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WWCN11 CWWG 100053
ORANGE WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:53 P.M. CDT TUESDAY 9 JUNE 2026.
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ORANGE LEVEL WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
=NEW= BISSETT - VICTORIA BEACH - NOPIMING PROV. PARK - PINE FALLS
=NEW= ARBORG - HECLA - FISHER RIVER - GYPSUMVILLE - ASHERN
=NEW= BERENS RIVER - LITTLE GRAND RAPIDS - BLOODVEIN - ATIKAKI
WHITESHELL - LAC DU BONNET - PINAWA
SPRAGUE - NORTHWEST ANGLE PROVINCIAL FOREST.
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IMPACT LEVEL: HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS,
LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.
A DEVELOPING FRONTAL SYSTEM IS USHERING IN AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS
FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS, LARGE HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER
SOUTHERN MANITOBA AND ARE TRACKING NORTHWARD.
UTILITY OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY,
BUILDINGS AND TREES IS POSSIBLE. FAST-MOVING AND RAPIDLY RISING
WATER CAN SWEEP VEHICLES AWAY AND DAMAGE INFRASTRUCTURE. WHEN
THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK) LIGHTNING KILLS AND
INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. HEAVY RAIN CAN
CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY.
STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN DAMAGE TREES, BUILDINGS AND OVERTURN VEHICLES.
LARGE HAIL CAN CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND INJURY. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCHES ARE ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING HAIL,
WIND OR RAIN.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
MBSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING
(HASH)MBSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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