Air ambulance sent to Virden after tornado hits
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This article was published 06/08/2020 (1613 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A STARS air ambulance was dispatched to the Virden area after a tornado touched down around 8 p.m. Friday.
It came down in the community of Scarth.
Storm chaser Aaron Jayjack posted a video of the twister on Twitter and said that it had hit a farm.
Scarth is just south of Virden, which is 290 kilometres west of Winnipeg, on the Trans-Canada Highway.
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The twister was spawned by a severe thunderstorm.
In a tweet around 10:30 p.m., Manitoba Hydro said, "We are responding to damage caused by a tornado in a 20-mile area Scarth to Oak Lake. We have lines down and determining if poles are also damaged. We’ll update as more information is known. Thanks for your patience. Be safe."
Incredible tornado south of Virden, MB #mbstorm @MyRadarWX @MisheylaIwasiuk pic.twitter.com/X9gMUO60vT
— Aaron Jayjack (@aaronjayjack) August 8, 2020
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Updated on Friday, August 7, 2020 10:08 PM CDT: Adds video posted on Twitter by storm chaser Aaron Jayjack
Updated on Friday, August 7, 2020 11:22 PM CDT: Adds Manitoba Hydro tweet