3 tornadoes touch down in Manitoba this week

Environment and Climate Change Canada are investigating a possible tornado in southwest Manitoba.

A Western University research team has confirmed three tornadoes touched down in Manitoba this week, including two northeast of Winnipeg.

A post from the Northern Tornadoes Project, run by the university, showed three tornadoes touched down near Melita on Aug. 5 and near Birds Hill Provincial Park and Dugald on Aug. 6.

All three tornadoes were given a rating of EF-0 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, the lowest rating.

The tornado near Melita, which was caught on video, started at 8:45 p.m. and no damage was reported.

The Birds Hill Provincial Park tornado started at 5:06 p.m., and was estimated to hit a wind speed of 115 km/h. There was a narrow path of minor tree damage found over an area 4.1 kilometres long and up to 270 metres wide.

The tornado near Dugald started at 5:30 p.m. and also had an estimated maximum wind speed of 115 km/h. A narrow path of crop and tree damage was found over an area 4.24 km long and up to 70 metres wide.