Weak landspout is Manitoba's first tornado of 2025
The NTP has confirmed that a weak tornado occurred near Tourond, MB during the late afternoon of April 30. Analysis of photos/video, radar and the storm environment indicates that this was a landspout-type tornado. Given the tornado did not hit any EF-scale damage indicators, it has been assigned an EF0-Default rating which assumes a wind speed of at least 90 km/h.
The preliminary event summary is provided below, along with a regional map. The tornado can also be plotted on a map using the NTP Dashboard .
Note that this is the first tornado of the year for Manitoba.
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Event Name: Tourond, MB
Date: April 30, 2025
Start Time: 5:03 PM CDT (2203 UTC)
Final Classification: Tornado (Over Land)
Preliminary EF-Scale Rating: EF0-Default
Estimated Tornado Location: 49.53N, 96.95W
Description: Witnesses captured video of a tornado southeast of Tourond. No damage has been reported. The preliminary EF-Scale assessment is EF0-Default. Satellite imagery review is pending.
Map showing the location of the landspout west of Steinbach and south of Winnipeg. It was given an EF0-Default rating.
