Tornado warnings have been issued for rural municipalities in south-central Manitoba Thursday night.
Environment Canada issued the alerts at 8:36 p.m. CT for:
- The municipality of Emerson-Franklin, including Roseau River.
Earlier alerts for the RM of Morris, including Rosenort and Aubigny, the RM of Montcalm, and the RM of De Salaberry have since ended.
The national weather service said its meteorologists were tracking a severe thunderstorm that could possibly produce a tornado, in addition to destructive winds, large hail and heavy rain.
It said the storm was located near Dominion City and was moving southeast at 20 km/h.
People are advised to take immediate shelter if any threatening weather approaches, or if they hear a rumbling noise, see a funnel cloud, or any swirling debris.
Earlier in the day, a severe thunderstorm pelted parts of Winnipeg with hail, strong winds and heavy rain.
Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the city at about 4:10 p.m.
A spring storm Thursday afternoon left piles of nickel-sized hailstones heaped up along the sides of roads on the western outskirts of Winnipeg, including Westwood, where Debbie Caruk captured the aftermath on one street.
Nickel-size hail was reported in several Winnipeg neighbourhoods, including in Charleswood, Westwood, Waverley Heights and Linden Woods.
Thunderstorm warnings were later issued for areas just east and south of Winnipeg. Environment Canada said toonie-sized hail and wind gusts up to 90 km/h were possible in the area around New Bothwell and Niverville.
Environment Canada said there is a risk of thunderstorms in the Winnipeg region once again on Friday afternoon.
