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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:
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)
— 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:
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.
EDIT: Many videos have been taken down by YouTube, text remains but some of these are old broken links.
I have gone through YouTube and made a list of all the videos with significant footage of the historic August 31, 2021 Storm the hit the city of Regina. This was the closest we have come yet to capturing the return of "Regina Cyclone 2.0" Please excuse the video thumbnails, for they are hilarious but quite fake. The footage inside the videos is real, I have reviewed it all. Each of these video shows a different angle of this epic storm.
Apocalypse of Stones in Canada! 🚨 Hailstorm struck Regina, Saskatchewan
This video shows a funnel with dust coming up of the ground which usually is enough to confirm an EF0 tornado. Tornado starts at 1:12 in the video. Travel With Costy's YouTube Channel:
SCARY THUNDERSTORM WIT HAIL STORM IN Regina, Saskatchewan. CANADA
Another weak funnel can be seen crossing over downtown from the CBC sky camera. Tornado / funnel starts at 0:25 in the video. Recommend slowing down the frames in the options on YouTube.
Real close to a tornado, mostly funnel. Amazing view from right under the cloud I was filming much further back on the lake. From Brandon Mazenc's YouTube channel:
Possibly the closest footage by chasers of rotation trying to turn into a tornado. Also, check out the tight funnel at 7:01 nearly a tornado right in front of them. Credit Manitoba Storm Chasers YouTube Channel:
I can't possibly post every video on YouTube here so here is a list of videos I made which eventually be part of the movie in the making Regina Cyclone 2.0
