New tornado near La Rivière, MB from July 20
NTP investigation has confirmed a weak tornado near La Rivière, MB with an evening storm on July 20. As no EF scale damage indicators appear to have been impacted, an EF0-Default rating has been assigned.
More details are available in the event summary below, along with a regional map and satellite images. The tornado can be plotted on a map via the NTP Dashboard .
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Event Name: La Rivière, MB
Date: July 20, 2022
Time: 6:58 PM CDT (2358 UTC)
Final Classification: Tornado (Over Land)
Final EF-Scale Rating: EF0-Default
Start of crop damage: 49.2027N, 98.8162W
End of crop damage: 49.2052N, 98.8014W
Description: Witness captured video of a funnel cloud southwest of La Rivière and later reported dust/debris visible at the surface below. No damage and no injuries were reported. Satellite imagery review revealed a 1.15 km long track of crop damage (max. path width of 70 m) in the area of the report. Tornado motion was from the WSW (approx. 255 degrees). As no official damage indicators appear to have been impacted, EF-Scale damage assessment is EF0-Default.
Regional map showing the location of the tornado in southern Manitoba near the US border.
Planet satellite image showing the affected area before the tornado.
Planet satellite image showing the tornado track through the crops.
Annotated Planet satellite image showing the identified tornado track and length measurement.
