Manitoba weather brings rain, hail, snow
Hail damage claims exceed 1,100 in wake of storms, says MPI
CBC News
Posted: Jun 11, 2012 1:04 PM CT
Last Updated: Jun 11, 2012 6:14 PM CT
Trees were torn down in Tulabi Falls on Saturday, some crashing onto vehicles like this truck. (James Wells)
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A rare June snowfall greeted Manitoba Hydro employees at the Kelsey Generating Station, located between Thompson and Gillam, on Monday. (Kevin Hutchinson)A weekend of storms, hail and even snow, left pools of water, dented metal, soggy campers and flattened flora behind in Manitoba.
Hail damage claims in the southern part of the province are now flooding into Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI).
As of 4 p.m. CT Monday, MPI had more than 1,100 hail-related claims. The majority of those were from Winnipeg.
The agency says it is closely monitoring the number of claims to determine whether a dedicated hail centre will need to be opened.
Hail stones in Winnipeg's St. James and Charleswood neighbourhoods got as big as golf balls on Sunday. (Kienan Lafrance)The hail in Winnipeg on Sunday ranged from golf-ball-sized stones in the St. James and Charleswood neighbourhoods to pea-sized pebbles in River Heights.
More than 30 millimetres of rain fell in the city over Saturday and Sunday, while amounts ranged from 20 millimetres to 50 millimetres across the province.
The largest amounts fell in the province's southeast area.
A thunderstorm that ripped through the Tulabi Falls campground in eastern Manitoba, uprooted several trees on Saturday.
Campers who tried to leave, however, were turned back at the gates. Park officials said the roads outside the campground were unsafe because of downed trees and hydro lines.
Georgia Honke tests out a flooded Good Street between Broadway and St. Mary Avenue on Monday morning. (Megan Bendictson/CBC)Further north in the province, the temperatures dropped the rain turned to snow.
Employees at Manitoba Hydro's Kelsey Generating Station, located between Thompson and Gillam, made the most of it by building a snowman.
The cooler temperatures dipped into southern Manitoba on Monday afternoon and were predicted to sink to a near-numbing 4 C overnight in Winnipeg.
Another five to 10 millimetres of rain was also expected to fall in the city on Monday.
The weather is expected to rebound Tuesday to 18 C in Winnipeg and then climb into the mid-20s for the rest of the week.
But there's not much escape from the rain.
While Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to be sunny, rainclouds will hang overhead on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, according to Environment Canada.
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