see what the F-scale rating is. TM

http://www.canada.com/globaltv/national/story.html?id=b751c662-2f89-4a07-8a5a-469e8f66e171&k=54447

 

[Jeff Snyder]

http://www.canada.com/globaltv/national/story.html?id=b751c662-2f89-4a07-8a5a-469e8f66e171&k=54447

That article addresses the Elie tornado on 6/22, not the tornadoes witnessed on 6/23.

 

[Tarmo Tanilsoo]

Fantastic video(Reed Timmer's)! I watched it like American action movie.

 

[Marko Korosec]

This video is fantastic. Congrats to you'all who headed to Canada and saw this. Love those multiple vortices.

Agree there with TM, this is video is really incredible...I especially loved those massive multi vortices at the end as well...it gives the total power to the tornado!

Wondering who else was on this tornado? Reed and his fellows got it again, congrats guys! Must have been quite a strong monster.

 

[Brian Stertz]

Awesome work by Reed Timmer and sidekick....great footage. I guess the Canadian Prairies will be the "new frontier" for chasing. COD group has been up there a bunch but this was truly an awesome score on Saturday.

 

[cdcollura]

Gotta love Canada

 

[Justin Turcotte]

Having lived in ND for some three years now I have yet to chase in Canada but I see plenty of monster storms on the radar up there. It seems ND, northwest MN and the Prairie Provinces of Canada don't get much respect from chasers. The forecast threads over the last week got little attention while a set-up in OK might get a few pages worth of posts. Perhaps there is some bias to where the bulk of chasers live. If a US chaser wants to head north of 49 then he will want to get a passport as the these are supposed to be required at the end of the year for land traffic. Some politicians are trying to come up with a cheaper solution but a $100 isn't too much to cough up for a document good for 10 years unless you are a family of eight heading to Aunt Sally's place in Winnipeg, in which case $800 is a lot to chew on.

The spectacular images and video of the tornadoes in MB led to your typical public safety comments from an MB cabinet minister...

THERE are bound to be more tornadoes this summer, and the cabinet minister in charge of public emergencies is pleading with Manitobans not to risk their lives for a great picture.
Steve Ashton, the minister in charge of the Emergency Measures Organization, said people should run for cover instead of standing out on highways or in backyards with camcorders or cameras."This is not about getting the best YouTube video," Ashton said. "These things are unpredictable."
Some of the best photos of Friday's tornado in Elie -- including some that ran in the Winnipeg Free Press -- were snapped by drivers watching the twister from the highway or residents standing
outside their homes.

 

[John Hudson]

Having lived in ND for some three years now I have yet to chase in Canada but I see plenty of monster storms on the radar up there. It seems ND, northwest MN and the Prairie Provinces of Canada don't get much respect from chasers. The forecast threads over the last week got little attention while a set-up in OK might get a few pages worth of posts. Perhaps there is some bias to where the bulk of chasers live.

I believe that there's definitely a tendency to ignore Canada's potential for great chase opportunities, mainly during the months of June and July. I too, was really surprised at the lack of discussion of the severe weather setup of this past weekend.

Much as I love ST and the opportunities to learn from others, I can't help but suspect there's a little bit of "Tornado Alley Snobbery" that exists here. Not any particular person, but just an attitude. I know I won't be very popular for saying it, but I had to speak my mind on this one.

In spite of the fact that our storms are considerably less frequent than south of the 49th, the Prairie Provinces can rock with the best of them. The events of this past weekend proved that.

If we remain a "well-kept secret" in chaser circles, so much the better. It means less chaser convergence, and less hassles from hotels booked solid during big events.

Just a couple of reasons why I like to chase the Prairies.


John
VE4 JTH

 

[Brian Stertz]

I think it's more of an accessibility thing more than anything for most chasers. Heck it's a solid 12 hrs. to get to Saskatchewan from here (KC). It is often hard to justify 3 days off in a row for 1-2 days of chasing and a solid day for driving. I certainly am in awe at times looking at the radars up there in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. I have no doubt that things don't get after it bigtime there once June 1st hits. Reed Timmer knows this pretty well now first-hand.