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Posted By AJ D. | July 28, 2007 @ 12:10 AM #

Wow! This is awesome! Keep up the excellent work, Reed.

I wonder if the Greensburg, Ks. EF-5 tornado might have resembled this one?? That was an experience I will not be able to top for a long time.

Posted By Tom | September 18, 2007 @ 3:22 PM #

This tornado was just classified by Environment Canada as an F5! See this link: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2007/09/18/tornado.html

Posted By brandi slocombe | August 3, 2007 @ 2:59 PM #

I actually live on the street the tornado hit in elie, mb. we're the only ones on that street without a basement in our house. My 3 yr old & I were home alone when it happened & unfortunately we did not see it coming or know of any severe weather warnings until it hit. because of the heat that day, we had all the windows & blinds, etc. closed & were in the house, I was doing some house cleaning & playing with my little boy. we did not have a tv, radio, computer, etc. turned on, so we had not heard any weather reports, warning,etc. we were completely oblivious to the impending storm, or more to the point, it's severity.
when it hit I grabbed my little guy & got down in the doorframe of my bedroom door & covered his body with mine & just prayed & prayed....it was the most terrifying experience I've ever been through or hope to ever go through. I'm told it lasted about 40 minutes. I had no sense of time while it was happening & didn't know if it been minutes or hours, that we laid there. I can't even begin to describe the sounds of it....the noise was unbelievable...never heard anything like it in my life....sounded like 6 freight trains coming right through & into my house....the howling & screaming of the wind was just awful & the sounds of things hitting the house & glass breaking & all kinds of other noises were absolutley horrific.
My 3 yr old is still suffering from nightmares (me too!). fortunately our home was not demolished, only damaged. my insurance company has been so amazingly wonderful & will be starting the work on my home next week.
the devastation on our street in elie is still so apparent & I still get such a surreal feeling every time I walk out my door & outside onto my street...it just hits me all over again. after it hit, our neighbors ran over to our place & banged on the door until we answered....when they realized we were home (they know we don't have a basement) they rushed over to see if we were ok & to bring us over to their house to take refuge in their basement as there appeared to be another twister after the first one hit & we did not think it was over yet. running over to the neighbors, carrying my son, I was in a complete daze & it was like stepping into a nightmare....I didn't recognize anything on my street & the neighbor's houses west of me were GONE!! It was so so horrifying! as it turned out, thankfully, another twister did not hit us that night & we survived the worst of it in the doorframe of my bedroom. someone was definitely watching over us that night.....

Posted By Jennifer | May 31, 2008 @ 9:03 PM #

Never seen a tornado but totally awesome!! :D

Posted By mustafa | August 10, 2007 @ 3:19 AM #

helo im mustafa from iraq i iove tornados

Posted By David | June 24, 2007 @ 12:27 AM #

Ahh.. finally some footage
:-)

Posted By Daniel | June 24, 2007 @ 12:38 AM #

WOW, just WOW. Probably the best tornado video of all time. Best example of multiple vorticies that I have ever seen. Just incredible, definitely worth the drive I'd say. Hopefully the next couple of days pan out too. I'm still trembling in awe of that tornado, so glad it wasn't in a populated area. Man that thing is beautiful.

Posted By Rick | June 24, 2007 @ 12:43 AM #

Why was that tornado dedicated to me? Because I doubted the Canada chase? I will never doubt again...way to go.

Before I knew Reed I saw him leading a chorus of University freshmen in "O Canada." Why? Don't know. Maybe he was prophesizing. TornadoVideos.net has annexed Manitoba.

Posted By mike | June 24, 2007 @ 12:55 AM #

just glad it passed us by and moved on to man saw it devolping all day here in south sak just waiting to see the damage one of these babys can do I believe the only recorder f5 tornado was in Alameda Sask back in 1922 or close to it I have the info on a weather calander at work I will check it out for sure but you guys come on back if you ever feel the need

Posted By Jonathan | June 24, 2007 @ 1:01 AM #

Mike.....The Alameda Tornado wasn't a confirmed F5. We have never had an offficial "confirmed" F5 tornado ever in canada.

