Quick Wascana Marsh View: 4K Hyperlapse Slowed to Quarter Speed #skstorm...

Northwest Flow Brings a Microburst - Heatwave Incoming/Storms To Follow July 2nd

June 25th, 2021 

Watch towards the end as incoming rain send dusts into the air over downtown Regina. I was filming on the south shore of Wascana in front of the Legislature, the downtown core is the bank of lights on the right side of the horizon. A kayaker happened to have parked right there and we had a nice chat as he docked for the night. Rain was quite steady and moderate to light with no flooding seen on the way home afterwards. 

Looking ahead to July, a heat wave from California to British Columbia will eventually make its way over the mountains and onto the prairies. We are looking at July 2nd and 3rd as the next chance to see big time thunderstorms on the Canadian Prairies. 

Remember to check our Facebook Page for updates, the daily Thunderstorm Outlooks are now being updated and be sure to check the side bars (desktop version) for the auto updated images and Storm Chaser Tweets.

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Early morning Storm Discussion : Tornadoes Today!

Good morning!

It is unusually dark out in Regina this morning, expecting things to clear up fast near noon with big storms to the west. Here is some early morning discussion before official things get issued:

Looking at the difference between the Hrrr and NAM Nest forecast models, the Hrrr seems to be confirming current radar and if it continues we will see much stronger storms to our west, Moose Jaw is going to be flooded (4 inches/10cm) Regina (1 inch/3cm).

Winds over 150km/hr at the Montana border will be pushing things towards us, new model runs keep suggesting tornadoes will be possible around Old Wives Lake, likely to the south and east of there after 5pm... expecting tornado watches any second..

 

2021 Storms Video Playlist / Hurricane Force Blizzard Hits Regina - January 13-14, 2021

 Here is a playlist of videos from our YouTube channel from the Hurricane Force Blizzard that hit Regina, Saskatchewan on January 13 with aftermath video from the 14th, 2021.

"Heavy rain, freezing rain and well above normal temperatures began an historic day for the city of Regina, Saskatchewan. Wind speeds over 140km/hr were recorded just south of the city. Sustained winds over 94km/hr lasted about 3 hours 11pm to 2am. Widespread damage is being reported and cleanup is now underway. I went out for a couple walks during the storm and caught a few snow-nadoes and a lot of wild and scary winds!"

Storm Impact - Lightning/Torrential Rain/Flash Flooding [BONUS UFO FOOTAGE]

Timelapse of Developing Storm Cells - July 20, 2020

Expecting some non-severe thunderstorms this afternoon, I set up this timelapse at the edge of the city of Regina and then tracked back towards Wascana Creek. This is before and during the previously posted live stream at a small shelter along Wascana Creek: (6100 Brunskill Place in north west Regina). Ended up with only a few rain drops along my locations but radar clips saved on my Twitter page (@jaredmysko) show that it jumped the city again, and turned purple (60dbz) or near maximum strength just on the other side of the city.

Was fun, might do another one soon! Risk of thunderstorms until 8pm in Regina. Tomorrow the risk is in northern Alberta and its yellow, not grey like today. The really big storms will begin to cross the prairies with the increased heat this week, its gonna stay very active!

Tornadic Supercell Lightning Machine

July 13th was a day to remember, still working on footage from this incredibly photogenic supercell that produced tornadoes (and "plow winds"?!) from the Kindersley to Eston to Craven areas of west central Saskatchewan. Here is a couple videos of "most" of the footage:

Tornado east of Rockglen

Footage by William Mysko
July 12, 2019
4:03pm near Rockglen

Canada Day Lightning Storm Show in Wascana Park

June 28, 2019 Sunset and Lightning Hyperlapse Wascana Lake

Hyperlapse View of Storm from Wascana Lake 7pm June 27, 2019

Massive Supercell Growth In Alberta / Big Rain For Saskatchewan Coming

Longwave Infared GIF from morning to late afternoon, see how this massive supercell grows in southern Alberta.

Echo Tops as of 6:20pm Saskatchewan Time (0:20z)

Future Rain Prospects:

10 Day GFS Precipitation Accumulation

3 Day NAM Nest Precipitation Accumulation

Weekend Outlook

#skstorm #abstorm Weekend Outlook:
There is a chance of non-severe thundershowers over southern Saskatchewan on Friday afternoon. More significantly, a trend of wet weather begins over dry grain belt areas which will knock down the risk of fire and provide much needed moisture to farmers. On Sunday, the first real chance of super cellular thunderstorm activity will be present in southern Alberta. This mean severe thunderstorm watches, the first severe weather outlook map and giddy storm starved chasers may suddenly appear out of their hibernation.

