Tornadoes touch down amid storm

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At least two tornadoes were spotted near Long Plain First Nation as a vicious summer storm ripped through southern Manitoba Wednesday evening causing damage to homes and widespread power outages.

In Winnipeg, the roof of an apartment building on Sinclair Street was sheared off, and there were reports of severe damage to dwellings in rural areas.

Weather warnings in Winnipeg lasted about an hour, ending around 9 p.m.

Environment Canada meteorologist Terri Lang said funnel clouds were seen from several locations, and a brief touchdown near Hartney, about 80 kilometres southwest of Brandon, was reported.

Both Rossendale and Long Plain, located south of Portage la Prairie, reported funnel clouds touching down, said Lang, which corroborated evidence of a rotation meteorologists were noting in weather maps.

Lang said golf- to tennis ball-sized hail was reported in Melita in extreme southwest Manitoba.

Environment Canada also received reports of marble- and golf ball-sized hail in the Brandon area.

Some corn plants south of Wawanesa, standing about 1.5 metres tall, were pushed over by the storm.

-with files from the Brandon Sun