GREAT VIDEO REED!!!!!! THAT WAS AMAZING!!!!!! I can't believe that happened in this province!!!!!!! Also, still waiting to hear as to why a Tornado Warning was issued for Winnipeg earlier.

Posted By Curtis | June 24, 2007 @ 1:08 AM #

OH MY...INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted By Diana | June 24, 2007 @ 1:19 AM #

Amazing video! I'm so jealous. I have family in Brandon, and I'm sure they're getting much more interesting weather out there than back here in Alberta.

Was this the Elie tornado, or one of the other two that touched down? insane video guys!

Posted By Jonathan | June 24, 2007 @ 1:45 AM #

Anybody know y there was a Tornado Warning for winnipeg around 9 PM CDT? Please respond...thanks

Posted By Adam | June 24, 2007 @ 1:49 AM #

Looks like Girard, KS 2003. What a tornado. Can't wait to see the whole tape, drive back safe. Oh and Holder, you're good luck.

Posted By paul | June 24, 2007 @ 1:59 AM #

Jonathan - There was no tornado warning or watch out for Winnipeg this evening on EC's website.

Posted By Matt Case | June 24, 2007 @ 2:11 AM #

Welcome to Canada gentlemen.
LOL!
LOVE IT, beautiful Multiple vortices and one bitch of a wedge. You heard the one that hit the small farming town the night prior?

Posted By Pamela | June 24, 2007 @ 2:41 AM #

This is so incredible, we have been keeping up with the comments throughout the day. We expected some type of activity to occur but not of this magnitude. Wow the force of nature is amazing. Anybody know which town would have been closest to this......Great job guys!!!!

Posted By Jonathan | June 24, 2007 @ 3:06 AM #

Hi, there! Kevin told me to say this, in response to the message saying he was banned being deleted:

So does this mean I was unbanned? I didn't mean to cause trouble. I was trying to help.

Kev

In my opinion-he WAS trying to help! When that major wedge was out there, he was getting frustrated because he couldn't help the people in its path. Does this sound like a bad person to you? I don't think so. So PLEASE unban Kevin Martin? He doesn't deserve what he got, for trying to be a good guy.

Trying to be a good guy,
Jonathan

Posted By dj coolio | June 24, 2007 @ 3:18 AM #

intense insane intense...dat was da most insane video ever! awesome multiple vortices and one monster of a wedge!

Posted By Volker | June 24, 2007 @ 5:37 AM #

WOW! That one is amazing and one of the most incredible tornadoes you ever captured!

In Germany we expect severe weather on Monday. A distinctive cold front of an upper trough moves from west to east Germany during the day; strong winds are expected. Severe weather with supercells and some tornadoes is expected to occur in the afternoon and evening hours in (south-)east Germany, because of very well parameters (strong temperature contrasts - very good uplift conditions). We'll see.

Good chase guys!

Posted By Marko Korosec | June 24, 2007 @ 6:10 AM #

OMFG man, that is absolutelly outstanding footage, guys! Truly spectacular video! Great job, thank you for posting it! Keep up the great job! Just amazing!

Posted By Joe Surfer | June 24, 2007 @ 7:15 AM #

That is one heck of a whirlwind, guys. Nice work.

I liked the part where Reed goes, "LOOKIT how big it is!" but then had to remind the driver, "DON'T watch it too closely!" ha ha.

Is that a rental Hyundai or your own car? In either event, don't put "wedge tornado chasing" on the insurance forms.

If it was on CNN like somebody else said, maybe you could post that clip on your site too, it would be nice to see it as well.

Those multiple vertices toward the end were cool.

I don't know why you have to do a dreary economic study to get your PhD, Reed, those videos seem like good enough research to me.

Posted By Joe Surfer | June 24, 2007 @ 7:25 AM #

I wonder if it was actually moving away, when it appeared to be standing still. Like they say, if a tornado appears to be standing still, it is either moving toward or away from you...

Posted By Joe Surfer | June 24, 2007 @ 7:41 AM #

Scott, that story was from August 2006, I believe. Regards

Posted By Donna | June 24, 2007 @ 8:21 AM #

What happened after the video stopped? Did the tornado dissipate?
Resident of Dugald, 10 km east of Winnipeg

Posted By Judy | June 24, 2007 @ 9:04 AM #

Awesome shots guys!! I've chased in Tornado Alley, this ranks with some of the best video I've seen!

