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The watch pasted below was just issued by Environment Canada re severe weather potential for later today. Nothing imminent as of this moment for Brandon and area but definitely worth keeping an eye on as the afternoon and evening progress...  
 
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2:25 PM CDT Sunday 31 July 2016  
Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for:  
 
City of Brandon  
Mun. of Glenboro-South Cypress incl. Treesbank  
Mun. of Norfolk Treherne  
Mun. of North Cypress-Langford incl. Neepawa and Carberry  
Mun. of North Norfolk incl. MacGregor Sydney and Austin  
Mun. of Oakland-Wawanesa incl. Carroll  
R.M. of Cornwallis west of Shilo incl. Chater  
R.M. of Elton incl. Forrest  
R.M. of Victoria incl. Holland and Cypress River  
Conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing damaging wind gusts, damaging hail and heavy rain.  
 
A cold front sweeping across southern Saskatchewan will bring scattered thunderstorms into western Manitoba beginning late this afternoon. Some of these thunderstorms may become severe. The severe threat will gradually progress eastward across the province throughout the night.  
 
Very large hail can damage property, break windows, dent vehicles and cause serious injury. Very strong wind gusts can damage buildings, down trees and blow large vehicles off the road. Remember, severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes. Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors! Stay indoors when a thunderstorm strikes. There isn't a place outside that is safe during a thunderstorm.  
 
Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when atmospheric conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms that could produce one or more of the following: large hail, damaging winds, torrential rainfall.  
 
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to storm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports to #MBStorm.  
 
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Full link:  
http://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?mb7

Edited by admin, 2016-07-31 20:28:11. Reason: title update

Environment Canada has put out the following for Roblin. If you are in that area please heed this warning.  
 
 
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7:55 PM CDT Sunday 31 July 2016  
Tornado warning in effect for:  
 
Mun. of Roblin incl. Markaroff Shortdale and Bield  
At 7:55 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 possible tornado is located 25 kilometres southwest of Roblin and is moving to the east/northeast at approximately 45 km/h.  
 
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.  
 
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to storm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports to #MBStorm.  
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https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?mb25  
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Nothing imminent for Brandon at this time, though are starting to see some storms fire up to the Southwest.  EC's Forecast calls for our storm risk being "late this evening and after midnight." 

Radar is at:  
http://weather.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=xfw

an interesting tool is the Weather Network's "future radar", which as of now is predicting that the current storm to the Southwest (not the tornado warned one above) will be in the Brandon area after 1AM:

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/maps/satellite-radar

Edited by Adam, 2016-07-31 20:12:14

Looks like there is no more tornado warning showing (its now a severe thunderstorm warning)...  however is currently a tornado watch for a number of areas in the path of that particular storm. All watches/warnings for Manitoba are at:  
https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/index_e.html?prov=mb