Severe thunderstorms moving through parts of northwestern Ontario have prompted tornado warnings. In effect for the Red Lake – Ear Falls area. Seek shelter immediately if you are in the affected area. Meanwhile, there is a tornado watch for other regions in northwestern Ontario as well as southern Manitoba. For more details on tornado warnings and watches, read below.
Read more: ‘Grapefruit-sized hail’, strong storms leave damage in parts of Alberta
CURRENT TORNADO WARNINGS
Northwestern Ontario
- Red Lake – Woodland Caribou Park
7:55 PM CDT: Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm that may produce a tornado. Devastating winds, large hail and locally intense rainfall are also possible.
A severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado is located 8 kilometers west of Sydney Lake, moving east at 60 km/h.
Hazards: Tornadoes, tuna-sized hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
Locations affected include: Sydney Lake and Longlegged Lake.
This is a dangerous and potentially life-threatening situation. Take cover immediately if dangerous weather approaches. If you hear a roaring sound or see a funnel cloud, spinning debris near the ground, flying debris, or approaching threatening weather, take shelter immediately.
CURRENT TORNADO WATCHES
Northwestern Ontario
- Kenora – Grassy Narrows – Whitedog
- Sioux Narrows – Nestor Falls – Morson
- Red Lake – Woodland Caribou Park
Manitoba
- Dugald – Beausejour – Grand Beach
- Bissett – Victoria Beach – Nopiming Prov. Park – Pine Falls
- Whiteshell – Lac du Bonnet – Pinawa
- Selkirk – Gimli – Stonewall – Gore
- Arborg – Hecla – Fisher River – Gypsumville – Ashern
- Jackhead Res.
- Moose Creek Prov. Forest Pine Dock and Matheson Island
- Moon. of Bifrost-Riverton incl. Arborg Hnausa and Hekla
- Peguis Res. and Fisher River Res.
- Fisher’s RM incl. Poplar field
- RM of Grahamdale incl. Gypsumville Moosehorn and Kemper
- RM of West Interlake incl. Ericsdale and Ashern
- Armstrong’s RM incl. Chatfield Inwood and Narcissus
- Coldwell’s RM incl. Lundar and Clarkley
- Gimli’s RM incl. Winnipeg Beach and Arnes
- RM of Rockwood incl. Teulon Stonewall and Stony Mountain
- Rosser’s RM incl. Meadows
- RM of St Andrews incl. Selkirk Lockport and Ponemah
- RM of Saint Laurent incl. Oak Point
- RM of West St. Paul incl. Middlechurch and Rivercrest
- RM of Woodlands incl. Warren and Lake Francis
Conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms that can produce tornadoes. Strong winds, large hail and heavy rain are also possible.
This is a dangerous and potentially life-threatening situation.
Be prepared for bad weather. Take cover immediately if dangerous weather approaches.
Tuesday: Bad weather trend continues across Prairies, supercell, tornado risk in Manitoba
The Prairies have seen back-to-back days of tornado watches and warnings, but there is still plenty of energy in the storm, meaning the threat of severe weather will continue.
The long weekend brought one confirmed tornado and grapefruit-sized hail to parts of Alberta on Sunday and Monday. For Tuesday, forecasters are watching a low pressure system move across Saskatchewan and Manitoba, which will be the main driver of severe thunderstorms.
“The center of the trough will help create additional spin in the atmosphere and possibly produce rotating storms that could develop tornadoes,” said The Weather Network meteorologist Kelly Sonnenburg.
“With the most powerful storms, damaging winds and very large baseball-sized hail are possible,” says Sonnenburg. The area of most significant storm potential will be across Manitoba’s southern interlakes and southeastern parts of the province.
Storms will develop near Dauphin, Man. in the late afternoon. By early evening, the storms will increase in strength as they crawl eastward into an area of possibly very unstable atmosphere. The strongest storms will hit the southeastern parts of Manitoba.
For the full Prairies forecast, watch the video above.
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