Vicious summer storm leaves mark throughout Saskatchewan

A potent weather system brought some intense conditions to parts of Saskatchewan on Saturday.

In a weather summary report issued by Environment Canada on Sunday, it said parts of the province saw ‘tennis-ball’ sized hail.

A weather summary for the August 13 thunderstorms over central SK has been issued.

Find it here: https://t.co/KovZKtkpRi#SKStorm pic.twitter.com/OX08riWa9g

— ECCC Weather Saskatchewan (@ECCCWeatherSK) August 14, 2022

The Barrier Lake region, roughly 50 kilometers southeast of Tisdale, measured chunks of hail around 6.0 cm in size.

According to the release, the chunks were enough to crack windshields.

Other communities in the region, such as Wadena, reported downed trees, power lines, as well as toppled grain bins.

This was probably my favourite #lightning pic of the night last night – 10PM near Jackfish Lake, Saskatchewan!

⚡️⚡️ #TwistedChasers ⚡️⚡️#SKstorm pic.twitter.com/4caHOhaIbR

— Hank Vlietstra (@FlatlanderHank) August 14, 2022

As for rain, there was no shortage of it either.

According to Saturday’s weather summary by Environment Canada, the community of Wynyard saw up to 24 millimeters, or roughly an inch of rain. While in Yorkton, the weather office reported 37.5 millimeters, or an inch and a half.

Wind gusts topped over 60 km/h in many parts of central and southeast Saskatchewan according to the report.

A panoramic view of this beast of a storm yesterday near Wynyard, SK. ⛈️ #SKstorm pic.twitter.com/mnwARLf8jE

— HERRY (@herry_with_an_e) August 14, 2022