An intense thunderstorm swept through southeastern Manitoba Thursday night bringing heavy rain. It hit the Steinbach area around 9 p.m. Manitoba Agriculture weather stations in Steinbach and St. Pierre are both reporting 50 millimetres or two inches of rain. Some streets in Steinbach were flooded as the heavy rain was too much for storm drains to handle all at once. There are reports of flooded basements but there is limited information so far. A woman in the Steinbach area also reports what seemed to be a funnel cloud although there are no reports of damage at this time.

Heavy rains Thursday night had water at Brandt St. and Reimer Ave. up to this cars doors

A woman in the Steinbach area reported seeing what looked like a funnel cloud Thursday evening