Posted By Joe Surfer | June 24, 2007 @ 9:25 AM #

Suction Vortices

Just thought some of the readers may be interested in some info about suction vortices in light of the video.

"Small secondary vortices are also called suction vortices when they are most evident in the corner region, the area where the wind entering the base of the tornado abruptly “turns the corner” from primarily horizontal to vertical flow. A tornado with one or more suction vortices is distinguished from a multiple-vortex tornado in that a suction vortex is at most only several hundreds of metres high, while multiple vortices extend all the way up into the cloud base of the parent thunderstorm. The fastest known surface winds occur around the tips of secondary vortices." (from Encyclopedia Britannica)

"Suction vortices can add over 100 mph to the ground-relative wind in a tornado circulation. As a result, they are responsible for most (if not all) cases where narrow arcs of extreme destruction lie right next to weak damage within tornado paths. Subvortices usually occur in groups of 2 to 5 at once ... and usually last less than a minute each." (from NOAA)

Posted By Michael O | June 24, 2007 @ 10:23 AM #

Congrats! Once again you capture an INCREDIBLE tornado. You should write a book or something..."How to get the best tornado video ever" by Reed Timmer. lol.

Amazing video guys!!!!!!! I'm jealous.

Posted By Matt Van Every | June 24, 2007 @ 10:45 AM #

WOW WOW WOW!!! Reed, you have done it again! That is as good or maybe even better than Manchester, SD! You can watch the tornado grow into a beast as it morphed from a cone to a stovepipe to a wedge. You guys were in one of its inflow jets for a few seconds, that must have been incredible! You could watch it go through vortex brake down (new leading research suggest that the speeds at vortex brake down can reach over 600+ mph!). Finally you could see an intense inflow jet (probably one of the most well defined that I have seen).

Posted By Jonathan | June 24, 2007 @ 10:56 AM #

I was right....I was hit by another thunderstorm late last night.....5-6 am. Baseball-sized hail was falling?!?!?!? Wow! Then again, based on the fact that the storm produced that big of a tornado, I shouldnt be surprised. Good luck on your next chase!

Jon

Posted By dan | June 24, 2007 @ 11:26 AM #

Hey Reed, i just saw your interview on CTV news. Great tornado chasing. I want to know what you really think about chasing tornadoes. So far, CNN and CTV think your nuts for doing what you do. Of course many of us think otherwise. I think without you guys tornadoes would be killing a lot more than they are. You mentioned your reasoning as saving lives. It makes sense. My question to you is, why not encourage tornado chasing. Driving is more dangerous than tornadoes. Cars kill more than tornadoes do. I feel its a ridiculous question for News to ask you. "why do you do this?" "are you crazy?" all these silly questions you have to deal with. News may make you guys and your kind look stupid. Why not put them in their place. Defend your interest in what you do... CTV are often polite, but i hate to hear people call you crazy for something i admire. Your videos are awesome and show some important things. Canada has never had such a video of a tornado like you caught. Without you guys people would be clueless to the oppurtunties in weather. Anways, i just loved the shooting, and keep it up man. Whats crazy to me is more people dont want to pursue this excitement.

Posted By Adam | June 24, 2007 @ 11:38 AM #

Hi guys,

All I can say is wow. We'd heard news of tornado touchdowns in the area but had no idea of the scale of it. I run the local Brandon, Manitoba website www.ebrandon.ca. Glad to hear you made it safe and sound to our city. I've added your video to our video sharing section... posters on our forums are pretty amazed that something like this came within 30-40 minutes from this city! cheers

Posted By Scott | June 24, 2007 @ 12:13 PM #

Some pictures of the Elie tornado on Friday night:

http://www.ctv.ca/gallery/html/tornado_20070623/photo_0.html

Posted By Jonathan | June 24, 2007 @ 12:26 PM #

Here's the statement Environment Canada put out this morning, in regards to yesterdays storms:

AWCN11 CWWG 241056
SUMMARY WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:56 AM CDT
SUNDAY 24 JUNE 2007.

