Yellow Watch - Severe Thunderstorm

Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain.

Hazards: Up to toonie sized hail. Wind gusts of 90 km/h. Locally heavy rain.

Timing: This afternoon.

Additional details: Thunderstorms are developing over northern Manitoba as a low pressure centre makes its way toward the Hudson Bay coast. The low and associated thunderstorms will move off into the Bay this evening.

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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 social media using #MBStorm.