A tornado warning for the City of Saskatoon has ended, but a tornado watch remains in place.
Environment Canada has issued tornado warnings for western parts of Saskatchewan and a tornado watch for Saskatoon and area.
The agency says a strong upper level disturbance is moving into west central Saskatchewan this afternoon from Alberta, bringing the potential for funnel clouds and landspout tornadoes.
Cells capable of producing tornadoes or funnel clouds have formed in an area around Kerrobert, Biggar, Wilkie and Macklin.
A funnel cloud was spotted just west of Saskatoon by Global Saskatoon’s Skycam.
Tornadoes were reported earlier today near Plover Lake and south of Wilkie.
Quarter-size hail has been reported at Luseland.
Heavy downpours of 50mm per hour or more are possible with these storms.
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EC says these types of tornadoes form out of weak thunderstorms, are not as destructive as severe thunderstorms, difficult to track on Doppler radar, can appear without warning, are normally slow moving and can last for several minutes.
People should take shelter underground or in a reinforced structure if one should develop.
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Tornado warning:
New: R.M. of Viscount including Viscount and Plunkett issued
New: R.M. of Bayne including Bruno Peterson and Dana issued
New: R.M. of Grant including Vonda Prud’homme and Smuts issued
New: R.M. of Rosthern including Rosthern Hague and Carlton
New: R.M. of Laird including Waldheim Hepburn and Laird
New: R.M. of Blaine Lake including Blaine Lake
New: R.M. of Redberry including Hafford and Krydor
R.M. of Great Bend including Radisson and Borden
R.M. of Mayfield including Maymont Denholm and Fielding
R.M. of Blucher including Allan Clavet Bradwell and Elstow
R.M. of Colonsay including Colonsay and Meacham issued
R.M. of Aberdeen including Aberdeen issued
R.M. of Morris including Watrous Young and Zelma
R.M. of Glenside north of Biggar
R.M. of Corman Park including Martensville Warman and Langham
R.M. of Eagle Creek including Arelee and Sonningdale
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Tornado watch issued for:
City of Saskatoon
Martensville-Warman-Rosthern-Delisle-Wakaw
Outlook-Watrous-Hanley-Imperial-Dinsmore
Kindersley-Rosetown-Biggar-Wilkie-Macklin
The Battlefords-Unity-Maidstone-St.Walburg
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