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WWCN11 CWWG 100242  
YELLOW WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM  
FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA  
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA  
AT 9:42 P.M. CDT THURSDAY 9 JULY 2026.  
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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:  
=NEW= GRAND RAPIDS - WATERHEN  
ARBORG - HECLA - FISHER RIVER - GYPSUMVILLE - ASHERN.  
 
YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - REPLACES YELLOW LEVEL  
WATCH - TORNADO - FOR:  
GRAND RAPIDS - WATERHEN.  
 
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE  
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.  
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM  
THIS EVENING. THEY WILL TRACK EAST OUT OF THE AREA LATER THIS  
EVENING.  
 
WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK) LIGHTNING KILLS AND  
INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR. 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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