WWCN11 CWWG 302029
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:29 PM CDT THURSDAY 30 MAY 2002.
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WATCHES/WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MANITOBA...
WIND WARNING FOR:
=NEW= BRANDON-CARBERRY-TREHERNE
=NEW= VIRDEN-SOURIS.
BRIEF WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 110 KM/H CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT
FEW HOURS.
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==DISCUSSION==
A NARROW BAND OF RAIN SHOWERS IS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWESTERN
MANITOBA. WELL ABOVE THE SURFACE IS ALSO AN AREA OF VERY STRONG
WINDS. THE SHOWERS ARE CAUSING THE STRONG WINDS ALOFT TO BRIEFLY
REACH THE SURFACE. WIND GUSTS OF 96 KM/H WERE REPORTED IN YORKTON
SASKATCHEWAN EARLIER TODAY AND IN THE RIVERS AREA NORTHWEST OF
BRANDON IN THE PAST 15 MINUTES. THESE VERY STRONG WINDS ARE BRIEF
AND QUITE SPOTTY, BEING ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHOWERS MOVING THROUGH
THE AREA. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING.