Tornado warning ends in southern Manitoba
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Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a tornado warning for the R.M. of Hanover in Manitoba.
Environment and Climate Change Canada has ended a tornado warning for the RM of Hanover in Manitoba, downgrading it to a severe thunderstorm watch.
The initial warning, issued at 3:38 p.m., included the communities of Steinbach, Niverville and Grunthal. The warning said meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm that is possibly producing a tornado.
However, shortly after 4 p.m., the warning was brought down to a severe thunderstorm watch.
“A disturbance moving through southern Manitoba this afternoon will bring the potential for thunderstorms, some of which may become severe,” ECCC said in a statement. “The main threats associated with these storms will be large hail and strong, damaging wind gusts.”
The severity of the storms is expected to diminish this evening, ECCC said.