A Monster Tornado in Southern Manitoba

A massive tornado ripped through southern Manitoba last night with thunderstorm that brought high wind, hail and rain.

Greg Johnson,  star of the show Tornado Hunters, tweeted a picture of Pierson, MB showing how the tornado was so violent it ripped the asphalt from the highway.

#MBstorm pic from this evening N of Pierson, MB Tornado was so violent it ripped the asphalt from the hiway pic.twitter.com/RhqgzBYzBw

— Greg Johnson (@TornadoGreg) July 28, 2015

Environment Canada received several reports of tornadoes touching down but have now confirmed it was one, long-lasting tornado with a twister on the ground for close to 3 hours, hitting Melita and Tilston. Take a look at this insane video filmed by meteorologist and storm chaser Reed Timmer:

VIDEO from @BraydonMoreSo of large wedge tornado on the ground north of Edward, MB: pic.twitter.com/a8ZlTa0zzd #mbstorm

— The Weather Network (@weathernetwork) July 28, 2015

While all the tornado watches have ended, Environment Canada recommends us that if we do see a tornado, “Go indoors to a room on the lowest floor, away from outside walls and windows, such as a basement, bathroom, stairwell or interior closet. Leave mobile homes, vehicles, tents, trailers and other temporary or free-standing shelter, and move to a strong building if you can.”