August 9-10, 2007 Ravaging Thunderstorms - Dauphin and Winnipeg hard hit
Severe thunderstorms, including supercells, developed over eastern Saskatchewan and western Manitoba in the afternoon and evening of August 9th, 2007. These storms moved southeastward throughout the night, pushing through Winnipeg by around 1 am on August 10th. The storms brought large hail and damaging winds across a long swath from Dauphin to Winnipeg. In Dauphin, hail up to baseball or even softball sized fell along with about 50 mm of rain and 98 km/h winds, causing extensive damage. It was one of the worst storms to ever hit the town. Almost every exposed vehicle and building suffered hail damage. Windows were smashed and roofs were destroyed. MPI received about 13,000 vehicle claims worth about 50 million dollars due to the storm. So many vehicles were damaged that there was a large boom in new car sales afterwards.
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| Photos from Brandon Daily Sun August 11 2007 page 2 |
In Winnipeg, a wind gust of 100 km/h was recorded at the Airport. Nickel to toonie sized hail fell as well. Northern and eastern portions of the city bore the brunt of the storm. The storms across southern Manitoba caused millions of dollars in crop damage, knocked down thousands of trees and forced 7,000 customers without power. A horse near Anola was killed by powerful winds. Birds Hill Park was shut down due to the magnitude of tree damage. Sheds and fences were blown all over the place in nearby neighbourhoods. A couple golf courses were also closed due to downed trees. A City of Winnipeg forester said the storm was definitely in the top 10 worst for tree damage in the city, but not as bad as a 2005 storm. About 20-30 mm of rain fell with the storm in northern Winnipeg, while the south end received next to nothing.
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| From the front page of the Winnipeg Free Press on August 11, 2007 |
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| Weather summary issued by Environment Canada |
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