Manigotagan, Manitoba, Canada Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

At 8:28 p.m. CDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing damaging wind gusts, up to quarter size hail and heavy rain.

Thunderstorm Location: Over the south Lake Winnipeg Basin

Motion:  Moving northeast at 60 km/h

Hazards:
Wind: damaging (90 - 110 km/h)
Hail: up to quarter size (up to 2.5 cm)
Rain: heavy (15 - 50 mm)

Locations in the Path:
Brokenhead Reserve
Grand Beach
Lester Beach
Victoria Beach
Fort Alexander
Powerview-Pine Falls
St-Georges
Little Black River

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Heavy rain may cause flash flooding and significant reductions to visibility. Fast-moving and rapidly rising water can sweep vehicles away and damage infrastructure. Large hail may cause significant damage and injury.

Severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes. Severe thunderstorm warnings are issued when imminent or occurring thunderstorms are expected to produce damaging hail, wind or rain.

Squalls with wind gusts up to 35 knots, frequent lightning and hail up to 2 centimetres are expected or occurring in the area.

A small thunderstorm complex is moving eastward at 25-30 kts towards Lake Winnipeg (south basin). The primary hazard with this thunderstorm is strong wind gusts.

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Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. For more information monitor Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.

A passing cold front will combine with an unstable airmass resulting in a favourable environment for the development of severe thunderstorms over southeastern Manitoba. 

Thunderstorms are expected to develop early this afternoon (1-3 pm local time) and diminish this evening. 

The primary hazards with these storms include large hail, strong wind gusts and heavy rainfall. 

Heavy rainfall is expected to impact already water logged areas from last nights storms. So further flash flooding will also be a risk in flood prone areas.

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Fast-moving and rapidly rising water can sweep vehicles away and damage infrastructure.

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@ec.gc.ca, call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on X using #MBStorm.