Birtle, MB F0 Tornado of June 12, 1993

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Figure 1 shows the surface observations at 4:00 pm CDT, which shows an occluding low pressure over southern Saskatchewan with a warm front extending northeast across Manitoba and a cold front extending south across southwestern Manitoba. The cold front became the focus for intense thunderstorms across southern Manitoba in the afternoon and evening hours of June 12th, which ultimately led to several tornadoes.

Several tornadoes occurred on this day:

Figure 1. Surface analysis at 21Z on June 12, 1993 showing mean sea-level pressure (MSLP) contours, surface observations, fronts and pressure centres (WPC, 2017)

According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (2018), an F0 tornado touched down near Birtle, MB. The path and width of the tornado was not documented by ECCC. The tornado caused no fatalities, injuries or property damage.


Sources

NWS Weather Prediction Center Surface Analysis Archive. (2017). Surface analysis 21Z Sat Jun 12 1993. Retrieved from: https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/archives/web_pages/sfc/sfc_archive.php

Environment and Climate Change Canada Data. (2018). Canadian National Tornado Database: Verified Events (1980-2009) – Public. Retrieved from: http://donnees.ec.gc.ca/data/weather/products/canadian-national-tornado-database-verified-events-1980-2009-public/