Weather office investigates report of weak tornado near Regina

The same weekend the new Twister movie made its debut in movie theaters, some people in Regina had a front-row seat to the real thing.

Small tornado just east of Regina at about 1:30pm today! #yqr #skstorm #tornado pic.twitter.com/FzZubt4vwJ

— Clarke (@cjkozack) July 21, 2024

Images of a funnel cloud near the Regina Costco appeared online Sunday afternoon.

Environment Canada is investigating the report, but meteorologist Brad Vroljik says the videos do suggest it was a weak landspout tornado.

“It formed out a very very small storm that popped up. It lasted about 3-minutes before dissipating. We have no reports of any damage or that it impacted anything, “Vroljik said.

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“We’ll be definitely following up and checking around today.”

Vroljik said landspouts are a type of tornado that forms during the growth stage of a weak thunderstorm.

-With files from Abby Zieverink and Brent Bosker