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CTV News
5 days ago
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- CTV News
Two tornados confirmed in Saskatchewan over the weekend
A funnel cloud spotted behind a rainbow near Colville, Sask. on June 13, 2025. (Source: Facebook/Justin Becker/Brandon Houck) Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has confirmed that two tornados touched down in Saskatchewan this past weekend. The first tornado was confirmed to have touched down on Friday evening at 6 p.m. near Coleville, north of Kindersley. According to ECCC, a severe thunderstorm moved through the area, eventually leading to the tornado. The second tornado was reported Saturday afternoon at 3:41 p.m. near Hepburn, north of Saskatoon. Again, ECCC says a severe thunderstorm moved through the area, eventually leading to the tornado. ECCC says both tornadoes have received preliminary severity reports of EF-0. Meteorologists are now asking for pictures of any damage the tornadoes may have caused. ECCC is asking people with information to email storm@ or call 1-800-239-0484. Regarding both tornados, ECCC says it collaborated with the Northern Tornadoes Project to facilitate a remote storm damage survey. 'The results of this survey including a rating of the tornado's strength are preliminary and subject to change if more information becomes available,' ECCC said of both tornados.
CTV News
6 days ago
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- CTV News
Saskatchewan storm watchers report funnel clouds, heavy rain, and hail in latest round of thunderstorms
Those watching the skies across the province this weekend were treated to some truly compelling displays of severe weather. Thunderstorm alerts and were active across most of the province from June 13 to June 14. A tornado warnings was issued for the R.M. of Oakdale and Winslow on Friday. The weather service warned of hail and wind gusts of up to 90 km/h. Funnel clouds were spotted by residents near Colville, Hepburn and Dalmeny. As of Sunday afternoon, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and the Northern Tornadoes Project has not confirmed any tornado touchdowns within Saskatchewan. Large amounts of hail formed small snow banks along homes in Cabri, Sask. – located northwest of Swift Current. Several inches of rain were also reported in the area. Additionally, golf ball sized hail was reported in Hepburn, Sask. Some pictures of the severe weather, and its aftermath, can be viewed below:
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
PHOTOS: Alberta, Sask., see multiple days of tornado-warned storms
It has been a stormy weekend so far for parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan, with several tornado warnings issued amid favourable conditions on Friday and Saturday. While nothing has been confirmed by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) or the Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP), spotters in Saskatchewan reported at least one tornado north of Saskatoon, in the communities of Hague and Hepburn. SEE ALSO: Saturday's tornado warnings lasted more than three hours. Multiple photos of funnel clouds were posted on social media. The biggest hail report was for stones that were toonie-sized, near Alvena, Sask. The severe weather on June 14 followed Friday's storms, which also produced reports of tornadoes and funnel clouds throughout parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan. The severe thunderstorms during the past two days came courtesy of a low-pressure system that has been swinging across the Prairies, from north to south. The instability in the provinces fuelled the severe storms, which were triggered by the system's front that extended across both provinces. An almost identical storm setup is taking shape on Sunday, with the chance of severe storms confined to the Aberta foothills and nearby areas, as well as in southern Saskatchewan. Below is just a selection of visuals of the severe storms from Saturday evening that have surfaced on social media. Supercell west of Alena, Saskatchewan! #skstorm — Braydon Morisseau (@BraydonMoreSo) June 14, 2025 Here's a picture of the possible tornado from this afternoon west of Hague Saskatchewan#skstorm #skwx — Trenten Pentelichuk (@Trenten_WX) June 15, 2025 Tornado near Hepburn today! Absolutely beautiful!! #skstorm #abstorm#mbstorm #wxtwitter — koko (@lilkokomusic) June 15, 2025 Tornado Earlier Today Near Hepburn, SKTruly An Amazing Day!#skstorm — Brennan Forsythe (@FORSYTHE_WX) June 15, 2025 #Timelapse of the mothership #abstorm SW of Carseland. Start of video is 9:29 pm Saturday. @ChasinSpin @BadWeatherKyle @ratzlaff — RASC Calgary Centre (@CalgaryRASC) June 15, 2025 Plenty of thunder and lightning in this one #okotoks #abstorm — Isabel Dallaire (@isabeldallaire) June 15, 2025 #skstorm sky's showed up today north of Saskatoon — Jenny Hagan LostInSk (@LostInSk) June 15, 2025 Click here to view the video Below is just a selection of visuals of the severe storms from Friday evening that have surfaced on social media. In Onoway right now. #abstorm #Onoway — A J (@AJ5561813215396) June 14, 2025 Incredible picture of the tornado right behind a rainbow at Colville Saskatchewan earlier this evening picture taken by Justin Becker on facebook #skstorm — Brandon Houck ⚡️ (@HouckisPokisewx) June 14, 2025 Funnel South of red deer from earlier this evening #abstorm — Maverick Storm Hunters (@RFD_Maverick) June 14, 2025 Possible brief touch down near Coleville #skstorm — Jenny Hagan LostInSk (@LostInSk) June 14, 2025 Funnel cloud and possible tornado a short while ago SE of Amisk (740PM) #abstormHas since dissipated. — Kyle Brittain (@BadWeatherKyle) June 14, 2025 Amsik #abstorm 740. Now dissipated — Darren Howard (@lightningmanAB) June 14, 2025 Thumbnail courtesy of Braydon Morisseau/Submitted to The Weather Network, taken in Alvena, Sask.
