Thunderstorms rolled through southern Manitoba yesterday and some lasted through the night bringing significant rainfall amounts to some parts of the region. There were numerous watches and warnings and a thick fog from the moisture blanketed the area most of the night into the morning. Here are some of the rainfall amounts in millimeters..........

Beausejour - 90.0mm (close to 20mm fell after midnight)
Vivian - 83.3mm (3.3 inches - located south of Beausejour)
Elie - 68.4mm (2.7 inches)
Winnipeg (airport) - 58.8mm (almost 2.4 inches)
Portage la Prairie - 56.7mm (almost 2.3 inches)
St. Adolphe - 53.2
Starbuck - 44.3
Stonewall - 40.0
Richer - 36.0
Bagot - 32.4
Gladstone - 27.9
Teulon - 24.5
Plumas - 22.6
Elm Creek - 20.0
Lake Francis - 21.7
Carman - 8.0

rain as prosvita parkProsvita Park area following the rain
menacing cloudsthe clouds made it look like anything might happen


For the most part, it was heavy rain, but some hail did fall in the area around Roseisle.

hail in roseisleMeldina White gathered these hail stones Monday evening after the storm rolled through Roseisle. Submitted photo.

Following the storm, rainbows were common around the Central Plains.

rainbow