Tornado warning issued for Portage la Prairie and area - update

6:45 pm: all tornado warnings have ended in the area. Severe thunderstorm warnings remain.

6:15 pm: An intense storm is passing through the Portage area and Environment Canada is advising people to stay indoors. A constant rumble has been heard from the sky for the past 30 minutes and the emergency alert system has been activated several times on our radio stations. Heavy rain has been falling for the past 45 minutes.

radar at 6:30pm

clouds between Oakville and Elie at 6:25pm

 

The latest from Environment Canada:

6:43 PM CDT Monday 15 August 2022
Severe thunderstorm warning in effect for:

• R.M. of Cartier incl. Elie St. Eustache and Springstein
• R.M. of Grey incl. St. Claude Elm Creek and Fannystelle
• R.M. of Headingley
• R.M. of Portage la Prairie incl. St. Ambroise
• R.M. of St. François Xavier

Persons in or near this area should be on the lookout for adverse weather conditions and take necessary safety precautions. Watch for updated statements.

6:43 PM CDT Monday 15 August 2022
Severe thunderstorm warning in effect for:

• R.M. of Rosser incl. Meadows

At 6:43 p.m. CDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts, up to nickel size hail and heavy rain.

This severe thunderstorm is located near Elie, moving east at 50 km/h.

Hazard: 90 km/h wind gusts and nickel size hail.

Locations impacted include:
St. François Xavier, Assiniboia, Headingley and Hacienda.

Take cover immediately, if threatening weather approaches. Large hail can damage property and cause injury. Strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak buildings, break branches off trees and overturn large vehicles. Intense lightning is likely with any thunderstorm that develops. Remember, severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes. Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors!

6:30 PM CDT Monday 15 August 2022
Severe thunderstorm warning in effect for:

• R.M. of Cartier incl. Elie St. Eustache and Springstein
• R.M. of Portage la Prairie incl. St. Ambroise
• R.M. of St. François Xavier

At 6:30 p.m. CDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts, up to nickel size hail and heavy rain.

This severe thunderstorm is located near Oakville, moving east at 40 km/h.

Hazard: 100 km/h wind gusts and nickel size hail.

Locations impacted include:
Fortier, Bénard, St. Eustache and Elie.

Take cover immediately, if threatening weather approaches. Large hail can damage property and cause injury. Strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak buildings, break branches off trees and overturn large vehicles. Intense lightning is likely with any thunderstorm that develops. Remember, severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes. Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors!

Severe thunderstorm warnings are issued when imminent or occurring thunderstorms are likely to produce or are producing one or more of the following: large hail, damaging winds, torrential rainfall.

6:26 PM CDT Monday 15 August 2022
Severe thunderstorm warning in effect for:

• R.M. of Dufferin incl. Carman Roseisle and Homewood

At 6:26 p.m. CDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a very dangerous thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts, up to baseball size hail and heavy rain.

This severe thunderstorm is located 8 kilometres northwest of Stephenfield Provincial Park, moving southeast at 30 km/h. Baseball size hail has been reported with this storm.

Hazards: baseball size hail and 100 km/h wind gusts.

Locations impacted include:
Roseisle, Stephenfield Provincial Park and Graysville

Extremely large hail can smash windows, destroy property and vehicles and cause life-threatening injury. Strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak buildings, break branches off trees and overturn large vehicles. Remember, severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes. Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors!

Severe thunderstorm warnings are issued when imminent or occurring thunderstorms are likely to produce or are producing one or more of the following: large hail, damaging winds, torrential rainfall.

6:11 PM CDT Monday 15 August 2022
Tornado warning ended for:

• R.M. of Grey incl. St. Claude Elm Creek and Fannystelle

 

6:07 PM CDT Monday 15 August 2022
Tornado warning in effect for:

• R.M. of Portage la Prairie incl. St. Ambroise

At 6:07 p.m. CDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm that is possibly producing a tornado. Damaging winds, large hail and locally intense rainfall are also possible.

This severe thunderstorm is located near Portage la Prairie, moving east at 35 km/h.

Hazard: Tornado, 90 km/h wind gusts and quarter size hail.


Locations impacted include:
High bluff and Popular Point.

This is a dangerous and potentially life-threatening situation. Take cover immediately, if threatening weather approaches. If you hear a roaring sound or see a funnel cloud, swirling debris near the ground, flying debris, or any threatening weather approaching, take shelter immediately.

Go indoors to a room on the lowest floor, away from outside walls and windows, such as a basement, bathroom, stairwell or interior closet. Leave mobile homes, vehicles, tents, trailers and other temporary or free-standing shelter, and move to a strong building if you can. As a last resort, lie in a low spot and protect your head from flying debris.

Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors!

Tornado warnings are issued when imminent or occurring thunderstorms are likely to produce or are producing tornadoes.