It doesn’t appear that any tornadoes touched down in Saskatchewan Saturday, even after a tornado warning was issued for the Biggar area.

That from Environment Canada meteorologist Sara Hoffman who says a large super-cell severe thunderstorm prompted the issue of the warning, but it was solely based on radar and there were no reports of a tornado being observed.  “There were no reports of damage with that, it was just a signature on radar that prompted that issuance.  A short while later the structure of the storm devolved and there was no need for the tornado warning any longer.”  Hoffman says the thunderstorm did produce quarter sized hail that was reported in Landis.

Hoffman says there was not a lot of rain reported in the Saskatoon area, with about 1.8 millimeters reported in the City itself.  Hoffman explains the Prince Albert area got around twelve to nineteen millimeters, which is more in keeping with what was seen during the thunderstorm that went north of Saskatoon.

Hoffman explains while Environment Canada is not expecting severe thunderstorms Sunday, there are risks of thunderstorms in the afternoon and into Monday, but less widespread then Saturday.  Hoffman expects the rest of the week will have an even lesser chance for thunderstorms.

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— Hank Vlietstra (@FlatlanderHank) June 5, 2021