A Manitoba farmer got home just in time to see the roof of his home blown off due to a powerful wind and dust storm that hit Manitoba on Thursday.
Darren Charron, who farms near Russell, saw the wind lift the roof off of his mobile home after coming back from town.
“It was super windy coming back,” he told CTV News on Thursday. “When I pulled into the driveway, I saw the roof just peel right back and tear right off.”
Charron said a friend came by to help him try to shore up and brace the walls to help prevent further damage to his home.
“Everything’s gone; it just got sucked right up,” he said. “It just rained on the bed and everything’s kind of damaged in there, so that’s kind of a write-off.
“The kitchen area is kind of a write-off, and you can see light coming through where the ceiling was pulled up.”
Russell was not the only location to see damage in Manitoba.
In Niverville, trees were uprooted and crashed into sheds and light poles, causing Manitoba Hydro and the local fire department to be called in to help.
Multiple communities reported 100 km/h-plus wind gusts
According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), preliminary data from the storm showed eight communities reporting wind gusts higher than 100 km/hour.
Deloraine was the community with the strongest gust, reporting gusts at 119 km/hour. Minto was in second place with 113 km/hour gusts, and Brandon reported 106 km/hour gusts.
Holland and Glenboro each reported top wind gusts of 102 km/hour, while Shilo, Treherne and Ninette all reported wind gusts of 100 km/hour.
Winnipeg’s top wind gust was reported to be 87 km/h.
With files from CTV’s Jon Hendricks
