tornadoes

Mid-September twister near Langbank deemed  third-latest tornado in province’s history

Mid-September twister near Langbank deemed third-latest tornado in province’s history

Sep 20, 2024 | 12:26pm
The Langbank area in Southeastern  Saskatchewan on Wednesday had the third-latest tornado in the province’s history.  Environment and Climate Change Canada released a list of the nine latest confirmed tornadoes in the province.  September 26, 1977 in Plunkett still holds the record for the latest tornado in Saskatchewan, with Drake’s September 20th, 1969 EF1 twister […]
ECCC Confirms five tornadoes on Canada Day

ECCC Confirms five tornadoes on Canada Day

Jul 16, 2024 | 10:53am
Environment and Climate Change Canada has confirmed five tornadoes here in Saskatchewan on Canada Day.   All five tornadoes had no damage and were rated as EF-0, which is the lowest rating for a twister.  Three took place by Crescent Lake between 4:23 p.m. and 4:45 p.m.. One was at Gull Lake at 2:20 p.m. and […]

Province concludes year with most recorded tornadoes since 2012

Oct 4, 2022 | 10:53am

Environment and Climate Change Canada has put a wrap on the 2022 tornado season, and the official count, as of now, is 25. The earliest one of the season was in the Keeler/Caron area May 17th and the final ones came on August 4 in the Witchekan/Little Island Lake and Erinferry areas. There were four […]

Most tornadoes causing little damage this year

Aug 1, 2022 | 9:47am

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 […]

More active weather across Sask. on Thursday and more confirmed tornadoes from last week

Aug 28, 2020 | 7:14am

It was an afternoon of thunderstorms for parts of Saskatchewan including Saskatoon on Thursday, which rolled over into the evening for eastern Saskatchewan where a tornado warning was issued for an area including Yorkton. Meanwhile, Environment Canada has now confirmed that a nasty storm near Humboldt last Friday did spawn a tornado. At 5:10 p.m. […]

Two confirmed tornadoes top off another violent night across southern Saskatchewan

Jul 5, 2020 | 6:02am

It was another night of dangerous weather for parts of southern Saskatchewan on Saturday. Environment Canada says they have confirmed that two tornadoes touched down, with the possibility of a third. One near the Glenbain area west of Assiniboia was on the ground for about 40 minutes, beginning sometime between 4:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. […]

At least 19 dead after tornadoes rip through Nashville and Tennessee

Mar 3, 2020 | 11:39am

NASHVILLE (Reuters) – At least 19 people were killed early on Tuesday after powerful tornadoes ripped through Nashville and other parts of Tennessee, flattening buildings and leaving tens of thousands of people without power, authorities said. The death toll, provided by the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, may rise given the number of people who remain […]

Saskatchewan nearing average amount of tornadoes for the season and its only mid-July

Jul 16, 2019 | 10:29am

The clean-up was on in several Saskatchewan communities over the weekend after a series of storms blew through both Saturday and Sunday night. While what happened in Eston on Sunday is officially being classified as a plough wind, Environment Canada says there have been 11 confirmed tornadoes this season which is just below the 30-year […]

Environment Canada says three tornadoes touched down in southern Sask. on Friday

Jul 13, 2019 | 9:08am

Another afternoon and evening of severe thunderstorm activity on Friday in southern Saskatchewan. Environment Canada has confirmed that three tornadoes touched down as well. One was a waterspout on Old Wives Lake in the early afternoon hours. The second and third reported touchdowns came from near Rockglen around 4:00 and 4:30 p.m. No damage has […]

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