Wild storm leaves parts of southern Manitoba walloped by water
Winnipeg says it received about 850 emergency calls overnight relating to downed power lines, possible structure fires and stranded vehicles
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Open this photo in gallery:A downed tree is shown in Winnipeg on Wednesday. Parts of southern Manitoba are in clean-up mode after a storm brought torrential downpours, tennis ball-sized hail chunks and unconfirmed reports of tornadoes.Brittany Hobson/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountParts of southern Manitoba are in cleanup mode after a storm brought torrential downpours, tennis ball-sized hail and unconfirmed reports of tornadoes.Environment and Climate Change Canada says the hardest-hit area was the town of Stonewall, just north of Winnipeg, which received about 255 millimetres of rain.Parts of Winnipeg were also walloped, with the Forks downtown tourist site registering 124 mm of precipitation.Severe weather caused more…
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