Manitoba storm creates light show over Winnipeg, knocks out power

WINNIPEG – A thunderstorm that lit up the sky over Manitoba Monday morning knocked out power in parts of Elmwood and St. James in Winnipeg as well as Winkler and Morden.

Power went out for about 415 customers in Elmwood at 10 a.m. and was fully restored at about 1 p.m., Manitoba Hydro said. An outage in Garden City was supposed to end around 12:30 p.m.

The power was out from about 6:20 a.m. until 7:40 a.m. for up to 7,200 people in the Winkler-Morden area. In St. James, about 170 customers were without power from about 8 a.m. until shortly after 10 a.m.

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WATCH: Viewers, Amine Ka,  Justin Young, Katie Powell, Jadon Hudak, submit lightning footage

Watch a timelapse of the storm above. It was shot by one of the Global Winnipeg rooftop cameras.

PHOTOS: Storm creates light show over Winnipeg