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WUCN11 CWWG 070216
YELLOW WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:16 P.M. CDT SUNDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
NOPIMING PROV. PARK
R.M. OF ALEXANDER INCL. POWERVIEW-PINE FALLS
POINTE DU BOIS
FALCON LAKE AND WEST HAWK LAKE
SHOAL LAKE RESERVES
SPRAGUE - NORTHWEST ANGLE PROVINCIAL FOREST.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 10:39 P.M. CDT.
AT 9:10 P.M. CDT, A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS LOCATED FROM
ABOUT FORT FRANCES TO CLEARWATER BAY THEN TO 15 KM NORTHEAST OF
POINTE DU BOIS. THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT
50 KM/H. STRONG WIND GUSTS, UP TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN
ARE POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS AND NEARBY AREAS THAT COULD BE IMPACTED INCLUDE: SPRAGUE,
FORT FRANCES, KENORA, WHITEFISH BAY
HAZARDS:
LOCAL RAINFALL TOTALS NEAR 50 MM
STRONG WIND GUSTS UP TO 90 KM/H
PEA TO DIME SIZED HAIL
TAKE IMMEDIATE COVER IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. IF OUTSIDE,
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS AND HAIL.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN IMMINENT OR OCCURRING
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE DAMAGING HAIL, WIND OR RAIN.
LOCAL UTILITY OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO ROOFS, FENCES, SOFT
SHELTERS OR TREES IS LIKELY. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND
SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY. WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO
INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK) LIGHTNING KILLS AND INJURES CANADIANS
EVERY YEAR. DON'T DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
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 SOCIAL
MEDIA USING (HASH)MBSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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