Severe Thunderstorm Watch Ends

10:30 Update:

The severe thunderstorm watch has ended in the Parkland.

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9:35 Update:

The warning is no longer in effect for Dauphin or R.M. of Lakeshore, including Ochre River, Makinak.

It is still active for the R.M. of Lakeshore, including Rorketon and Toutes Aides, and Mossey River Mun. incl. Winnipegosis and Fork River.

The watch is still in effect for the rest of the Parkland.

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9:00 Update:

There's a severe thunderstorm warning in effect for the RM of Dauphin, including Sifton and Valley River, and the R.M. of Lakeshore, including Ochre River, Makinak, Rorketon and Toutes Aides.

Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts, nickel to ping pong ball size hail and heavy rain.

At 8:30 this morning, a severe thunderstorm was located 35 km west-southwest of Ochre River and moving northeast at 70 km/h. This thunderstorm is capable of producing damaging hail and wind gusts.

Large hail can damage property and cause injury. Strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak buildings, break branches off trees and overturn large vehicles. Intense lightning is likely with any thunderstorm that develops. Environment Canada says lightning kills and injures Canadians every year adding that, when thunder roars, go indoors!

Severe thunderstorm warnings are issued when imminent or occurring thunderstorms are likely to produce or are producing one or more of the following: large hail, damaging winds, torrential rainfall.

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There's a severe thunderstorm watch in effect for the Parkland region.

Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain.

Low pressure over eastern Saskatchewan is triggering scattered thunderstorms.

Some of these thunderstorms could become severe.

The threat for severe thunderstorms will persist into the early morning hours when thunderstorms are expected to gradually weaken as they move northward.

Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when atmospheric conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms that could produce one or more of large hail, damaging winds, or torrential rainfall.

The watch is in effect for: