Fierce winds, dust storm cause chaos in southern Manitoba

A rare dust storm in southern Manitoba Thursday delivered high winds, flying dirt and reduced visibility. The strongest winds of more than 100 km/h were recorded in the southwest part of the province, including in and around Elgin, Man., where crews fought a grass fire Thursday. Hydro crews are dealing with dozens of power outages and people are picking up debris after severe winds on Thursday created havoc across southern Manitoba and reduced visibility in blowing dust. The wind warning is over for Winnipeg as of Friday morning but remains over a swath of southwestern Manitoba. #winnipeg #mb #weather #wind #storm