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Tornado among several storm events in the southwest

Two rural properties took the brunt of Manitoba's most recent violent weather episode

By Jennifer Paige July 31, 2015

Displaced bales, crushed crops and chunks of metal scatter fields in the southwest as the area recovers from one of Manitoba’s largest tornadoes in recent years. A low-pressure system that moved in from Montana sparked the extreme weather, which also doused the Virden area with nearly 75 mm of rain. Quarter-sized hail was also reported

Weather, Weather Vane

General weather pattern remains the same

Issued: Monday, July 27, 2015 – Covering: July 29 – August 5, 2015

By Daniel Bezte July 30, 2015

Last week’s forecast played out pretty close to what was predicted, with the only exception that we didn’t really see much of a cool-down last Friday. It does look like we’ll see overall temperatures cool down a little during this forecast period as the general weather pattern undergoes a bit of a change. This is

Cereals, Weather

Sask. crops get soaked, but may take yield hit

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel July 29, 2015

(Reuters) – Two days of rainstorms in Saskatchewan, Canada’s biggest wheat- and canola-growing province, may have done more harm to crops than good, even though farms were parched, a Saskatchewan government official said on Wednesday. Much of the province received rain on Monday and Tuesday, with the capital, Regina, collecting about 90 millimetres (3.5 inches),

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Three-hour tornado & Regina’s wettest day ever

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel July 28, 2015

Reuters — A tornado spun for several hours through southwestern Manitoba late Monday in a fierce Canadian Prairie storm that caused flash flooding and shredded part of a highway. No injuries or major damage was reported, according to a statement by Environment Canada, federal weather forecaster. “What was just shocking was the duration on the

Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 13

Conditions as of July 27, 2015

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development July 27, 2015

Generally, the condition of most crop types is rated as good in Manitoba. The continuing hot and humid weather conditions are advancing crops quickly. Harvest of winter wheat and fall rye is expected to start this week. To date, low disease pressure is noted in the winter cereal crops. Thunderstorms of varying severity resulted in

Weather

Instability and vorticity: The ingredients that make a tornado

Since they can’t get inside to measure, scientists aren’t completely sure how funnel clouds and tornadoes form

By Daniel Bezte July 24, 2015

So far this month weather conditions have been fairly good for thunderstorms to develop with plenty of warm, humid air around. This week, we’ll continue our look at severe thunderstorms, and specifically, the most deadly part — tornadoes. What are tornadoes and how do they form? A classic definition of a tornado is a violently

Weather, Weather Vane

General weather pattern remains the same

Issued: Monday, July 20, 2015 – Covering: July 22 – July 29, 2015

By Daniel Bezte July 23, 2015

The overall weather pattern doesn’t look like it will change much during this forecast period. We’re currently in a pattern that has a moderate ridge of high pressure over central North America, with this high extending northwards to about the central Prairies. To our east and west are troughs of low pressure. The western trough

Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 12

Conditions as of July 20, 2015

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development July 21, 2015

Another week of generally good growing conditions continues to advance crops across Manitoba. Localized thunderstorms did result in significant precipitation amounts in some areas of the province, while other areas would still benefit from additional moisture. Disease pressure and insect activity continues to be monitored as the growing season progresses. Click here for the Crop Weather Report for

Crops, Weather

Central Alberta receives weekend rainfall

Up to two inches in some areas will help fill crops

By GFM Network News, Terryn Shiells July 20, 2015

Commodity News Service Canada — Many regions of central Alberta saw some beneficial rainfall going into the weekend, which provided some relief to dry fields and aided crops as they head into the filling stage. “What it’s basically going to do is help fill the crops. In some places they had up to two inches of rain

Crops, Weather

Canola replanting may hinder winter wheat seeding

By GFM Network News, Terryn Shiells July 17, 2015

CNS Canada — With canola as the preferred stubble choice into which to seed winter wheat in Western Canada, it’s possible farmers will run into problems seeding this fall due to vast canola reseeding in early June. “The crop insurance said there was over a million acres reseeded (in Manitoba), and when you reseed, unless

Daily Network News

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Weather

Tornado among several storm events in the southwest

General weather pattern remains the same

Sask. crops get soaked, but may take yield hit

Three-hour tornado & Regina’s wettest day ever

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 13

Instability and vorticity: The ingredients that make a tornado

General weather pattern remains the same

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 12

Central Alberta receives weekend rainfall

Canola replanting may hinder winter wheat seeding

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