Tornado

Tornado confirmed near Ituna Tuesday afternoon

Aug 25, 2021 | 6:22am

A tornado was confirmed to have touched down east of Ituna around 3:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. Environment Canada’s Shannon Moodie, said with no damaged suspected at this time, the twister was rated as an F-0. Being a weak tornado, Moodie reminded people that it is never a good idea to get to close to these […]

Tornado advisories in place for east-central Saskatchewan

Aug 24, 2021 | 3:33pm

UPDATE: The tornado warnings have since ended, but as of 4:50 PM Tuesday evening, funnel cloud advisories remain in effect for several areas of central Saskatchewan. Environment Canada is reporting there is a storm making it’s way east that has the potential to create funnel clouds. One was reportedly spotted outside of Ituna just after […]

Tornado warning out for parts of SW Saskatchewan

Jul 6, 2021 | 4:41pm

It could be a wild night weather-wise in Saskatchewan’s southwest. Environment Canada has issued a tornado warning for the Maple Creek-Shaunavon-Cypress Hills and Val Marie regions. The weather office says it is tracking a severe thunderstorm that could result in a tornado with damaging winds, large hail and locally intense rainfall. As of 4:30 Tuesday […]

Tornado, thunderstorm watches and warnings in place for east Saskatchewan

Aug 25, 2020 | 3:36pm

Environment Canada has issued severe thunderstorm watches and warnings, as well as tornado watches for many parts of eastern Saskatchewan for Tuesday afternoon. Tornado watches are in place for Carlyle, Oxbow, Yorkton, Melville, and Moosomin, as well as their surrounding areas. The weather office says conditions are favourable for thunderstorms that may produce tornadoes, adding […]

Melita, Manitoba mourns the loss of two teenagers killed in Friday’s tornado

Aug 10, 2020 | 11:47am

The mayor of a small southwestern Manitoba town says everyone in the community is devastated after a tornado killed two well-liked teens. Bill Holden says residents in Melita are feeling profound grief since Shayna Barnesky and Carter Tilbury, both 18, died Friday. He says they were well-known and from large, private families in the community […]

Two dead after tornado in Virden, MB

Aug 8, 2020 | 12:12pm

Virden RCMP confirmed that two people are dead after a tornado touched down near Virden, Manitoba Friday evening. Police responded to a farm that suffered extensive damage and noticed that two vehicles had been carried away and thrown by the storm. Incredible tornado south of Virden, MB #mbstorm @MyRadarWX @MisheylaIwasiuk pic.twitter.com/X9gMUO60vT — Aaron Jayjack (@aaronjayjack) […]

Tornado confirmed near Estevan is Saskatchewan’s fifth of 2020

Aug 5, 2020 | 10:48am

A tornado spotted near Estevan on Tuesday has been confirmed by Environment Canada. Meteorologist Alysa Pederson said a tornado warning was issued when funnel clouds were spotted near Estevan and Yellow Grass, with the touchdown happening close to Rafferty Dam. “We actually did get a pretty clear video from Rafferty Dam so just to the […]

Funnel clouds hit parts of SW Sask on Saturday

Jul 4, 2020 | 6:59pm

Environment Canada is confirming a tornado touched down near the town of Glenbain on Saturday afternoon. ECCC has confirmed a tornado near the town of Glenbain, SK at 4:30 pm CST, June 4, 2020. If you have damage or any additional information about this event, please contact ECCC. Info below. This assessment is preliminary and […]

Funnel cloud seen near Lumsden

Sep 2, 2019 | 5:51pm

The end of the Labour Day long weekend saw a tornado warning in effect for the RM of Lumsden and RM of Balgonie including the towns of Lumsden, Balgonie, Regina Beach and Craven for a short while late Monday afternoon stretching into the early evening. @environmentca #SKStorm Near Lumsden SK at 5:30pm pic.twitter.com/6qYGBU5xE0 — InsultingLlama […]

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