CTV News
02-06-2025
- Climate
- CTV News
Warmer than normal summer ahead, preparing for severe weather in Simcoe County
The City of Barrie has a haze over it as wildfires burn across Ontario and Quebec. (CTV News Barrie) After a cool spring season, Environment and Climate Change Canada released their summer forecast on June 1; the official start of the meteorological summer season. Meteorologists are predicting that Ontario will see above normal temperatures for the months of June, July, and August. Geoff Coulson, warning preparedness meteorologist for Environment Canada, said the warmer weather could possibly bring more thunderstorm activity to the Simcoe County region. 'In addition to the warmth that it brings, it also brings a fair amount of humidity and that low level moisture in the atmosphere is one of the key ingredients that we look for in the development of, thunderstorm activity,' said Coulson. Preparing for severe weather conditions: Coulson added that residents need to be prepared for severe weather including tornadoes, thunderstorms, hail, heavy rain and wind. 'Stay, informed on what the current forecast is for your area, if you're planning travel, it's checking the forecast enroute and at your destination because it can be highly changeable from where you are right now to where you're going,' said Coulson. Central Ontario is no stranger to severe weather with the community remembering the 40th anniversary of the 1985 tornado on May 31. Dr. David Sills, executive director of Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University said the beginning of May is when the region starts to see tornadoes. 'We've had tornadoes in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec so far,' said Sills 'Eight tornadoes in total so far in the season that's just a bit up from the six we had at this time last season.' Severe Weather Storm clouds brew over Highway 400 between Midland and Barrie July 8, 2013. (Katherine Ward / CTV Barrie) Tornado data: Thanks to a climatology study released this year, experts now have data on how many tornadoes have touched the ground over the last 30 years. 'Ontario is now the number one province for tornado occurrence at 18.4 tornadoes per year,' said Sills. Barrie and the surrounding region are known to have significantly more tornados than other areas of the country. 'That's actually, a byproduct of having the Great Lakes around us,' said Sills. 'The tornadoes, thunderstorms don't tend to form over the Great Lakes as much so that leads to this corridor roughly from Sarnia to Barrie, to Ottawa, and then to Quebec City, so Barrie is right in the middle of that alley and seen its fair share of serious tornadoes.' Coulson said over the last 15 years, severe weather has shifted east of Lake Simcoe but now enough data has been collected to say Ontario's tornado alley is shifting. 'I think it's a little too early to say whether we're seeing a movement eastward, of where this axis of strongest storms is occurring,' said Coulson. 'So, we're going to have to keep a close eye of where this activity is occurring over the next few years to get a better sense of... are we seeing a trend in the in the motion of where most of these storms are occurring.' Barrie tornado May 31, 1985 Barrie tornado May 31, 1985 Here's how wildfires impact weather: Wildfire season has started this year with Western Canada already experiencing severe cases. The smoke from the wildfires may also have an impact on the severe weather in Ontario. 'It is quite possible if we do have an active wildfire season, some of that smoke will find its way down into the Barrie area, and that can, can act to inhibit some of the formation of thunderstorms,' said Coulson. Sills adding that the smoke eliminates the potential for severe weather. 'When you have that much smoke in the atmosphere, it tends to cut off the sunlight getting through and without that sunlight, you're not reaching your daytime maximum high temperatures,' said Sills. 'The energy for thunderstorms isn't quite there and if they do form, they're not as intense. The effects that wildfire smoke has and its relation to severe weather are now starting to be studied. The technology has also changed how storms are being tracked and recorded with newer technology allowing meteorologists to stay ahead of severe storms. 'We continue to use things like lightning detection capability, which can track, changes in lightning activity, which is now been linked to, potential development of severe storms as the lightning frequency changes,' said Coulson. Wildfire A wildfire is shown in this undated image. Public awareness: Sills adding that with new technology and a raised awareness of severe weather has a positive impact on the public. 'We noticed that the number of fatalities and injuries associated with tornadoes has gone way down, so obviously there's something good happening, and that I think is mostly due to people's awareness of tornadoes and what to do when tornadoes are forecast or there's a warning,' said Sills. Severe weather watches are now being sent out to the public hours in advance of the system reaching the area in hopes the public acts on them before an actual warning is put in place later in the day. 'The idea with the tornado watch is it gets out six hours before the event could happen,' said Sills. 'It's not saying that a tornado will happen says the ingredients are there, that it could happen so that's the time to prepare for, a tornado possibility.' Adding that having a plan to stay ahead is the right thing to do. Closing all windows and doors, tie down outdoor furniture and trampolines,' said Sills. 'Have a plan if a tornado warning is issued, where to go in the house, what supplies you have with you.'
