Saskatoon weather: Environment Canada issues tornado watch

A twister watch was issued for Saskatoon on Sunday afternoon, with metropolis services getting ready to shut on quick discover within the occasion of an outbreak of extreme thunderstorms.

Simply after 1 p.m. Setting Canada issued the alert. The federal climate service mentioned a low strain system was colliding with an unstable air mass, creating circumstances for intense storms starting from giant hail, very robust gusting wind, torrential downpours and tornadoes.

“It is a harmful and probably life-threatening state of affairs,” Setting Canada mentioned in its alert.

“Storms will provoke by mid-late afternoon and monitor east-northeast. The twister menace will step by step diminish after sundown and because the storms monitor into japanese Saskatchewan and into Manitoba tonight.”

In a information launch Sunday afternoon, the Metropolis of Saskatoon mentioned police, the hearth division and metropolis electrical staff have been on standby monitoring circumstances to take care of potential injury to infrastructure and localized flooding.

Metropolis services just like the landfill, the Forestry Farm and Zoo, and civic centres have ready to shut if extreme climate does escape, and transit service may be affected.

“Town is advising residents to take instant steps to make sure their security and to remain knowledgeable,” the information launch mentioned.

Within the occasion of a twister, Setting Canada advises folks to “take cowl instantly.”

“Go indoors to a room on the bottom flooring, away from exterior partitions and home windows, reminiscent of a basement, lavatory, stairwell or inside closet. Depart cellular properties, autos, tents, trailers and different short-term or free-standing shelter, and transfer to a powerful constructing in case you can,” Setting Canada says.

“As a final resort, lie in a low spot and defend your head from flying particles.”

Twister chasers on X shared pictures of the storms and funnel clouds as they swept throughout the province on Sunday.

One account claimed a twister touched down within the Borden space simply after 5 p.m.

Round 6 p.m. Setting Canada issued a extreme thunderstorm warning stretching from Corman Park to Rosthern, with a cluster of extreme storms between Laird and Warman shifting east at 35 kilometres per hour.

“Heavy downpours are prone to trigger flash floods and water pooling on roads. Massive hail can injury property and trigger damage. Robust wind gusts can toss free objects, injury weak buildings, break branches off bushes and overturn giant autos. Bear in mind, extreme thunderstorms can produce tornadoes.”

In a submit on X, Shane Turgeon shared pictures of a large wall cloud decreasing from the sky simply northeast of Warman.