CN11 CWWG 292123 RAINFALL WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:23 P.M. CDT SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2014. --------------------------------------------------------------------- RAINFALL WARNING FOR: BRANDON - CARBERRY - TREHERNE DAUPHIN - ROBLIN - WINNIPEGOSIS MINNEDOSA - NEEPAWA - RUSSELL - RIDING MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK KILLARNEY - PILOT MOUND - MANITOU MELITA - BOISSEVAIN - TURTLE MOUNTAIN PROVINCIAL PARK VIRDEN - SOURIS. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ==DISCUSSION== RAINFALL - LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY MORNING. RAIN, AT TIMES HEAVY, CONTINUES. A LARGE AND INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE MANITOBA INTERLAKE AREA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN MANITOBA AND SOUTHEAST SASKATCHEWAN. THIS SYSTEM HAS BROUGHT EXCEPTIONALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TO PARTS OF THE WARNING AREA OVER THE PAST 24 TO 48 HOURS WITH AMOUNTS OF 100 TO 200 MM BEING REPORTED ALONG THE MANITOBA-SASKATCHEWAN BORDER FROM YORKTON THROUGH MOOSOMIN TO REDVERS INTO THE MELITA AND VIRDEN AREAS. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY EASING OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY. A FURTHER 15 TO 30 MM IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 MM MONDAY BEFORE THE RAINS FINALLY TAPER OFF MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS AND WATER POOLING ON ROADS. LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE. WATCH FOR POSSIBLE WASHOUTS NEAR RIVERS, CREEKS AND CULVERTS. ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS WILL UPDATE ALERTS AS REQUIRED. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OR WEATHERADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, YOU CAN CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR SEND AN EMAIL TO STORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS TO (HASH)MBSTORM. HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA/WARNINGS/INDEX(UNDERSCORE)E.HTML?PROV=MB END/MSC
Posted on: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 22:56:44 +0000
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