CTV News
30-05-2025
- Climate
- CTV News
Record heat across Alberta Thursday, 2 tornadoes confirmed from Monday's storms
According to CTV Edmonton's Cory Edel's forecast, Friday will be cool, Saturday hot, and Sunday seasonal. Twenty record highs were set in Alberta on Thursday. That includes both the Edmonton Blatchford weather station and the station at Edmonton International Airport. Blatchford hit 32.7 C, breaking the old record of 32.2 C set in 1936. 32.7 C also appears to be the third-hottest May temperature on record. EIA's high of 32.8 C also breaks the old record of 31.1 C set in 1986. We'll post the full list of records below, but first let's deal with the tornadoes from earlier in the week. Severe thunderstorms last Monday produced two tornadoes at Atmore and Avenir in northern Alberta. Those communities are about 200 km northeast of Edmonton (near Plamondon). The Northern Tornadoes Project did on-site storm assessments and has determined the tornado near Atmore at 7 p.m. had an estimated wind speed of 175 km/h. There was some damage to a few homes and the preliminary rating is EF1. At 7:25 p.m., a tornado near Avenir did some damage to trees in the area and has a preliminary rating of EF1. There are no tornado reports from the severe storms that hit Alberta on Thursday evening, although there are reports of wind damage from gusts in the 60 to 100 km/h range. Some of the strongest gusts were reported at the Edmonton International Airport. That area had gusts in the 115-130 km/h range. Those storms came on the heels of Thursday's record-setting heat. Here's a full list of the new record highs courtesy Environment & Climate Change Canada: Athabasca area New record of 31.6 C Old record of 31.4 C set in 2019 Records in this area have been kept since 1900 Bow Island area New record of 32.2 C Old record of 29.4 C set in 1966 Records in this area have been kept since 1961 Bow Valley (provincial park) area New record of 29.7 C Old record of 27.8 C set in 1936 Records in this area have been kept since 1928 Calgary area New record of 30.9 C Old record of 30 C set in 1934 Records in this area have been kept since 1881 Claresholm area New record of 32.7 C Old record of 31.5 C set in 1986 Records in this area have been kept since 1951 Edmonton International Airport area New record of 32.8 C Old record of 31.1 C set in 1986 Records in this area have been kept since 1959 Edmonton area New record of 32.7 C Old record of 32.2 C set in 1936 Records in this area have been kept since 1880 Fort Chipewyan area New record of 34.7 C Old record of 30.0 C set in 1936 Records in this area have been kept since 1883 High Level area New record of 32.3 C Old record of 30.0 C set in 1972 Records in this area have been kept since 1962 Lacombe area New record of 31.9 C Old record of 30.5 C set in 1986 Records in this area have been kept since 1907 Mildred Lake area New record of 33.5 C Old record of 30.4 C set in 2019 Records in this area have been kept since 1965 Milk River area New record of 31.8 C Old record of 27.7 C set in 1995 Records in this area have been kept since 1994 Peace River area New record of 31.5 C Old record of 30.6 C set in 1935 Records in this area have been kept since 1907 Pincher Creek area New record of 30.7 C Old record of 30.0 C set in 1936 Records in this area have been kept since 1893 Red Deer area New record of 31.6 C Old record of 30.7 C set in 1986 Records in this area have been kept since 1904 Red Earth Creek area New record of 33.3 C Old record of 31.6 C set in 2019 Records in this area have been kept since 1994 Rocky Mountain House area New record of 29.5 C Old record of 29.1 C set in 1986 Records in this area have been kept since 1915 Stony Plain area New record of 31.0 C Old record of 30.5 C set in 1995 Records in this area have been kept since 1966 Sundre area New record of 30.3 C Old record of 28.5 C set in 1995 Records in this area have been kept since 1993 Wainwright area
