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Tornado touchdown tears apart properties
Above: Trees like these stood no chance against the storm. Below: The Tiller’s yard is only one of many that was damaged by the tornado.
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Above: The tornado that touched down near Erickson left a wake of destruction in its path, including this flattened swath of forest nearly half a kilometer wide. By Tony Eu The Neepawa Banner On Aug. 8, Neepawa, along with many other communities across western Manitoba, was battered by heavy winds, torrential downpours and hail. But while the storm was nothing to scoff at here in the Land of Plenty, the storm that hit the Erickson area made ours look like a light breeze. At approximately 7 pm on Aug. 8, a tornado ripped
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