Red Tornado Warning in Effect for R.M. of Wallace-Woodworth
This alert is no longer in effect.
ECCC issued it on August 31, 2026, 2 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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Environment Canada has issued a red tornado warning for the R.M. of Wallace-Woodworth including Virden, Elkhorn and Kenton after a tornado was detected near Reeder.
The weather record, at a glance
- Record type
- Tornado Warning
- Affected area
- R.M. of Wallace-Woodworth
- Issued
- August 31, 2026
- Issuing authority
- ECCC
Tornado warnings are short-window notices for the named area. The issuing office is the authority on whether the warning remains active or has been replaced.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in R.M. of Wallace-Woodworth.
Alert Details
Red warning - tornado - in effect. Issued by Environment Canada. Effective from 2026-08-31T00:09:02-00:00 until 2026-08-31T01:07:02-00:00.
Affected Areas
R.M. of Wallace-Woodworth including Virden, Elkhorn and Kenton. Locations that could be impacted include Reeder and Miniota.
What You Should Do
This is a very dangerous and potentially life-threatening situation. Tornado warnings are issued when a thunderstorm is producing or is likely to produce a tornado.
Expected Conditions
At 7:08 p.m. CDT, a tornado located near Reeder is moving northeast at 35 km/h. Destructive winds, damaging hail and flooding rainfall are possible. Tornadoes can be wrapped in rain and may not be visible.
Timeline
The warning is effective immediately from 2026-08-31T00:09:02-00:00 and expires at 2026-08-31T01:07:02-00:00.
Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗
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