Saturday, July 08, 2023

Sunday's Outlook, Potential For Tornadoes

Tornado risk looks pretty low however the size and shape of these storm cells could make for some spectacular skies for the Yorkton to Brandon regions from 4 to 6pm tomorrow.



 

Thursday, July 06, 2023

Long Term Outlook GFS Goes Crazy July 18th,19th Supercell Composite

As it warms up again, the GFS is starting to bring July 18th in with maximum intensity. The next wave of systems is trying to start earlier now, when it hits the peak, we may see storms of the "once in a century" type. This is going to be BIG. #skstorm #ndwx #sdwx 

Sunday, July 02, 2023

Here comes the WIND! There goes the BIGGEST storm system of the YEAR 2023

Wind gust danger early this evening as the strongest storm system of the year is beginning to rear its ugly head in southern Manitoba. This system produced a violent, public and damaging tornado event in Alberta in the afternoon and a top secret microburst or tornado north of Regina on Saturday evening. Eccccccccccc says its a high risk in southeastern areas of Manitoba. Echo tops show a discrete supercell that had popped up a little further west than expected. Again, those downstream of tornadic supercells are in grave danger. Take extreme precautions, watch the weather and stay safe! (We will process the secret footage tomorrow and post all the incredible highlights of this season in the coming days, boring weather ahead for at least the next two weeks) 

YouTube footage:

Violent Tornado Hits Homes Near Didsbury, Alberta 

JayJack Storm Trax

Canada Day Convection to Supercell Microburst with Lightning

Saskatchewan Storms and Wildlife Wonders





 

Saturday, June 25, 2022

Tornado/Gustnado/Supercell/Shelf Epic Day: June 23rd, 2022 Comprehensive Summary

 June 23rd, 2022 Comprehensive Summary of this Spectacular Epic Tornado Warning Fest, Hail Shaft Frenzy, Gustnado Apocalypse with Mammoth Sized Popcorn Clouds followed by the Orange Peel Mega Shelf Cloud and a Vigorous Lightning Engine Supercell that had no quit!


Saskatchewan Storms and Wildlife Wonders on YouTube:
(titles subject to change)
Sony 4K Full TL 4:22
MotoG Power TL Clip 0:11
Canon 730hs Super Zoom + 17:45 Action Thriller Full Episode

Prairie Weather Media on YouTube:
Edenwold, SK

Twitter photos with locations:
Edenwold, SK timelapse by Joshua Zorn
Regina Beach hail size
West of Central Butte
NE of Gerald, SK
South of Fairy Hill

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

[Timeline of Events] Deadly Severe Weather Outbreak May 17 to 21 Saskatchewan/Michigan/Ontario/Quebec 2022

A timeline of events from the top of the May 2022 full moon cycle, it all started with this foreshadowing sign from the clouds east of Wascana Lake spotted on May 16th 3:36pm.


Hoping to see something pop up over Wascana Lake, filming began..
(for more, read the descriptions on the YouTube videos)   
May 17th

To calculate the speed of the wind here all you have to do is know the distance between power poles and the speed of the debris that covers that distance. IF PowerPoleDistance=100m AND Debris speed is 3 seconds THEN it takes 30 seconds to go 1km WHICH = 120km/hr .. That is the speed of the outer bands of wind. The inner core of the tornado is obviously much higher, this looks like an EF3 which would correspond with similar events in Michigan from the same system. Environment Canada gave it a preliminary rating of EF0 because there were no reports of damage (unless SGI was to share information of course). The Western Ontario University Northern Tornado Project report can be viewed here: https://uwo.ca/ntp/blog/2022/landspout_tornado_near_caron_sk.html

As it super cooled off, another brief filming session with Kestrel temperature close monitoring as we saw it drop from 15C as the first sunshine came out after the rain, to 9C in about an hour!

May 18th


On Friday, May 20th, an EF3 tornado ripped through Gaylord, Michigan killing 2 and injuring 40. Here is some of the highest level damage and an historic "wood through steel" photo:

The next morning started off with what was reported as hurricane force winds near London, Ontario.

 This shockingly powerful storm ended up ripping across 1000km of the most populated areas of Ontario and Quebec including Toronto (121km/hr), Peterborough (130km/hr), Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City. At least 5 were killed, unknown at this time the damage or total injuries. Historic Derecho for sure. 

Incredibly fitting, on May 22nd this is how it ended: