Red Tornado Warning Issued for R.M. of Riding Mountain West
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ECCC issued it on June 21, 2026, 2 months 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 Riding Mountain West including Asessippi Provincial Park due to a severe thunderstorm possibly producing a tornado.
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- Record type
- Tornado Warning
- Affected area
- R.M. of Riding Mountain West, Manitoba
- Issued
- June 21, 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 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in R.M. of Riding Mountain West, Manitoba.
Alert Details
Environment Canada has issued a red warning for a tornado currently in effect. The alert was sent at 2026-06-08T00:01:54-00:00 and is effective from 2026-06-08T00:01:04-00:00 until 2026-06-08T01:29:04-00:00. At 7:00 p.m. CDT, meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm that is possibly producing a tornado.
Affected Areas
The warning covers the R.M. of Riding Mountain West including Asessippi Prov. Park. Locations in the path include Churchbridge, MacNutt, and Dropmore. The tornado location is near Churchbridge.
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
Damaging winds of 90-110 km/h, hail 4.5 to 6.9 cm (golf ball to tennis ball size), and very heavy rainfall of 50-100 mm are possible.
Timeline
The alert is effective from 2026-06-08T00:01:04-00:00 and expires at 2026-06-08T01:29:04-00:00. The storm is moving northeast at 50 km/h.
Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗
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