Environment Canada issued tornado warnings for the areas of Morden, Winkler, Altona, Morris, Steinbach, St. Adolphe, Emerson, Vita and Richer but ended the warnings on Sunday afternoon.
A doppler RADAR indicated the tornadic thunderstorm moving toward the east at 30 km/h.
Residents were being advised to take cover immediately if threatening weather approaches.
Threatening weather includes a roaring sound or funnel cloud, swirling debris near the ground or flying debris.
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Other areas of the province have severe thunderstorm warnings in effect as of Sunday evening.
Those areas include:
- Winnipeg
- Bissett
- Manigotagan Black River Res. and Hollow Water Res.
- Nopiming Provincial Park
- R.M. of Alexander including Powerview-Pine Falls
- R.M. of Brokenhead inclluding Beausejour and Garson
- R.M. of Springfield including Anola and Birds Hill Provincial Park
- R.M. of Montcalm including St. Jean Baptiste
- Cross Lake and Jenpeg
- Molson Lake and Bear Lake
- Norway House
- R.M. of Ritchot including St. Adolphe and Ste. Agathe
- R.M. of Tache including Lorette Ste-Geneviève and Landmark
- Split Lake and York Landing
- Thompson Thicket Portage and Pikwitonei
- Falcon Lake and West Hawk Lake
- L.G. of Pinawa incl. Seven Sisters Falls
- Pointe du Bois
- R.M. of Lac Du Bonnet
- R.M. of Reynolds incl. Ste. Rita Hadashville and Rennie
- R.M. of Whitemouth incl. Elma
- Shoal Lake Reserves
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