SUMMARY OF SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS AND FORECASTS FROM 8.00 AM CDT
SATURDAY TO 8.00 AM CDT SUNDAY.

THE RARE COMBINATION OF A HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS AND STRONG WIND
SHEAR PRODUCED NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. SOME OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT STORM REPORTS ARE AS
FOLLOWS:


6:40 PM ST LAZARE.....GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
7:40 PM ELPHINSTONE.....GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
7:46 PM GLOSSOP.....WALNUT SIZE HAIL.
7:49 PM 5 KM NORTHWEST OF PIPESTONE.....TORNADO.
7:52 PM 1 KM NORTHEAST OF PIPESTONE.....TORNADO.
8:47 PM 20 KM NORTH OF DELORAINE.....TORNADO.
8:59 PM CARBERRY.....GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
9:30 PM STONEWALL.....100 KM WINDS TREES FLATTENED.
9:40 PM ST. ANDREWS.....90 KM WINDS.
10:00 PM WINNIPEG.....107 KM/H WINDS POWER LINES DOWN NEAR GRACE
HOSPITAL, LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN.
3:00 AM 10 KM NORTH OF PORTAGE.....QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

END/DK

Posted By Heidi | June 24, 2007 @ 12:43 PM #

Hey Joe Surfer, thanks for the info about the suction/multiple vortices thing. I always assumed they were one in the same. I will henceforth adjust my vocabulary :)

And Dan, I agree with you about the media always asking those kinds of questions. Lucky for them, Reed & the gang always handle themselves with class when they're in front of the camera, instead of going all Mel Gibson on them. (As in, his annoyed responses to questions about motivations for making The Passion of The Christ and Apocalypto... ) I think it continues to happen because most of the time the interviewers are basically very naive about weather in general and assume that everyone else is too, and that they're being really "investigative" by asking questions that they think will generate "revealing" answers... or they might be looking for something that they can use to quote them out of context later - you never know!

Anyway, I also realized that in my last post I forgot to say "Thanks" to the guys for including us in what you're doing. It's pretty powerful stuff, so to speak! :D

Posted By Dayna Timmer | June 24, 2007 @ 12:48 PM #

Hi Reed, it looks like you caught an amazing tornado. I didn't know you were in Canada. This is amazing footage! See you soon.

Posted By Tina & Adrian Grocock | June 24, 2007 @ 1:31 PM #

that was an amazing video. Good job at capturing it.. I do wish i could of seen the clouds a little more. The affect of the clouds coming down from the sky, makes it that more cool looking.lol.

Posted By Weather Gurl | June 24, 2007 @ 2:13 PM #

Very nice video. Do you guys know exactly where you were and what time it was when this touched down-was it NE of Pipestone? I am a student with Environment Canada and we are doing a damage survey today, so no, it has not been rated yet, and since it so far didn't hit any communities, it probably won't be rated, at least not what it should be rated. But any more information about where and when would be great!

Posted By Reed | June 24, 2007 @ 2:26 PM #

Hi Weather Gurl:

The first tornado we saw was a large, low-contrast tornado that was slightly concealed by rain. It last for about 10 minutes, and was a large cone/stovepipe tornado. This one was located near Woodnorth, MB on 255, north of hwy 2 near the SK border.

The second tornado touched down about 2 miles east of Hwy 83, and 2 miles north of Hwy 2, just northeast of Pipestone, MB. The tornado tracked SSE and hit a small structure just on the north side of Hwy 2. The tornado than strengthened into a violent, 1/2 mile wide wedge just south of HWY 2 as it continued to track SSE.

I hope this helps!

We have pictures of the first tornado as well if you need it.

Posted By Weather gurl | June 24, 2007 @ 2:37 PM #

That does help We did get reports from the college of Du Page chase team for both of those tornadoes. I'm just wondering what time each of them actually touchdown? Any pictures help, you have my email!

Posted By Simon E. | June 24, 2007 @ 3:01 PM #

Weather Gurl...

I gotta say, I'm a little jealous... I was a student forecast assistant at the Ontario office last year, and we didn't get anything *close* to this event, at least that we know of...

Could you drop off a few details after you get back from the damage investigations, tell us what you saw?

