Tornado touched down near Elkhorn, Man., on Sunday: Environment Canada

Tornado touched down near Elkhorn, Man., on Sunday: Environment Canada

1 confirmed, 1 possible tornado also reported in eastern Saskatchewan

A tornado touched down near a community in southwestern Manitoba on Sunday, Environment and Climate Change Canada has confirmed.

A tornado was observed near Elkhorn, Man., around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Environment Canada said. Reports of the tornado were made via the RCMP and social media.

The weather agency says it's collaborating with the Northern Tornadoes Project to investigate further and will provide more information once a preliminary assessment is done.

It's been a summer of wet weather in the area, as parts of southwestern Manitoba were previously walloped by torrential rains earlier this summer.

Another confirmed tornado was seen near Maryfield, Sask., around 4 p.m. Sunday, the weather agency said. A possible tornado was also reported near Kelso, Sask., on Sunday, but there's insufficient evidence to prove that so far.

Storm damage was reported in the Manitoba community of Kola, just south of Elkhorn, Environment Canada meteorologist Shannon Moodie told CBC News on Monday.

'Not sure if it's two tornadoes'

The Northern Tornadoes Project said it's possible that the tornado near Elkhorn began near Kola, according to Moodie.

"So, we're not sure if it's two tornadoes [or] if it's one, there could be more."

Kola received about 74 millimetres of rain on Sunday, while St-Lazare got about 41 millimetres and Duck Mountain got 37.8 millimeters, Moodie said.

Tornado confirmed, warnings issued as south and central Sask. walloped by extreme weather

Parts of Manitoba will see some showers and non-severe, isolated thunderstorms on Monday, as the "pretty big" system over the Prairies that produced Sunday's storms has started to settle down, she said.

Kurt Fuchs, who lives in Fleming, Sask., says he was driving home from his job in Virden, Man., when heavy rains forced him off the highway and into Elkhorn around 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

He says the community's downtown was damaged and a street was flooded. The storm ripped the roof off a nearby store's shed, which littered the streets alongside broken tree branches.

"It was really, really shocking," Fuchs told CBC News on Monday.

A farmer near Kola says his family will be deciding Monday whether to rebuild after the storms damaged most of their buildings, including a hay shed that "blew away."

It was raining "like crazy" when Kelvin Siemens said he heard a roar outside the farm on Sunday.

"We lost almost all our buildings," but their house was spared, Siemens said Monday.

He's going to speak with his insurance company before a family meeting to discuss next steps, he said.

"I'm not a young man anymore, and how much do we, or will we, rebuild?"

Siemens said he's certain they will rebuild to some extent.

"I'm not quite ready to give up."

With files from Alana Cole and Cory Funk