[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

A probable tornado touched down on this farm near Caronport, Tuesday night around 7 p.m. #SKstorm pic.twitter.com/yB52i0rlgV

— CTV Morning Live Regina (@CTVReginaLive) May 18, 2022

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:

Vehicles impaled by debris here in Gaylord MI @SevereStudios pic.twitter.com/PaW2g6MeBs

— Jordan Hall (@JordanHallWX) May 21, 2022

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

Almost hurricane force winds on this line near Drumbo! @weathernetwork #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/BUKPOpL2l3

— Mark Robinson (@StormhunterTWN) May 21, 2022

 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. 

You can see the sheet of dirt and the car being pushed in the #ONStorm #ontstorm #ottnews @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/Py6iJyxKEt

— Adam Safaoui (@adam_safaoui) May 21, 2022

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

It's still chugging along pic.twitter.com/g30FnYgVbx

— Mike (@205mph) May 23, 2022