Severe thunderstorms moved through parts of Southern Manitoba Friday night, and into early Saturday morning with the most serious weather contained to the southwestern part of the province. Environment Canada reports a low pressure system approaching the province from Saskatchewan was the primary cause for the stormy evening.

Friday evening multiple Tornado Warnings were issued for areas near Virden and Miniota, and reports of heavy rain and hail were noted on social media sites and by our Rainwatchers.

Saturday morning Environment Canada released a summary of the reports it hard received:

At 9:00 p.m. walnut sized hail was reported at Miniota. Social media
photos received later showed what appeared to be two grain bins
tipped over just south of Miniota. The area was under a tornado
warning at that time.

From 9:10 p.m. to 9:20 p.m. quarter sized hail was reported at Arrow
River, just east of Miniota.

At 9:49 p.m. a funnel cloud was observed in Virden.

Also at 9:49 p.m. golf ball sized hail was reported near Roblin.

At 10:15 p.m. wind gusts estimated to be near 100 km/h were observed
in Sioux Valley.

Meanwhile, PembinaValleyOnline.com has received multiple reports of heavy rain and small hail in parts of the R.M. of Stanley including near Osterwick and Stanley Park. Also, several trees in Manitou were downed by strong winds according to one eyewitness.

Our Rainwatchers reported the following amounts:

Wawanesa - 1.3 inches
Glenboro - 9/10ths
Baldur, Gnadenthal - 8/10ths
Ninette - 4/10ths

Morden - 1/2 inch
North of Horndean - 3/10
Altona, Killarney - 2/10
Carman, Morris - 1/10