Multiple rounds of thunderstorms, some severe, rolled through parts of the Pembina and Red River Valleys beginning late Canada Day evening.
"After a hot and humid July 1st, and capping in the atmosphere preventing convection from kicking off for much of the day, that all started to change around 8pm to 9pm as a weak disturbance moving from northwest to southeast began slicing through Southern Manitoba, providing the focus for storm development," explained CMOS Accredited Weathercaster Chris Sumner. "Some of these reached severe limits, with Severe Thunderstorm Warnings issued at points for the Carman, Morden, Winkler and Altona areas. The storms continued to roll through into early Wednesday morning, bringing additional rainfall and a further light show to enjoy."
Despite the lightning, most communities in the area which had fireworks planned were able to set them off before the storms arrived.
Lingering non-severe thunderstorms and showers will wrap up early Wednesday morning, with a hot and humid day to follow.
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The following are totals for Tuesday, July 1st and Wednesday, July 2nd through 5am, and are courtesy PembinaValleyOnline Rainwatchers and the Manitoba Ag Weather Network:
Elm Creek - 26.8mm (almost 1.1 inches)
Rosenfeld - 20mm (8/10)
Altona - 18mm (just over 6/10)
Gnadenfeld - 17.5mm (7/10)
Somerset - 13.0mm
Morden (in city) - 12mm
Jordan - 11.2mm
Winkler (south of city) - 9.4mm (almost 4/10)
Morden (two miles south) - 7.5mm (3/10)
Reinland - 7.0mm
Dominion City - 5.0mm
Morris - 4.6mm
Manitou - 3.8mm
Steinbach - 2.2mm (almost 1/10)
Carman/Kane - 1.5mm
25mm = 1 inch
Sumner noted, after yet another recent dry stretch, the rain will be welcomed by many especially seeing how it stayed away until the end of Canada Day celebrations, allowing everyone to enjoy the many events across the region.
"Now we're entering what I would call a very typical Summer pattern," said Sumner. "Atmospheric ridging, and southwesterly flow, will combine to bring hot and humid conditions to the area Wednesday through Friday, at least. Daytime highs will push into the low 30s on Thursday, but feel like nearly 40. Outside of that, the next chance of severe thunderstorm development will be Thursday night when another disturbance could act as the trigger to fire things up."
The average daytime high for the start of July is 26 degrees, and the overnight low is 13 degrees.
The below photo gallery was taken by Allan Jones, and captures scenes in Morden.