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Tornado threat passes for southern Manitoba

Natalie Hebert snapped this photo near Ste. Anne Friday evening around 5:30 p.m. Natalie Hebert / Submitted

WINNIPEG — Multiple tornado warnings issued for southern Manitoba have ended.

Earlier in the day Environment Canada reported that a severe thunderstorm was heading east-northeast at around 35 km/h. The storm was capable of producing strong winds, large hail, heavy downpours and possibly tornadoes.

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Earlier this afternoon Winnipeg was hammered with toonie size hail, much of it in St. Vital.

Toonie sized hail fell throughout Winnipeg and mostly in St. Vital. Maxine Schmidt / Global News. Global News

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