HIGH RISK: Environment Canada Forecasting Tennis Ball Sized Hail & Risk For Tornadoes (Fri, July 8, 2022)

TODAY (Fri, July 8, 2022): Environment Canada has issued their forecast map for today and this includes a “high” risk area in orange (C) for the Saskatoon, Regina, and Moose Jaw regions. Environment Canada has highlighted a risk for 90-110km/h damaging wind gusts, 3-6cm hail, lightning, and the risk for tornadoes.

In the yellow region (A), which includes the Swift Current and Yorkton areas, the risks are 90km/h wind gusts, 3-5cm hail, and lightning.

NOTE: CLICK THE IMAGE TO OPEN A LARGE VERSION THAT YOU CAN ZOOM.

Here’s some of the details from Environment Canada’s tweet: “There's a high risk of severe thunderstorms developing over southern and central SK this afternoon. All forms of severe weather will be possible with these storms. Make sure you have a way to receive the latest alerts & be prepared to act if you’re in the threat area.” And from their scientific forecast: “Thunderstorm threat shifts eastward into Saskatchewan on Friday... …All signs lead to a higher end setup for severe convection…. …Although overall coverage of thunderstorms remains a bit unclear, given the favourable [environment], a categorical upgrade to high (orange) risk has been included for an area of central and southern Saskatchewan… …Primary hazards will be 3-6 cm hail, 110 km/h wind gusts and perhaps a few tornadoes.”

Today might be a good time to download our free app Instant Weather on Apple or Android or subscribe to our premium Text Message Alerts. If you don’t have PayPal, you can also subscribe to our Text Messages directly on our website. We send out Environment Canada alerts instantly and also our own Instant Updates™ for rotation, tornado reports, damage reports, violent wind gusts, severe weather forecasts, livestream notifications, etc.

Be safe today folks and have a plan if you’re in the path of these severe thunderstorms!