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Severe thunderstorms may have slipped past Dauphin yesterday, but other areas of the province were not as lucky. 

Hailstones ranging in size from nickel to golf balls hit the Alonsa area, while hail driven by powerful winds shattered windows and left dents in houses and vehicles through the northern part of Winnipeg and communities east of the city on Thursday evening.

A weather station in Dugald, operated by Manitoba Agriculture, recorded a wind gust of 133 km/hr, while Selkirk reportedly received 110 mm of rain.

Earlier in the day, tornado warnings were issued for the area near Amaranth, and Sandy Bay First Nation. 

There have been no reports as of yet of any tornadoes touching down.