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Severe thunderstorm watches issued in several Manitoba communities
Terri Gale has your Thursday morning look at the weather. Manitobans are being urged to stay safe on Thursday morning as the risk of thunderstorms continues. As of 6:30 a.m., Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued severe thunderstorm watches for several communities. According to the weather agency, conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms that could produce strong winds, torrential rain, and damaging hail. It notes that storms continue to track east across the province, adding that some of these storms may become severe. ECCC urges Manitobans to stay inside during this severe weather as lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. It warns that thunderstorms may create difficult driving conditions and that rapidly rising water can sweep vehicles away. The weather agency also warns that heavy rain can cause flash flooding; strong winds can damage trees and buildings; and that large hail can cause damage and injury. Rain heading north ECCC has also issued rainfall warnings for parts of northern Manitoba, including Flin Flon, Snow Lake, Thompson and Gillam. It notes that from Thursday morning to Friday night, these areas are expected to receive between 50 to 70 millimetres of rain as a low pressure system brings heavy precipitation and thunderstorms.
CTV News
an hour ago
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Hurricane Erin stirs up strong winds and floods part of a U.S. highway as it slowly moves out to sea
Hurricane Erin is seen in a satellite image from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration captured Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, at 7:10 a.m. EDT. RODANTHE, N.C. — Hurricane Erin battered North Carolina's Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and surged under beachfront homes as the monster storm slowly began to move away from the East Coast on Thursday. Forecasters predicted the storm would peak Thursday and said it could regain strength and once again become a major hurricane, Category 3 or greater, but it was not forecast to make landfall along the East Coast before turning farther out to sea. Tropical storm conditions were in effect over parts of the Outer Banks and the coast of Virginia, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. In Bermuda, residents and tourists were told to stay out of the water with rough seas expected through Friday. As Erin's outer bands brushed the Outer Banks, water poured onto the main route connecting the barrier islands and a handful of stilted homes precariously perched above the beach. By Wednesday evening, officials had closed Highway 12 on Hatteras Island as the surge increased and waves rose. The road remained closed Thursday. Ocracoke Island's connection to its ferry terminal was cut off. Authorities predicted that the largest swells during high tide would cut off villages and homes on the Outer Banks and whip up life-threatening rip currents from Florida to New England. Waves from Hurricane Erin crash against the sandbagged pilings of a building in Buxton, N.C., on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed) Waves from Hurricane Erin crash against the sandbagged pilings of a building in Buxton, N.C., on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed) Beaches were closed to swimming Wednesday and Thursday in New York City, and some others in New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware were temporarily off-limits. Widespread, moderate coastal flooding was forecast for low-lying areas of Long Island and parts of New York City. Off Massachusetts, Nantucket Island could see waves of more than 10 feet (3 metres) this week. But the biggest threat remained along the Outer Banks where longtime residents didn't seem too concerned. 'I remember taking canoes out of my front yard to get to school, so I don't think it's gonna be that bad,' said Jacob Throne, who lives on Hatteras Island and works for surf shops. Despite beach closures elsewhere, some swimmers continued to ignore the warnings. Rescuers saved more than a dozen people caught in rip currents Tuesday at Wrightsville Beach in North Carolina, a day after more than 80 people were rescued. Bob Oravec, a National Weather Service forecaster, said that even if someone thinks they know how to handle a rip current, it's not safe. 'You can be aware all you want,' he said. 'It can still be dangerous.' A combination of fierce winds and huge waves estimated at about 20 feet (6.1 metres) could cause coastal flooding in many beachfront communities, North Carolina officials warned. 'Dangerous conditions can be felt far from the eye, especially with a system as large as Erin,' said Will Ray, the state's emergency management director. Dozens of beach homes already worn down from chronic erosion and protective dunes could be at risk, said David Hallac, superintendent of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Most residents decided to stay despite evacuations ordered on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. 'We probably wouldn't stay if it was coming directly at us,' said Rob Temple, who operates sailboat cruises on Ocracoke. His biggest concern was whether the main route would wash out and if tourists and delivery trucks may be cut off from the thin stretch of low-lying islands, which are increasingly vulnerable to storm surges. Erin has become an unusually large and deceptively worrisome system, with tropical storm-force winds spreading across 500 miles (800 kilometres) — roughly the distances from New York City to Pittsburgh. It remained a Category 2 hurricane early Thursday with maximum sustained winds around 105 mph (165 km/h), the hurricane center said. Erin was about 205 miles (330 kilometres) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras and moving north-northeast at 17 mph (28 km/h). The hurricane centre was also watching two tropical disturbances far out in the Atlantic that could develop into named storms in the coming days. With thousands of miles of warm ocean water, hurricanes known as Cape Verde storms are some of the most dangerous that threaten North America. Climate scientists say Atlantic hurricanes are now much more likely to rapidly intensify into powerful and catastrophic storms, fueled by warmer oceans. ___ Allen G. Breed And John Seewer, The Associated Press Seewer reported from Toledo, Ohio. Associated Press journalists Jeffrey Collins in Columbia, South Carolina; Gary Robertson in Raleigh, North Carolina; Ben Finley in Norfolk, Virginia; Dave Collins in Hartford, Connecticut; Hallie Golden in Seattle; and Julie Walker in New York contributed to this report.
CBC
3 hours ago
- CBC
Amateur sports organizations concerned about current and future impact of wildfires
This wildfire season in Manitoba left many young athletes, parents and recreational sports organizations frustrated over having to cancel many games and practices due to poor air quality. They're worried about the impact on amateur sports if summers like this one become more common.
