The rating of a powerful tornado on August 7th just outside of Virden has been upgraded to EF-3.
Original information released by Environment and Climate Change Canada indicated the twister should be rated EF-2 and the wind speeds reached 190 km/hr.
A new statement released by the agency says the storm damage survey, as well as additional information received later on, indicates wind speeds of 260 km/hr, upgrading the tornado to EF-3.
The tornado hospitalized a 54-year-old man with serious but non-life-threatening injuries and took the lives of two 18-year-olds from Melita, Shayna Barnesky and Carter Tilbury.
Police say the teens were ejected from their vehicle when the storm hit.