(I'm a little worried about this year... we're 7 years overdue for an F4 in our neck of the woods...)

Simon E.

Posted By Ilya Neyman | June 24, 2007 @ 3:37 PM #

Reed!!!!! THAT WAS AMAZING!!!!!!! Man, huge...HUGE props to you guys! The morphology of that tornado was incredible and you could hear it in the video!!! I saw your footage on CNN this morning before the video off the site. How badly is Holder's car damaged??!! And Dave, haha....man, you must feel pretty dang proud now too!!! You realize there's just something about you chasing, lol!!! Good job guys, good luck and stay safe!!!

Posted By Michele | June 24, 2007 @ 3:50 PM #

That is amazing footage of the tornado.

My family lost their huge barn in this tornado approx 10 miles east of Pipestone as well as loss by many neighbors. We appreciate seing exactly what caused this incredible disaster.

Thanks

Posted By Matt | June 24, 2007 @ 4:23 PM #

Dude, just caught the clip on CNN...THIS LOOKED AMAZING ON MY HDTV!!! LOVE IT

Posted By Corey | June 24, 2007 @ 5:35 PM #

You made News 8 big dog! My dad JUST walked outside when it came on, we're about to eat dinner over at his place.

Posted By Shaun | June 24, 2007 @ 6:30 PM #

If anyone wants to check out high-res/full-size versions of the shots of the Elie, MB tornado damage I sent to CTV, go here:

http://members.shaw.ca/upm-upload/tornado/

Posted By Jenner | June 24, 2007 @ 6:40 PM #

Environment Canada just confirmed this tornado as an F-3. They're also using this video on The Weather Network, Canada's weather channel.

Posted By Mary | June 24, 2007 @ 7:09 PM #

Whoaaaa!! Incredible! I knew you guys would get a big one! Sometimes I really wish I'm with you guys when you go on a chase...excellent work.

Posted By tornadolover | June 24, 2007 @ 7:44 PM #

hey reed, u and ur gang of tornado chasers should head on over to alberta.. lots of severe weather going on here.. the other day i seen a funnel cloud about 3 quarters of the way down to the ground.. it never completely toched down but it looked awesome.. tornado chasers like u guys are my heros...so think it over and if u decide to come great.. there is a little town called ponoka.. always has very severe weather so it would be a great place for you guys to get some hail or lightning or even tornado shots.. please do consider it peace out!!

Posted By jim ferguson | June 24, 2007 @ 8:14 PM #

Great job!! You guys are setting a high standard!!

Posted By Joe Surfer | June 24, 2007 @ 8:37 PM #

Reed, next time you are by a tornado like that, bring a Frisbee with you, and see how far you can huck it. :-)

Posted By Sean C | June 24, 2007 @ 8:47 PM #

And yes, I also saw it on CNN. As a matter of fact, it is the first item under "Top Stories". That pretty much says it all.

Posted By Heather | June 24, 2007 @ 9:08 PM #

Wow, this footage made it as the lead-in headline story of tonights CBC National newscast in Canada. Now TornadoVideos.net dominates not only in the US, but in Canada as well....

Congrats! Been watching this site for a long time now....You guys have the best luck and forecasting abilities I think I've ever seen!

Posted By Skip Chaser | June 24, 2007 @ 9:16 PM #

Support structure and vortex looks F5 from an aerodynamic engineering perspective. If you can inspect the pathway there is a fairly easy field calculation you can do based on damage observations and your video to get windspeed datapoints. I used it on the Salt Lake City tornado I videotaped for NBC's Nightline a few years back and got F2 which was correct. -Nothing like yours though. Strong work!

Posted By Reed | June 24, 2007 @ 9:43 PM #

At first glance at the 00z model runs, it appears that extreme northeast ND and northwest MN looks best for tornadoes tomorrow. The problem is with these new runs, is that the low-level jet pushes slightly east of the instability axis. I've seen this situation occur several times in the model runs for Northern Plains events, and a majority of the time, the LLJ verifies further west near the boundary/instability axis.

We'll also be watching further south into central/eastern/southeastern ND as well, but right now, the models are showing the LLJ to be well east of where the storms are forecast to initiate.

Posted By TravisMN | June 24, 2007 @ 10:03 PM #

Unbelievable guys!! Awesome Video! Once again you show that you guys are truly the best in the world at this!! Good luck in ND/MN tomorrow. If I did not have to work I would love to go.

Posted By David Reimer | June 24, 2007 @ 10:11 PM #

Just saw the video on my local ABC station In dallas. Also had the tornadovideos.net link on it.

Posted By BigT | June 24, 2007 @ 10:33 PM #

Here's another view of the clip via cnn.com. Reed have you guys given interviews at all?

http://www.emailthis.clickability.com/et/emailThis?clickMap=viewThis&etMailToID=1240067167

Posted By Justin | June 24, 2007 @ 10:53 PM #

i loved the vid, except i live aroud this area, it was totally kick yea we haven't had this stuff for ever it's amazing, well i got the weakest point of the stormithink but i love tornados and watching them (FROM A DISTANCE) well bye!!

Posted By H Brine | June 24, 2007 @ 11:50 PM #

Here are some pics from outside the storm, about 10-15km's south. looking north...

http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g229/ghostrider7362/

Posted By Genienne | June 25, 2007 @ 12:02 AM #

Where was this tornado? Close to what town or city?

Posted By Gail | June 25, 2007 @ 12:05 AM #

Great video! have a great trip! Gail

Posted By Anita | June 25, 2007 @ 1:16 AM #

Welcome to the Prairies guys, glad we didn't disappoint! Nasty scary yet beautiful. Hell hath no fury like mother nature scorned!

Posted By Cors | June 25, 2007 @ 2:10 AM #

Thanks for the link Dave. I saw your video coming by today on cnn international. Good Job
over here we are now in a low risk with a storm expected to be at full force tomorrow.
strong low-level shear could principle create a favourable environment for tornadic low-topped supercells. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Posted By James | June 25, 2007 @ 6:52 AM #

Well, wise people will not engage in this activity unless they know what they are doing. Just like autoracing or any other "extreme" sport. The risk is real and I really don't think many will attempt it themselves. Yes you do get the odd punk that thinks he's Mario Andretti, but they are in the minority and usually end up in jail anyway.

I watch superbike racing as well, but that doesn't mean I go 300km/h around town. Give people a little credit won't you?

Posted By len | June 25, 2007 @ 7:41 AM #

Hi
I am a winipegger and never seen anything so powerful!!!
awesome job guys
The way mother nature is I think we have a few more of these tornados coming our way the weather and climate are getting nasty!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Be safe guys and safety to all that are in the areas of these monsters..............
len

Posted By rob | June 25, 2007 @ 8:02 AM #

Hey! thanks for bringing that ild footage to us ,Amazing Vid's you have just been archived.That cell did pass over Moose Jaw and there were small funnels sited and one "WILD " lookng sky that kinda weather is rare in south sask ,torndo speaking I guess .Well ree you know your sky.Thanks for bring me the most amazing site I've ever seen .One mre thing would yousay torndo alley maybe growing,be safe guys.And thank GOD no one was killed in that

Posted By Wes Carter | June 25, 2007 @ 8:26 AM #

Reed, that was one of the best videos of multiple vortices I have ever seen.

Posted By BigT | June 25, 2007 @ 8:35 AM #

Brian - I hear what you are saying, but the reality is that Reed and his team are, by all accounts, professionals. A PhD candidate in meteorology who has been chasing tornados for more than 10 years and makes a living doing it, I would say, should be considered a pro and treated as such by the networks that make money off of his footage. This of course means they should add the warning "these are trained professionals, do not try this at home" or the like.

Posted By Michele | June 25, 2007 @ 10:02 AM #

Thanks for your concern but after hearing the destruction for neighbors around us we were very forunate.

Some interesting bit of trivia, 55 years ago almost to the day a tornado ripped the roof off of our barn. It was rebuilt only to be ripped down 55 yrs later. with the tornado traveling in near same path, saving the house both times.

Thanks again

Posted By tornado lova | June 25, 2007 @ 10:59 AM #

hey rob where do u live in ponoka?? whats ur last name?

