Saskatoon Storm Part 1

Quick post here, much more later...another cell is about to hit...

Photos from today's storms

About an hour north-west of Saskatoon, somewhere near Arelee or Eagle Creek, we followed a pretty surprisingly interesting storm. With the report from Environment Canada about large hail in this system, and a diamond shape on radar with right-turning action in the middle, it was hard to pass up. The first photos show where we thought we saw a tornado although it was very far away. We had a great view but not many roads to choose from to get any closer. We are facing west here and Biggar is most likely somewhere on the other side of the hill and behind the clouds.





We tried to go back south and west, ending up near Perdue, then Laura where it got away on us and we got wrapped in rain and headed home.


Video may be posted later, depending on the quality (it's not great).

Today's Forecast: Widespread Action

From Edmonton and Red Deer, through Saskatoon and Regina even Winnipeg is at risk from severe weather today. It looks like Edmonton will get lots of rain while thunderstorms are going to cover the rest of the area. Extreme southern Saskatchewan is at 35C. We are monitoring the situation closely.

Fast Moving Storm Hits Saskatoon

Here is a short video:

Fast Moving Storm Hits Saskatoon

I personally saw some hail about the size of a dime, intense lightning and heavy downpours on 33rd Street and Confederation Drive. Not much wind if any. Looking at the video now...

Note: this storm was moving at 70km per hour north east and more storms are possible tonight.