storms

SASKATCHEWAN — Summer storm season has arrived, evidenced by several weather incidents across the province in June, including tornado warnings in southeastern Saskatchewan June 12. Being proactive rather than reactive is important to helping your family in case of a severe weather occurrence and resulting emergency situations. One way to stay in the know is […]

Every year, without fail, Regina witnesses a troubling phenomenon: citizens, unaware of flooded underpasses after storms, find themselves in precarious situations with their cars submerged. This yearly occurrence happens at two of the cities underpasses. One on Albert Street, the other on Broad Street. It’s a scenario that has prompted concern and calls for action […]

More than 255,000 Hydro Quebec customers are in the dark this morning as a significant spring storm rolls through the region. The utility says on its web-based outage map that the affected area ranges from near Gatineau to Montreal’s suburbs, with strong gusts of wind and broken tree branches cutting power lines.  Hydro One, in […]

A “Severe Thunderstorm Watch” is in effect. That means that the conditions are ripe for these types of storms to happen, but it isn’t a sure thing. Another round of punishing storms passed through places like Regina and Moose Jaw last night.  Some under passes were briefly flooded by a deluge of rain, but by […]

After an icy start to the day on the roads, the return trip home today could be a little dicey. Around Regina and most parts of southern Saskatchewan some strong wind gusts up to 60 Km/h and snow are in the forecast for the afternoon. So that could mean reduced visibility and slippery conditions for […]

It was a “battery test” morning for most people firing up their vehicles this morning. In Regina, windchill was around -40 this morning, with a temperature of minus 30.  That’s enough to make any car shudder on start up. These extremely cold temperatures will be with us through the rest of the week, but by […]

Kelly Klassen was driving to central Alberta with her family to visit her brother for the holidays when the emails started filling her inbox. The travel agent from Rosthern, Sask., says she had dozens of bookings affected by Sunwing’s decision last week to cancel service to Regina and Saskatoon for a month. The airline announced […]

Thousands of Canadians who have been without power since last week’s fierce winter storms spent Boxing day in the cold and dark while strong winds and high tides on the West Coast prompted a flood warning. The City of Vancouver issued a flood warning Monday evening, saying “exceptionally high tide and high winds” are forecasted […]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Millions of people hunkered down against a deep freeze Sunday to ride out the winter storm that has killed at least 25 people across the United States and is expected to claim more lives after trapping some residents inside houses with heaping snow drifts and knocking out power to several hundred […]

Hail, strong winds and lots of rain have been a part of a lot of Saskatchewan storms this year – but thankfully the damage from tornadoes this year has been limited. While the storm that knocked out power to some in Regina wasn’t packing any tornadoes that were reported, a couple of days ago some […]