Posted By Ryan | June 25, 2007 @ 12:25 PM #

WOW!!! That is the most incredible tornado I have ever seen in my life. It is a miracle that it was over rural areas. Imagine what would have happened if it went through a town.

Posted By Lacey | June 25, 2007 @ 1:23 PM #

MAN O MAN! Incredible video!! I had just moved from Portage la Prairie, Manitoba last month to Terrace, BC and am thoroughly disappointed I was not there to experience it!! Speaking to one of my friends in Portage the next day, she said the clouds around the area were so colourful with purple, green, yellow hues. She was up at the Mall at the time and decided to head home just in case cover was needed. INCREDIBLE VIDEO!!

Posted By D | June 25, 2007 @ 1:55 PM #

Talk about putting Manitoba on the map. However my heart goes out to all who have been touched by the tornados wrath.

I have been in Manitoba a long time, we can get some pretty wild weather up here, noticably more so in the last 4 years it has been getting more active..

Glad to see you can show that up here in Canada we too can get some powerful and awesome weather..

Posted By Ashley | June 25, 2007 @ 2:48 PM #

Hi there,

I live in Winnipeg, MB and I have to say I have never seen a video like this! I was about 13 or so when the movie twister came out and I have been hooked on tornadoes since.

Last year as you may have heard we had another F3 tornado rip through Gull Lake and the Lac du Bonnet area, My grandfather, aunt and uncle were out on the lake fishing and sarted to see this large storm rolling in. they stayed in the spot they were for a little while and then realized it was time to head back to our trailer. My grandpa was driving the boat back to the trailer when his hat blew off his head. he turned the boat around to go back for it and drove right into a waterspout. the waterspout flipped them out of the boat as it sucked it into the air, leaving them only half submerged in the water then slammed the boat back on top of them upside down. after a strugle to get from underneath the boat (they were all still wearing their life jackets at the time)they managed to swim across the lake to an island where they waited 4 hours for someone to finally see them and rescue them.

they all sustained minor injuries but needless to say they have a great story to tell.

I do not have any footage or pictures of that tornado but we were able to get the a CD of a helicopter rescuing our boat, and few pictures of the damage in the area. I would be happy to share them with you if you'd like :)

Again you guys are awesome! keep up the great work and come to Manitoba more often!

Be safe

Posted By amanda | June 25, 2007 @ 3:35 PM #

That footage is amazing. My family farm was hit that same night by an F3. Just wondering where this footage was taken. Our farm is near pelican lake about 10 miles from Pleasant valley and 15km from Killarney. Our farm sustained damage and our grain bins and sheds are destroyed. The house is intact but the garage was hit by debris. Two grain bins are in the field. And most of our trees and bushes had to be cut down.

Posted By Cherryl | June 25, 2007 @ 3:52 PM #

Reminds me of the show Twister (Hope that's not a let down) anyway Good Job... Keep safe!

Posted By Lynn | June 25, 2007 @ 4:15 PM #

Wow guys! Just...WOW. Incredible footage, and so close up! Those multiple vorticies made my hair stand on end! Feel free to yell out loud, too. I know the incredible excitement of having a storm right up in your face. Keep up the great work!

Posted By Tom Belanger | June 25, 2007 @ 4:27 PM #

i currently reside about 3/4 of a mile from where you guys shot that footage we were standing outside the whole time in our shed and I tell you it was too insane. We had cornstalks land in our yard, and a full Size bale. Nice footage guys but living through one that big is a miracle.

Posted By biggyd67 | June 25, 2007 @ 5:11 PM #

seems to be everywhere today.......

Warnings
Lamont county near Mundare and Chipman
1:48 PM MDT Monday 25 June 2007
Severe thunderstorm warning for
Lamont county near Mundare and Chipman issued

Radar shows a near stationary line of severe thunderstorms have developed south of Fort Saskatchewan to the town of Camrose. The main concerns are heavy rain with amounts near 50 mm, dime size hail and funnel clouds.



A line of thunderstorms have developed from Ferintosh through Camrose to the south of Fort Saskatchewan. Have received numerous of funnel clouds. Local heavy rainfall amounts of near 50 millimetres are possible with this near stationary line of thunderstorms.

Posted By Kat | June 25, 2007 @ 5:31 PM #

Wow! That pretty much