Scarth, Manitoba

Scarth
Scarth Location of Scarth in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°43′49″N100°56′59″W / 49.73028°N 100.94972°W / 49.73028; -100.94972
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Westman Region
Census Division	No. 6
Government
• Governing Body	Rural Municipality of Pipestone Council
•  MP	Larry Maguire
•  MLA	Greg Nesbitt
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code	204
NTS Map	062F10
GNBC Code	GAYLE

Scarth is an unincorporated community in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately 13 kilometers (8 miles) south of Virden, Manitoba ^[1] in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone.

2020 Tornado

A violent EF3 tornado struck the community of Scarth on August 7, 2020, killing 2 people. ^[2] The tornado would get an official rating of EF3, but further research suggested that the tornado had windspeeds over 400 km/h (250 miles per hour), well over the threshold of EF5 status. ^[3]

See also

• Elie, Manitoba
• 2007 Elie tornado
• Alonsa, Manitoba (rural municipality)
• Pipestone, Manitoba
• Rural Municipality of Pipestone

References

1. http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/search/calculate_distance_3_e.php?unique_id_str_1=GAYLE&unique_id_str_2=GBCSD ^{[ dead link ‍]}
2. Corp, Pelmorex (August 8, 2020). "Large tornado kills 2 after roaring through rural southern Manitoba". The Weather Network. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
3. Miller, Connell S.; Kopp, Gregory A.; Sills, David M. L.; Butt, Daniel G. (August 7, 2024). "Estimating Wind Speeds in Tornadoes Using Debris Trajectories of Large Compact Objects". Monthly Weather Review. 152 (8): 1859–1881. doi:10.1175/MWR-D-23-0251.1. ISSN   1520-0493.