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Media Bulletin - Manitoba

September 29, 2020

Province Issues High Wind Effect Warning for South Shores of Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipeg



Manitoba Infrastructure’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre advises high winds developing overnight Wednesday and lasting until Thursday early morning may result in high wind effects along the south basin of Lake Manitoba, and shorelines near Gimli on the west and Victoria Beach on the east side of Lake Winnipeg.
 
Forecast wind from the northwest gusting up to 70 km/h and wave action could raise levels by as much as five feet or more.
 
Property owners are advised to take precautions.
 
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