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Get your umbrellas ready, Manitoba.
An already wet May is about to get even wetter, Environment Canada says, with a rainfall warning issued for Winnipeg and much of southern Manitoba.
Meteorologist Kyle McAulay told 680 CJOB’s The beginning that the region has already increased its average rainfall totals — by around 57 millimeters — for May, with a whopping 70 millimeters and more having already fallen, with more than a week to go.
The worst part of the precipitation, McAulay said, is expected to begin overnight
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“Rainfall warnings are for rain events with more than 50 millimeters of rain in a 24-hour period,” he said.
“The heaviest stuff is going to be late overnight, after midnight … and this rain is going to last until about Friday afternoon, and then it will taper off to lighter rain into the evening and overnight hours until it faded completely.”
Because of the heavy rain over a short period of time, McAulay said some areas could see localized flooding.
“Especially since the last few rainfall events we had had some significant rainfall as well…. I imagine the ground is still wet, and it will be quite easy to have some localized flooding.”
The good news: after this coming rain, there’s nothing like it in the near-term forecast, and by mid to late next week, the region should turn the corner, temperature-wise, and see some days in 20 C territory.
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