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WUCN11 CWWG 031536
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:36 A.M. CDT TUESDAY 3 OCTOBER 2023.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= MANIGOTAGAN BLACK RIVER RES. AND HOLLOW WATER RES.
R.M. OF ST. ANDREWS INCL. SELKIRK LOCKPORT AND PONEMAH
R.M. OF ST. CLEMENTS INCL. GRAND BEACH BROKENHEAD AND LIBAU
R.M. OF ALEXANDER INCL. POWERVIEW-PINE FALLS.
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==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 12:35 P.M. CDT.
AT 10:36 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 DRAPED SOUTH AND EAST OF THE SOUTH BASIN
OF LAKE WINNIPEG. 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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