Part of southwestern Manitova is in cleanup mode after a sudden sudden storm caused unexpected confusion.
Devon Cook, the town of Binscarth, told Global News that the storm lasted less than three minutes, but "the size of the golf ball was up to baseball," and so on. It was destroyed. -Size "hail.
"It did a lot of damage in about 3 minutes. It broke a lot of windows and dented the car ... it came fast, and it ended fast," Cook said. rice field.
"Actually I dented all the vehicles in the driveway. I broke my mirror and broke the windshield. From there there are about 5 windows and 5 to the north. Three of them are broken. Two of the three windows in the big picture are broken.
"It does a lot of damage to the siding and there are lots of holes in the siding of the house ... and Garage doors also seemed to occupy a significant proportion. "
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Cook is in this area He said he expects many homes to suffer similar damage.
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Canadian environmental meteorologist Kyle Fourgere has confirmed that Binscarth is in one of the hardest hit areas, with wind speeds of up to 100 km / h.
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"The size of the hail breaks the window and damages the siding of the house as you move around the area. There was a report, "said Fougeer.
"The same storm also affected the Rothburn area, with baseball-sized hail. There were many other storms in southern Manitova, many of which were terrible.
"Warm and moist air encourages these thunderstorms. That's what gives them this energy — that warm air, it rises, the moisture cools and condenses, and it's these. It stimulates the energy of the storm. "
Fougere said Enivornment Canada is also investigating reports of possible tornadoes in the area. He said Manitova could see more tornado threats in the near future as we are in the peak season of intense storms.
Unfortunately, some of Manitova are expected to have more stormy weather from Friday to weekend.
"Today, in southern Manitova, especially in the southeastern part of Manitova, there is a risk of more severe storms," said Fougeres.
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"If someone is planning, travel east, especially outside Winnipeg, especially along Trans Canada If so, the threat of a fierce storm today. So we try to make sure people have a way to receive the watches and warnings we might issue. "{52. }
