Monday, June 26, 2006

Forest Fires Bring Smoke To Saskatoon

The air in Saskatoon is normally pretty clean with the usual exception of dust when the weather is windy and dry. Today however, we are choking on a major cloud of smoke from the forest fires up north. Here a quick link to the CBC story.

Saskatchewan Environment Fire Management

Friday, June 23, 2006

Saskatoon Thunderstorm Cell



There are some weak thunderstorm cells developing around Saskatoon this afternoon. Nice photo op! No time to update the map but its pretty close for a 3am prediction!

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Saskatoon Gets Rain


Not much to report from Saskatoon except for more rain. Not even enough for a minor flood.

2.5 CM Hail in Southern Saskatchewan Storm This Morning

Major storms have developed north and south of the International border. Hail of 2.5 cm was reported by Environment Canada, prompting many new watches and warnings by noon. Theses storms are heading north and may affect major cities later this afternoon and evening.

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Severe Weather is Back!

Numerous reports of tornadoes with the storms in Montana according to NWS. Moving north into Alberta, Environment Canada issued tornado warnings at around 10 pm for southernmost parts of Alberta. These storms are expected to continue through the night and move into western Saskatchewan by Wednesday evening.