Elm Creek, MB F0 Tornado of July 24, 2000

Portage La Prairie - Headingly - Brunkild


Figure 1 depicts the surface observations at 1:00 pm CDT, which shows a low pressure system in southwestern Manitoba with a cold front extending south into North Dakota and a trough of low pressure across central Manitoba.

Figure 1. Surface analysis at 18Z on July 24, 2000 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 at 4:22 pm CDT near Elm Creek, 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 18Z Mon Jul 24 2000. 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/