Severe thunderstorms pushing through Manitoba Sunday evening
Manitoba is next in line for severe thunderstorms as an active pattern pushes across the Prairies to round out this long holiday weekend
Severe thunderstorms will continue rolling through southern Manitoba through Sunday evening as a low-pressure system pushes into high instability parked over the region.
Additional watches and warnings are likely through the evening as these storms push across the region. Pay attention to alerts in your area. Severe thunderstorms are especially dangerous as folks start to tune out and head to bed. Ensure you have a way to receive severe weather alerts if storms approach while you're asleep.
Keep the radar handy on your phone if you’re under the threat of storms on Sunday, and make a plan to seek shelter in a hurry if hazardous weather approaches your location.
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Sunday
Areas: Manitoba
Timing: Through the evening hours
Weather: The low-pressure system that brought so much severe weather to the western Prairies on Saturday will push into Manitoba for the day Sunday.
Southerly winds ahead of this system will pull high levels of instability over Manitoba through the day. The approaching low will scoop that unstable air skyward, triggering thunderstorms that could quickly turn severe.
Given the impressive instability in place, any severe thunderstorms will be capable of producing large hail, strong wind gusts, and heavy rainfall.
While the storms will largely organize into clusters and squall lines, any storms that remain isolated and free from interference may carry a risk for rotation before they merge with other nearby storms.
Daytime high temperatures will rise into the lower 30s for much of southern Manitoba on Sunday, lending a summery feel to the atmosphere in the lead-up to the storms.
Sunday’s renewed risk for severe weather may threaten any outdoor plans as this long holiday weekend continues.
Keep The Weather Network’s app handy on your phone to peek at the radar and keep up with watches and warnings as the day progresses.
Stay close to a safe shelter in case storms threaten your location. And remember, the greatest danger in any thunderstorm is lightning. If you can hear thunder, you’re close enough to be struck by lightning.
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Stay with The Weather Network for the latest on the severe storm threat across the Prairies.
