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WWCN11 CWWG 070358
YELLOW WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:58 P.M. CDT SUNDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
=NEW= MELITA - BOISSEVAIN - TURTLE MOUNTAIN PROVINCIAL PARK
=NEW= VIRDEN - SOURIS.
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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.
THUNDERSTORMS FORMING THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, SOME OF WHICH MAY
BE SEVERE, WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT AND
MORNING HOURS.
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.
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 SOCIAL
MEDIA USING (HASH)MBSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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