Environment Canada (EC) has lifted a tornado warning in the areas of Fort Qu’Appelle, Indian Head, Lumsden, and Pilot Butte in Saskatchewan.
The warning included the following areas:
- R.M. of Edenwold including Balgonie and Piapot Res.
- R.M. of Lumsden including Lumsden, Regina Beach and Craven
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The alert was sent out on Monday at 5:33 p.m.
Doppler radar indicated that a severe thunderstorm was located about 15 km northeast of Regina and was moving toward the southeast at 40 km/h, EC said at 5:54 p.m.
In addition to a tornado, EC said the thunderstorm had the potential to produce loonie-sized hail and wind gusts in excess of 90 km/h.
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The warning included an advisory for people to “take cover immediately if threatening weather approaches.”
“If you hear a roaring sound or see a funnel cloud, swirling debris near the ground, flying debris, or any threatening weather approaching, take shelter immediately.”
At 5:54 p.m., there was also a severe thunderstorm warning for the following areas:
- R.M. of Cupar including Southey Cupar and Markinch
- R.M. of North Qu’Appelle including Fort Qu’Appelle
At 5:30 p.m. PASPC received numerous reports of a funnel cloud near Lumsden, Sask.
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