Marathon run of severe weather continues Thursday on the Prairies
Wednesday was our third consecutive day of bustling weather on the Prairies as severe thunderstorms towered high in the skies over Manitoba.
There was at least one spotter-confirmed touchdown northeast of Brandon, and the storms likely produced quite a bit of large hail around the province.
Touchdown near Brookdale, MB courtesy of @WestmanOutdoors #mbstorm 1 :25 pm CDT pic.twitter.com/vM3hH43eRw
Touchdown near Brookdale, MB courtesy of Suzanne Pothe on Twitter: "Touchdown near Brookdale, MB courtesy of @WestmanOutdoors #mbstorm 1 :25 pm CDT pic.twitter.com/vM3hH43eRw / Twitter" Suzanne Pothe on Twitter: "Touchdown near Brookdale, MB courtesy of @WestmanOutdoors #mbstorm 1 :25 pm CDT pic.twitter.com/vM3hH43eRw / Twitter" 1 :25 pm CDT Suzanne Pothe on Twitter: "Touchdown near Brookdale, MB courtesy of @WestmanOutdoors #mbstorm 1 :25 pm CDT pic.twitter.com/vM3hH43eRw / Twitter"
— Suzanne Pothe (@Spothe) Suzanne Pothe on Twitter: "Touchdown near Brookdale, MB courtesy of @WestmanOutdoors #mbstorm 1 :25 pm CDT pic.twitter.com/vM3hH43eRw / Twitter"
We’ll see this active spell stretch into Thursday and Friday as a new trough digs into the western half of the Prairies. The focus of the rough weather will concentrate on Alberta.
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Thursday
Areas: Mostly focused on central and northern Alberta
Timing: Through the afternoon and evening
Weather: We’ll see the risk for funnel clouds and landspout tornadoes migrate west toward Alberta on Thursday as a trough digging into Western Canada provides the spark for thunderstorms to develop with the heat of the day.
The atmosphere will grow a little more unstable over this region, ample fuel that could allow thunderstorms to produce large hail and heavy rainfall. Some of the storms could develop rotation, especially north and west of Edmonton, including the Slave Lake area.
Farther east, we’ll see a lingering potential for severe thunderstorms in far southeastern Manitoba and northwestern Ontario.
Pay close attention to watches and warnings if you’re on the Prairies on Thursday, and have a plan in place to get to sturdy shelter if threatening weather approaches your location.
Friday
Areas: Alberta
Timing: Afternoon and evening hours
Weather: We’ll see a renewed threat for severe storms across Alberta on Friday amid an environment primed to fuel and organize any thunderstorms that pop up over the province.
Ample instability and strong upper-level winds could allow storms to grow severe and produce large hail and strong winds. The finer details surrounding Friday’s severe weather threat will become clearer on Thursday.
Keep checking back to The Weather Network for more forecast information and updates for your weather on the Prairies.
