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Tennis ball-sized hail and strong winds wreaked havoc Thursday in the southeast corner of the province.
The storm set in around 4 p.m., with many taking to social media to share what was happening.
A few more from earlier today near Estevan. #skstorm pic.twitter.com/1UFZWezc6b
— Brennan (Ben) Heide (@Heide907) June 15, 2018
#SKstorm Hail 1Km East of Estevan. pic.twitter.com/2it5ysPrNm
— Byron Fichter (@BFFotography) June 15, 2018
“It was quite the storm alright,” Environment Canada meteorologist Mark Melsness told the 980 CJME Morning Show.
“That wind-driven hail did cause a lot of damage down there, a lot of smashed windshields, windows broken on houses, siding damaged, all kinds of nastiness down that way,” he added.
Friend of mine's house just outside of Estevan #SKStorm pic.twitter.com/or7hFRlbiH
— Darren Leurer (@fbiagent4hire) June 14, 2018
Storm destruction evident around Estevan today. This (cell?) tower at Boundary Dam Park snapped and sways in gentle breeze pic.twitter.com/kyTqk6uMZe
— Kevin Martel (@KevinMartel) June 15, 2018
INTENSE hail core with zero visibility just east of Estevan, Saskatchewan. Storm was really organizing but still a bit elevated #skstorm @breakingweather @PrairieChasers pic.twitter.com/n0GtySYOZJ
— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) June 14, 2018
While Environment Canada had tornado warnings out for the areas hit by the storm, none were reported to have touched down in the province. There was a report of one tornado in Manitoba.
Despite the damage done by the weather, the storm didn’t bring much rain, with the Estevan airport only reporting six millimetres — or under half an inch. However, inside the city some areas had so much rain there was flash flooding on certain streets.
Streets of Estevan filling rapidly #skstorm pic.twitter.com/tXSJdgm5Wi
— Matt Cinnamon (@mattC_news) June 14, 2018
Discover Estevan reporter Matt Cinnamon told 980 CJME Thursday night the hail was lying on the roads like snow.
“Traffic was practically stopped here just east of Estevan,” Cinnamon said.
He said the Ministry of Highways had snow ploughs out to clear off the roadways.
Just a little bit of hail 😩 (for reference, this is a child’s hand but still big enough to crack windows and dent the hood) #skstorm pic.twitter.com/KUAGjPukzX
— Brooke J Spagrud (@creativeisocial) June 14, 2018
“Traffic’s moving now as it melts away but even the steam rising from melting hail is creating poor visibility as well,” Cinnamon said.
Another storm in central Saskatchewan saw the area around Warman get about 33 millimetres — or 1.3 inches — of rain.