WFCN12 CWWG 300020
RED WARNING - TORNADO
FOR NORTHERN MANITOBA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 7:20 P.M. CDT WEDNESDAY 29 JULY 2026.
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RED LEVEL WARNING - TORNADO - FOR:
      SOUTH INDIAN LAKE AND AMISK PROV. PARK
      SPLIT LAKE AND YORK LANDING
      THOMPSON THICKET PORTAGE AND PIKWITONEI.

RED LEVEL WARNING - TORNADO - ENDED FOR:
      NELSON HOUSE.

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IMPACT LEVEL: EXTREME
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: VERY HIGH

==DISCUSSION==

UPDATED OR ENDED BY 8:19 P.M. CDT.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO IS NEAR 
THOMPSON, MOVING EAST AT 30 KM/H. 

HAZARDS: 
- TORNADO. 
- 90 KM/H WIND GUSTS. 
- QUARTER TO PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 
- HEAVY RAINFALL.

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, OR MOVE 
DIRECTLY AWAY FROM THE PATH OF THE TORNADO. OTHERWISE, WEAR YOUR 
LIFEJACKET, LIE FACE DOWN AND PROTECT YOUR HEAD. 

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 SOCIAL 
MEDIA USING (HASH)MBSTORM.

HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA

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