Kyle Sooley-Brookings

Oct 3, 20201 min

Tornado Confirmed in Saskatchewan from July #SKwx

Environment Canada has confirmed a tornado from back in July.

By using high-resolution satellite imagery analysis in collaboration with the Northern Tornadoes Project, it has been confirmed that severe thunderstorms in eastern Saskatchewan produced a tornado on July 2.

A tornado had touched down 25 km east of Erwood on the afternoon of July 2.

It caused extensive tree damage and had an estimated wind speed of 190 km/h making it an EF-2.

Based on ECCC Data