Note: There is a 1% or non-zero chance of isolated tornadic spin ups over south western Saskatchewan Friday afternoon. Highly unlikely to be of any significance but would not be right to miss mentioning.

Video included is the NAM Nest forecast model for 6am Friday to 6am Saturday, first clip is Simulated Reflectivity, second clip is Significant Tornado Index.

July 10, 2018 Killdeer, Saskatchewan Tornado Outbreak

Footage by the World Record holder for tornadoes, Roger Hill of Silver Lining Tours. You know when he comes to Canada its gonna be a wild one!

"Incredible supercell producing 9 confirmed tornadoes in southern Saskatchewan on July 10th, 2018. None were extremely long lived, but they all were exciting to watch!"

Silver Lining Tours - Storm Chasing Tours

Deadly Tornado Strikes Manitoba

August 3, 2018
One person was killed and a house was lifted off its foundation and destroyed along with numerous campers and vehicles in Alonsa, Manitoba on the shores of Lake Manitoba east of Dauphin. Incredible footage from several sources tweeted out photos and video of the event which was the first tornado related death in Canada since Goderich, Ontario in 2011.

The tornado in Manitoba touched down in Alonsa yesterday evening. Property on a nearby beach has been destroyed. Photos by Vanessa Lambourne Whyte. @CdnPress pic.twitter.com/odzR0QBHk6

— Olivia Bowden (@OliviaBowden__) August 4, 2018

Tornado just happened east of Alonsa on Highway 50. Confirmed by family no one was in the house thankfully... #mbstorm pic.twitter.com/WzeKx95fxe

— Matt Desorcy (@lovestormsMB) August 4, 2018

Alonsa, MB Tornado video shared with us on instagram from user jannalee_edgar #mbstorm pic.twitter.com/lePto2pzk2

— Prairie Storm Chasers (@PrairieChasers) August 4, 2018

#tornado #canada #alonsa #mb pic.twitter.com/BwjHcvSTdZ

— Nancy Buchanan (@NancyBuchanan12) August 4, 2018

#tornado #alonsamb pic.twitter.com/KCUKMHoMor

— Nancy Buchanan (@NancyBuchanan12) August 4, 2018

Quick video of the strong tornado earlier near Alonsa Manitoba taken by Jennifer-Max Beaulieu #mbstorm pic.twitter.com/SQGmEkieUZ

— Brandon Houck (@HouckisPokise) August 4, 2018

Incredible Lightning Show!

Storm Season In Full Effect

Now that we are well into the month of June, "Storm Season" is fully underway on the Canadian Prairies. Almost daily severe thunderstorms in at least one of the three prairie provinces. Today is especially active as a short heat wave is being met with a sharp cold front in central Alberta. One tornado warning has already been issued in the area north west of Edmonton but has since expired. The risk for tornadoes increases into the evening with squall line likely forming over night which is expected to move into southern Saskatchewan on Sunday. Very large hail and damaging widespread winds are the main concern. Here is today's daily outlook map which we post here in the sidebar and on the Facebook Page

This will be updated again later tonight or early Sunday morning as the risk will shift mainly to south eastern Saskatchewan in the afternoon.

Here is the latest clip of the Echo Tops radar showing a massive complex of supercells with one in the south ringing in at over 50 thousand foot tops!

Oklahoma Storm Chaser Reed Timmer made the trip up north to try and catch a tornado and is posting on Facebook Live as you can see how it looks in this recorded video:


Many other chasers are out trying to get the best view and posting to the #abstorm hashtag on Twitter. You can see this live feed as well in the sidebar.

Sorry for the photo bombs twitter... but... wow. #abstorm https://t.co/DHvw6TRyrs pic.twitter.com/OjSvhS97l7

— Travis Farncombe (@tjfarncombe) June 9, 2018

Also, here is a couple videos I forgot to post on the blog from May 30th storm in Regina. Most posts on the blog will be dedicated to specific events so follow the Facebook page and my Twitter for the most recent posts.

Full 15 minute episode:


Highlight clip:


Thanks. Remember to have a Weather Radio tuned to "Alert" if in the risk areas.
Enjoy the weather and stay safe!