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Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Manitoba

Clouds threaten near Stonewall, Man., on Monday morning. Submitted by Pat Fryer / Global News

WINNIPEG – A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect Monday morning for Manitoba.

A dangerous thunderstorm capable of producing golfball-sized hail was being tracked by meteorologists at about 12:25 p.m., Environment Canada said in a weather alert.

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Intense thunderstorms east of Pine Falls have the potential to bring very large hail, Environment Canada said in the alert, and weather spotters have reported ping-pong to golfball-sized hail.

Isolated thunderstorms have also developed in the Berens River region.

The severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for:

  • Little Grand Rapids and Atikaki Provincial Park;
  • Bloodvein;
  • Bissett; and
  • Nopiming Provincial Park.

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