Tornado near Alonsa, Aug. 3, 2018

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A photo of the tornado taken from a farmyard about 8 miles south of Silver Ridge, Man., looking north. (Clint Robertson photo / Winnipeg Free Press)
A photo of the tornado taken from a farmyard about 8 miles south of Silver Ridge, Man., looking north. (Clint Robertson photo / Winnipeg Free Press)
CLINT ROBERTSON PHOTO A photo of the tornado that touched down north of Silver Ridge Friday evening.
CLINT ROBERTSON PHOTO A photo of the tornado that touched down north of Silver Ridge Friday evening.
Photo of the tornado near Alonsa. (Jennifer Beaulieu photo / Winnipeg Free Press)
Photo of the tornado near Alonsa. (Jennifer Beaulieu photo / Winnipeg Free Press)
A photo taken near Lundar Beach Provincial Campground of the tornado crossing the water. (Supplied photo)
A photo taken near Lundar Beach Provincial Campground of the tornado crossing the water. (Supplied photo)
Hail collected at Canway Inn in Dauphin, just before 8 p.m. Friday evening by Derek Baschuk who was in town for the Ukrainian Festival. (Derek Baschuk photo / Winnipeg Free Press)
Hail collected at Canway Inn in Dauphin, just before 8 p.m. Friday evening by Derek Baschuk who was in town for the Ukrainian Festival. (Derek Baschuk photo / Winnipeg Free Press)
Large hail came down during the storm at Jocelyn and Kevin Mitchell's place at Dauphin Lake. (Jocelyn Mitchell photo / Winnipeg Free Press)
Large hail came down during the storm at Jocelyn and Kevin Mitchell's place at Dauphin Lake. (Jocelyn Mitchell photo / Winnipeg Free Press)
A photo of the hail that came down at Dauphin Beach. (Dean and Teresa Rausch photo / Winnipeg Free Press)
A photo of the hail that came down at Dauphin Beach. (Dean and Teresa Rausch photo / Winnipeg Free Press)
Hail also fell at Steep Rock. (Cindy Tremblay photo / Winnipeg Free Press)
Hail also fell at Steep Rock. (Cindy Tremblay photo / Winnipeg Free Press)
Jocelyn and Kevin Mitchell's backyard started to turn white from the hail just after 8 p.m. (Jocelyn Mitchell photo / Winnipeg Free Press)
Jocelyn and Kevin Mitchell's backyard started to turn white from the hail just after 8 p.m. (Jocelyn Mitchell photo / Winnipeg Free Press)
A house near Alonsa was levelled by the tornado. (Matt Desorcy photo / The Canadian Press)
A house near Alonsa was levelled by the tornado. (Matt Desorcy photo / The Canadian Press)
Melissa Verge/The Brandon Sun Kelly Brown holds a photo of himself with his grandparents outside of his grandfathers former home. Seventy-seven-year-old Jack Furrie (left) was killed in a tornado on Friday evening.
Melissa Verge/The Brandon Sun Kelly Brown holds a photo of himself with his grandparents outside of his grandfathers former home. Seventy-seven-year-old Jack Furrie (left) was killed in a tornado on Friday evening.
Melissa Verge/The Brandon Sun Some of the destruction at the home of Jack Furrie, who was killed in the tornado, is seen on Saturday.
Melissa Verge/The Brandon Sun Some of the destruction at the home of Jack Furrie, who was killed in the tornado, is seen on Saturday.
An overturned trailer is shown after a tornado at Margaret Bruce Beach, east of Alonsa, on Friday night. (Vanessa Whyte / The Canadian Press)
An overturned trailer is shown after a tornado at Margaret Bruce Beach, east of Alonsa, on Friday night. (Vanessa Whyte / The Canadian Press)
An overturned trailer is shown after a tornado at Margaret Bruce Beach. (Vanessa Whyte photo / The Canadian Press)
An overturned trailer is shown after a tornado at Margaret Bruce Beach. (Vanessa Whyte photo / The Canadian Press)
Shawn Gurke, a resident of Alonsa, watched a truck floating in Lake Manitoba after a tornado hit on Friday. (Melissa Verge / The Brandon Sun)
Shawn Gurke, a resident of Alonsa, watched a truck floating in Lake Manitoba after a tornado hit on Friday. (Melissa Verge / The Brandon Sun)
A house just off Bluff Creek Road near Margaret Bruce Beach has been completely destroyed after a tornado on Friday. (Melissa Verge / The Brandon Sun)
A house just off Bluff Creek Road near Margaret Bruce Beach has been completely destroyed after a tornado on Friday. (Melissa Verge / The Brandon Sun)
Alonsa-area resident Shawn Burke takes a photo of his boat that was badly damaged after a tornado hit Margaret Bruce Beach on Friday. (Melissa Verge / The Brandon Sun)
Alonsa-area resident Shawn Burke takes a photo of his boat that was badly damaged after a tornado hit Margaret Bruce Beach on Friday. (Melissa Verge / The Brandon Sun)
Melissa Verge/The Brandon Sun The buildings surrounding the toilets at Margaret Bruce Beach near Alonsa were completely destroyed by a tornado Friday night. Only the toilets themselves remained.
Melissa Verge/The Brandon Sun The buildings surrounding the toilets at Margaret Bruce Beach near Alonsa were completely destroyed by a tornado Friday night. Only the toilets themselves remained.
An overturned trailer at Margaret Bruce Beach. (Vanessa Whyte photo / The Canadian Press)
An overturned trailer at Margaret Bruce Beach. (Vanessa Whyte photo / The Canadian Press)
Debris is strewn about after a tornado at Margaret Bruce Beach. (Vanessa Whyte photo / The Canadian Press)
Debris is strewn about after a tornado at Margaret Bruce Beach. (Vanessa Whyte photo / The Canadian Press)
Melissa Verge/The Brandon Sun A cabin was reduced to piles of rubble after a tornado struck Margaret Bruce Beach near Alonsa on Friday.
Melissa Verge/The Brandon Sun A cabin was reduced to piles of rubble after a tornado struck Margaret Bruce Beach near Alonsa on Friday.
The basement remnants of the Cabak family cabin are all that’s left of it following the category 4 tornado that touched down in Alonsa, Man. Friday. (Supplied)
The basement remnants of the Cabak family cabin are all that’s left of it following the category 4 tornado that touched down in Alonsa, Man. Friday. (Supplied)
Melissa Verge/The Brandon Sun Manitoba Hydro crews worked to replace six poles just outside of Alonsa on Saturday after the tornado hit.
Melissa Verge/The Brandon Sun Manitoba Hydro crews worked to replace six poles just outside of Alonsa on Saturday after the tornado hit.

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