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Two rounds of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday led to significant rainfall amounts for areas of the Red River Valley and Southeastern Manitoba.

Winkler Police are hoping you can help them identify this person captured via security camera footage.

According to social media posts from the department, this individual is a person of interest, and may be able to provide police with information regarding a theft from Peavey Mart on July 21, 2023. The image is being released for identification purposes only. The subject may, or may not be, responsible for the referenced crime.

If you are able to identify the person, please contact us at 204-325-0829.

Wednesday afternoon at 3:50, a collision brought emergency crews to the northbound lane at the 1st Street and Highway 14 intersection. Initially, the call indicated there were three cars involved in a crash at the intersection but as the investigation unfolded, only 2 vehicles were damaged.

The light was green for the northbound traffic and a left turning vehicle had pulled forward slightly into the intersection waiting to turn safely, backing up traffic behind them. A northbound vehicle was unable to stop in time and collided with the last vehicle in line.

An area of low pressure moving through the Red River Valley and Southeastern Manitoba brought showers and thunderstorms to the region Wednesday afternoon and evening. Our PembinaValleyOnline Rainwatchers reported a number of downpours in various areas which led to half an inch (12.5mm) or more falling in less than 30 minutes.

Central Station Community Centre (Winkler) Executive Director Bev Wiebe is resigning from the role. The news was shared with PembinaValleyOnline via a news release from the board of directors.

The release stated:

It was a noisy Sunday evening for some spots in Southern Manitoba as a line of showers and thunderstorms slid through the region.

Canadian Baptist Bible College, located in Winkler, is has announced the addition of Pastor Nathan Ravert to the administration of the college, and to the assistant pastor position of Pembina Valley Baptist Church. Ravert is assuming the Vice Presidency of the college while the current Vice President, Bryan Helm, is taking on the role of Vice President Emeritus. 

According to many of our PembinaValleyOnline Rainwatchers, last night's thunderstorms had more bark than bite with brief gusty winds, isolated downpours, frequent lightning and quite the cloud display in some regions. Severe Thunderstorm Warnings were issued for a number of Municipalities Thursday including Louise, Dufferin, Thompson, Roland and Morris, with a Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect for much of the region during the evening hours.

Eight people were taken to hospital after a collision involving three vehicles in the RM of Rhineland late Thursday afternoon.

Pembina Valley RCMP responded to the accident just after 5 pm.

The collision happened on Hwy 14 at the intersection of Road 10W.

It was another busy day for PembinaValleyOnline Rainwatchers Wednesday with non-severe and severe thunderstorms rumbling across the region, bringing reports of small hail and heavy downpours. A Tornado Watch was in effect for much of the day, with multiple Tornado Warnings issued for areas outside our region, including portions of the southern Interlake and Westman, where weather watchers there indicated a small tornado touched down near Brookdale, located southwest of Neepawa.