A tornado touched down near Rossburn, Manitoba on June 28, 2026, causing severe damage to this home. (ROSSBURN FIRE DEPARTMENT)
Residents in Rossburn, Manitoba are cleaning up after a reported tornado touched down near the community on Sunday evening.
Environment Canada says a tornado was observed near Rossburn at around 8 p.m. The weather agency has received multiple reports of a funnel cloud in the area and is collaborating with the Northern Tornadoes Project to further investigate.
Photos posted by the Rossburn Fire Department on Monday show a damaged brick home and debris strewn about the ground as a result of the weather event.
Elsewhere in the province, several reports from near Roblin suggest a tornado occurred near that community roughly an hour after the Rossburn incident.
“Once a preliminary assessment has been completed, we will provide more information,” Environment Canada said of both reports.
The wild weather also temporarily halted performances on the final night of Dauphin’s Countryfest in the Parkland region. Organizers closed the main stage as tornado warnings came in from Environment Canada at around 8:30 p.m. The all-clear was given shortly thereafter for fans to return to the grandstand to take in musician Nate Smith‘s final set.
The community of Shell Valley saw 24mm (quarter-sized) hail at around 8:11 p.m., while wind gusts of 100 km/h were registered in Somerset. Shoal Lake registered gusts between 85-89 km/h.
