The “wet and unsettled” weather will continue until the May weekend

The first significant summer storm of the season moved through Winnipeg Thursday night, bringing significant rainfall and hail to parts of the city.

“The Lindenwood area has had reports of tuni (beans),” says Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Justin Scheer.

Rapid currents flooded areas where water had accumulated on roads and underpasses.

“The airport itself reported 17mm of rain relatively quickly,” says Scheer.

He said with the additional rainfall during the night, the 24-hour rainfall in the city was a little over 20 mm.

“It's been a very wet and erratic, erratic pattern lately.”

Tornado warnings have been issued, but no sightings have been reported.

“Based on what we're looking at from radar and satellite, the storms have shown some signs of potential,” Scheer explains.

Winds were significant in Winnipeg and the Red River Valley, with gusts up to 90 km/h, according to Morris.

Similar wet and potentially stormy weather is expected today and into the weekend as a low pressure system moves out of Saskatchewan.

Storms are expected in Westman and the Parkland area into the Red River Valley.

“We have 10 to 20 mm (of rain) in the forecast for the city,” says Scheer. “We can see higher amounts under any thunderstorm, which is typical of summer thunderstorm activity.”

Clear skies are forecast for Sunday as a ridge of high pressure is expected to make landfall in the province.

“It always feels like a classic May in southern Manitoba,” says Scheer. “At least it's going to rain at some point.”