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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
5/12/2009 at 3:30 PM
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH: Brandon - Carberry - TreherneIssued at 2:46 PM CDT TUESDAY 12 MAY 2009
THIS IS AN ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES TAKE IMMEDIATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED NEAR THE SASKATCHEWAN MANITOBA BORDER THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE NICKEL SIZE HAIL AS WELL AS HEAVY RAIN. THE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING.