The Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) has confirmed three weak tornadoes touched down in southern Manitoba during severe storms on Aug. 5 and 6.

"All three tornadoes were weak by EF-scale standards, but still capable of causing minor damage," NTP noted in its event summaries.

The first occurred the evening of Aug. 5 near Grande-Clairière, southwest of Melita. NTP assigned it a "default" EF0 rating, the lowest on the Enhanced Fujita scale, as no damage was reported. A witness captured video of the twister, and satellite imagery analysis is still pending, according to NTP.

Two more tornadoes were confirmed on Aug. 6 northeast of Winnipeg.

One touched down near Birds Hill Provincial Park around 5:06 p.m., causing minor tree damage over a narrow path 4.1 kilometres long and up to 270 metres

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