WINNIPEG – A tornado touched down briefly southwest of Ninette and tens of thousands of people crowding the Winnipeg Folk Festival had to leave early as wild weather hit southern Manitoba Sunday.
And funnel clouds are possible again Monday in southwestern Manitoba, with a chance of heavy downpours with thunderstorms, Environment Canada forecasters said.
A weather advisory issued at 10:25 a.m. said conditions will be favourable for the development of funnel clouds this afternoon in the following communities:
- Virden, Souris;
- Melita, Boissevain, Turtle Mountain Provincial Park; and
- Killarney, Pilot Mound and Manitou.
There is a chance a weak landspout tornado could develop, the advisory said. The funnel clouds usually appear with little or no warning, Environment Canada said. If a funnel cloud develops, people should prepare to take cover.
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The tornado touched down about 10 kilometres southwest of Ninette, about 190 kilometres west of Winnipeg. There are no reports of damage yet.
Hail also fell, with Carberry hit by golf-ball-sized hail and Rapid City getting quarter-sized hail.
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The Sunday night storm forced an early end to the Winnipeg Folk Festival, where headliner Wilco couldn’t perform to close out the four-day music gathering.
The Winnipeg forecast for Monday calls for a mix of sun and cloud and a 60 per cent chance of showers in the late afternoon and evening with a risk of a thunderstorm. The high is forecast to hit 29 C with a UV index of 8, which is high.
— With files from Mike Koncan
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