WFCN11 CWWG 060331

RED WARNING - TORNADO

FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 10:31 P.M. CDT SUNDAY 5 JULY 2026.

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RED LEVEL WARNING - TORNADO - FOR:

      MUN. OF GRASSLAND INCL. HARTNEY AND MINTO

      MUN. OF SOURIS-GLENWOOD.



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IMPACT LEVEL: EXTREME

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: VERY HIGH



==DISCUSSION==



UPDATED OR ENDED BY 11:30 P.M. CDT.



AT 10:31 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.



TORNADO DETECTION METHOD: RADAR (POSSIBLY) 



TORNADO LOCATION: NEAR HARTNEY 



MOTION: MOVING EAST AT 40 KM/H 



LOCATIONS IN THE PATH: 



HARTNEY



THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. 

TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IN A BASEMENT, INTERIOR ROOM, OR A STURDY 

SHELTER WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. IF NO SHELTER IS 

AVAILABLE, LIE IN A LOW SPOT AND PROTECT YOUR HEAD FROM FLYING 

DEBRIS. IF YOU ARE OUT ON THE WATER WHEN THREATENING WEATHER 

APPROACHES, RETURN TO SHORE AND SEEK SHELTER, IF POSSIBLE. 

OTHERWISE, MOVE AWAY FROM THE PATH OF THE TORNADO TO ESCAPE. WEAR 

YOUR LIFEJACKET, LIE FACE DOWN AND PROTECT YOUR HEAD. TORNADOES CAN 

BE WRAPPED IN RAIN AND MAY NOT BE VISIBLE. TORNADOES AT NIGHT CANNOT 

BE SEEN AND MAY STRIKE SUDDENLY. SOMETIMES THEY ARE PRECEDED BY 

STRENGTHENING WINDS, LARGE HAIL, OR AN APPROACHING WHISTLING OR 

ROARING SOUND. TORNADO WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN A THUNDERSTORM IS 

PRODUCING OR IS LIKELY TO PRODUCE A TORNADO. 



PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 

ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 

MBSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING 

(HASH)MBSTORM.



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