Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued

(Locations listed below description)

Updated or ended by 10:51 P.M. Cdt.

Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing loonie-sized hail and wind gusts in excess of 90 km/h.

At 8:52 P.M. cdt doppler radar indicated that this severe thunderstorm was located about 30 km South of Boissevain and was moving toward the Northeast at 40 km/h.

Lightning kills and injures canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors!

Severe thunderstorm warnings are issued when imminent or occurring thunderstorms are likely to produce or are producing 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@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #MBStorm.

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ISSUED:

• Mun. Of Boissevain-Morton Incl. Turtle Mtn Prov. Park
• Mun. Of Killarney-Turtle Mountain