Environment Canada has upgraded the tornado in Manitoba on August 7th that claimed the lives of two teens when their truck was caught in the tornado.
Environment Canada says it has further assessed damage and information and have ruled the tornado near Virden was an EF-3 which would have had estimated wind speeds of 260 km/h. Originally it was classified as an EF2 which has wind speeds of 190 km/h.
In addition to two fatalities, another person was injured, there was large hail, two vehicles displaced, power lines and a farm were damaged, grain silos were tossed and trees snapped.
The heatwave has moved into Manitoba in addition to blanketing the other three western provinces. Monday in Saskatchewan several new hot weather records were set. The hot spot in Saskatchewan yesterday was Val Marie at 37.6 degrees. Saskatoon reached 35.5 degrees Monday and Regina’s mercury topped out at 34.4 degrees.
Hot weather records August 17, 2020:
Assiniboia Area
New record of 36.9
Old record of 36.1 set in 2018
Records in this area have been kept since 1965
Buffalo Narrows
New record of 29.8
Old record of 29.0 set in 1999
Records in this area have been kept since 1962
Cypress Hills Provincial Park
New record of 33.5
Old record of 31.0 set in 2018
Records in this area have been kept since 1918
Last Mountain Lake
New record of 34.7
Old record of 31.7 set in 1979
Records in this area have been kept since 1975
Lucky Lake
New record of 33.8
Old record of 33.4 set in 2018
Records in this area have been kept since 1972
Maple Creek
New record of 37.4
Old record of 34.4 set in 1958
Records in this area have been kept since 1915
Meadow Lake
New record of 30.6
Old record of 29.5 set in 1984
Records in this area have been kept since 1959
Waskesiu Lake
New record of 31.2
Old record of 28.5 set in 1984
Records in this area have been kept since 1966
Watrous
New record of 33.9
Old record of 32.8 set in 1958
Records in this area have been kept since 1953
Wynyard
New record of 32.3
Old record of 30.8 set in 1981
Records in this area have been kept since 1964
