{"id":769765,"date":"2026-06-29T22:35:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T22:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/769765\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T22:35:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T22:35:23","slug":"in-pictures-tornado-destruction-in-western-manitoba-winnipeg-free-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/769765\/","title":{"rendered":"In pictures: Tornado destruction in western Manitoba \u2013 Winnipeg Free Press"},"content":{"rendered":"

A tornado tore the roof off Bernadine and Brian Brown’s century-old house south of Rossburn, about 300 kilometres west of Winnipeg, Sunday evening.<\/p>\n

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A tornado tore the roof off Bernadine and Brian Brown’s century-old house south of Rossburn, about 300 kilometres west of Winnipeg, Sunday evening.<\/p>\n

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A tornado tore the roof off Bernadine and Brian Brown\u2019s century-old house south of Rossburn, about 300 kilometres west of Winnipeg, Sunday evening.<\/p>\n

The Browns lay on the floor as the wind tore apart their home\u2019s second floor, snapped large trees and flipped vehicles in the Browns\u2019 yard. The couple were not injured. Their horses are OK, but two of their five cats were missing as of Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The house next door to theirs was also damaged; the neighbours were not home at the time. A detached garage and shed were destroyed, and the home\u2019s roof was damaged.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe home belonging to Brian and Bernadine Brown south of Rossburn, Manitoba on Monday after a powerful tornado hit the property.<\/p>\n

Brandon Sun photographer Tim Smith visited the properties Monday to survey the damage.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Brian
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrian Brown grabbed his wife, Bernadine, and pulled her to the floor with him as the tornado blew over them.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Browns\u2019 century-old home before the tornado passed through their property. (Supplied)<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Bernadine
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBernadine and Brian were in shock Monday while they assessed the damage to their house, outbuildings and property.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Brian
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrian estimated the thrash of the tornado lasted about 10 seconds. <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe tornado ripped the roof off the century-old house and tore apart the second floor.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Brian
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrian Brown holds his cat Johnson after finding him under the house.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe couple has lived in the house, a municipally designated historic building, since 2004.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\u201cWhen
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cWhen I got up, the room was full of debris. Every picture on the wall, and all the way up the stairs, was down \u2014 gone,\u201d said Brian, the former mayor of Rossburn.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe twister flipped vehicles.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSnapped trees and a vehicle tossed by the tornado.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Browns\u2019 belongings were scattered around the property. Some items, including one of their 54-year-old son\u2019s childhood toys, were embedded in the ground.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Brian
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrian Brown finds a Christmas decoration that had been inside he and Bernadine\u2019s home, caught up in barbed wire hundreds of feet away.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe property house that was damaged by the twister belongs to the Browns\u2019 neighbours, who were not home.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Large,
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLarge, mature oak trees snapped \u201clike twigs,\u201d said the local fire chief. <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Brian
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrian Brown looks over the devastation to his property.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Brian
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrian Brown mends a fence line destroyed by the tornado with help from his son Adrian, who came out from Anola to help. The Browns have three horses need the fence repaired to keep them from running free.<\/p>\n

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