Wicked weekend thunderstorms rolled through western Saskatchewan Saturday night with 135 km/h wind gusts, toonie size hail and heavy rain.
Severe thunderstorms started to develop in western Saskatchewan around 6:30 p.m. Saturday evening and tracked northeast.
The storms eventually weakened early Sunday morning, but by afternoon, more severe storms hit the province.
Winds gusts over 100 km/h were recorded on Saturday as the storms blew through western Saskatchewan, causing a dust storm and reducing visibility to zero.
Here’s a list of the strongest wind gusts recorded over the weekend.
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- 135 km/h in Scott
- 106 km/h in Meadow Lake
- 102 km/h in Leader
- 93 km/h in Kindersley
Grain bins were damaged and tossed by the strong winds on a farm near Laporte, Sask. Photos posted on Twitter also show damage to trees in Wilkie, Sask.
Heavy rain associated with the severe weather Saturday night caused localized flooding in Lloydminster.
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Choudhary Mansoor Azeem posted the photos below, showing water levels above the knee in the Lloydminster Cultural & Science Centre parking lot.
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Large hail was also reported with the severe thunderstorms on Saturday night.
Hail the size of a toonie fell in the Battlesfords, quarter-sized hail fell in Unity and nickel-sized hail was recorded in Onion Lake, Neilburd, Landis, Thunderchild and Baldwinton.
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