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WUCN11 CWWG 031453
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:53 A.M. CDT TUESDAY 3 OCTOBER 2023.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= R.M. OF BROKENHEAD INCL. BEAUSEJOUR AND GARSON
R.M. OF ST. ANDREWS INCL. SELKIRK LOCKPORT AND PONEMAH
R.M. OF ST. CLEMENTS INCL. GRAND BEACH BROKENHEAD AND LIBAU.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ENDED FOR:
R.M. OF ROCKWOOD INCL. TEULON STONEWALL AND STONY MOUNTAIN
R.M. OF WEST ST. PAUL INCL. MIDDLECHURCH AND RIVERCREST
R.M. OF SPRINGFIELD INCL. ANOLA AND BIRDS HILL PROV. PARK
R.M. OF EAST ST. PAUL INCL. BIRDS HILL.
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==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 11:52 A.M. CDT.
AT 9:53 A.M. CDT, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A
CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY STRONG
WIND GUSTS, UP TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.
THIS CLUSTER OF STORMS ARE NOW NORTH OF THE CITY OF WINNIPEG, ALONG
THE RED RIVER NEAR SELKIRK. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TOWARDS THE
NORTHEAST AT APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 70 KM/H.
TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY, IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. HEAVY
DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND WATER POOLING ON ROADS. IF
VISIBILITY IS REDUCED WHILE DRIVING, TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS AND
MAINTAIN A SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE. LARGE HAIL CAN DAMAGE PROPERTY
AND CAUSE INJURY. STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN TOSS LOOSE OBJECTS, DAMAGE
WEAK BUILDINGS, BREAK BRANCHES OFF TREES AND OVERTURN LARGE
VEHICLES. INTENSE LIGHTNING IS LIKELY WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT
DEVELOPS. LIGHTNING KILLS AND INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR.
REMEMBER, WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK)
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN IMMINENT OR OCCURRING
THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE OR ARE PRODUCING ONE OR MORE OF
THE FOLLOWING: LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS, TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
MBSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)MBSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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