Scarth is an unincorporated community in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately 13 kilometers (8 miles) south of Virden, Manitoba[2] in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone.

2020 Tornado

A violent EF3 tornado struck the community of Scarth on August 7, 2020, killing 2 people.[3] The tornado would get an official rating of EF3, but further research suggested that the tornado had windspeeds over 400 km/h (250 miles per hour), well over the threshold of EF5 status.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data". Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. November 5, 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
  2. ^ http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/search/calculate_distance_3_e.php?unique_id_str_1=GAYLE&unique_id_str_2=GBCSD [dead link‍]
  3. ^ Corp, Pelmorex (August 8, 2020). "Large tornado kills 2 after roaring through rural southern Manitoba". The Weather Network. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  4. ^ Miller, Connell S.; Kopp, Gregory A.; Sills, David M. L.; Butt, Daniel G. (August 7, 2024). "Estimating Wind Speeds in Tornadoes Using Debris Trajectories of Large Compact Objects". Monthly Weather Review. 152 (8): 1859–1881. doi:10.1175/MWR-D-23-0251.1. ISSN 1520-0493.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarth,_Manitoba
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