It was a pretty wild start to the week in southwestern Saskatchewan yesterday afternoon as a severe weather system moved through the area. A tornado watch was placed on the region by Environment Canada around 3:30 p.m. and stuck around for about three hours before being rescinded. Alysa Pederson, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, said…
2 tornadoes confirmed in Saskatchewan Sunday
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) meteorologists say they’ve confirmed two tornadoes in Saskatchewan near Melville and Yorkton on Sunday with the possibility of a third tornado forming. At around 4 p.m. CST a tornado touched down about 10 kilometres northwest of Melville, a community about 145 kilometres northeast of Regina, and the tornado was…
Dangerous Prairie storms spawn tornado, risk continues
Wednesday, July 20, 2016, 10:27 AM – All of the ingredients were there for another stormy day across the Prairies on Tuesday with severe thunderstorm watches and warnings kicking off in parts of Manitoba through the afternoon hours. Conditions quickly deteriorated becoming even more dangerous and prompting tornado warnings across south central Saskatchewan and Manitoba.…