WWCN11 CWWG 160941
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:41 A.M. CDT SUNDAY 16 JUNE 2024.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR:
      STEINBACH - ST. ADOLPHE - EMERSON - VITA - RICHER
      DUGALD - BEAUSEJOUR - GRAND BEACH
      WHITESHELL - LAC DU BONNET - PINAWA
      SPRAGUE - NORTHWEST ANGLE PROVINCIAL FOREST.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ENDED FOR:
      CITY OF WINNIPEG.

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==DISCUSSION==

CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS 
THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS 
AND DAMAGING HAIL.

A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO TRACK EASTWARD THROUGH 
SOUTHERN MANITOBA EARLY THIS MORNING. 

THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO WEAKEN AS THEY MOVE EASTWARD, 
BUT A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CURRENTLY REMAINS WITH THIS LINE OF 
THUNDERSTORMS.

VERY LARGE HAIL CAN DAMAGE PROPERTY, BREAK WINDOWS, DENT VEHICLES 
AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN DAMAGE 
BUILDINGS, DOWN TREES AND BLOW LARGE VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. LOCALLY 
HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. REMEMBER, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN 
PRODUCE TORNADOES. LIGHTNING KILLS AND INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR. 
REMEMBER, WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK) 

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES ARE ISSUED WHEN ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS 
ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD 
PRODUCE 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.

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