Environment Canada has issued a tornado watch that includes Saskatoon and surrounding area. It stretches from the Alberta border north of Lloydminster east to Wakaw including Rosthern and south to Watrous then back over to the Alberta border through Biggar, Wilkie and Unity.
ECCC says conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms which may produce tornadoes. Strong winds, large hail and heavy rain are also possible.
Tornado watches are issued when atmospheric conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms that could produce tornadoes.
Detailed list of areas affected: City of Saskatoon, R.M. of Redberry including Hafford and Krydor, R.M. of Blaine Lake including Blaine Lake, R.M. of Great Bend including Radisson and Borden, R.M. of Laird including Waldheim Hepburn and Laird, R.M. of Rosthern including Rosthern Hague and Carlton, R.M. of Eagle Creek including Arelee and Sonningdale, R.M. of Corman Park including Martensville Warman and Langham, R.M. of Perdue including Perdue and Kinley, R.M. of Vanscoy including Delisle Asquith and Vanscoy, R.M. of Aberdeen including Aberdeen, R.M. of Fish Creek including Alvena, R.M. of Hoodoo including Wakaw and Cudworth, R.M. of Grant including Vonda Prud’homme and Smuts, R.M. of Bayne including Bruno Peterson and Dana, R.M. of Colonsay including Colonsay and Meacham, R.M. of Viscount including Viscount and Plunkett, R.M. of Blucher including Allan Clavet Bradwell and Elstow, R.M. of Frenchman Butte including St. Walburg, R.M. of Mervin including Turtleford Mervin and Spruce Lake, R.M. of Turtle River including Edam and Vawn, R.M. of Britannia including Hillmond, R.M. of Wilton including Lashburn Marshall and Lone Rock, R.M. of Eldon including Maidstone and Waseca, R.M. of Paynton including Paynton, R.M. of Manitou Lake including Marsden, R.M. of Hillsdale including Neilburg and Baldwinton, R.M. of Senlac including Senlac, R.M. of Round Valley including Unity, R.M. of Cut Knife including Cut Knife, R.M. of Battle River including Sweet Grass Res. and Delmas, R.M. of Buffalo including Wilkie and Phippen, R.M. of Parkdale including Glaslyn and Fairholme, R.M. of Medstead including Medstead Belbutte and Birch Lake, R.M. of Meota including Meota and The Battlefords Prov. Park, R.M. of Round Hill including Rabbit Lake and Whitkow, The Battlefords, R.M. of North Battleford northwest of The Battlefords, R.M. of Douglas including Speers Richard and Alticane, R.M. of Mayfield including Maymont, Denholm and Fielding, R.M. of Glenside north of Biggar.
