Overview
- The storm that hit southern Saskatchewan Thursday brought gusts up to 115 km/h in Radville and damaged trees, buildings and lines across several communities.
- As of Friday morning, SaskPower had crews at all active unplanned outages, though some work paused for safety in high winds, including a Weyburn-area crew early Friday.
- Environment Canada said the gusts neared EF0 tornado strength, which helps explain roof damage and downed trees even without a tornado touchdown.
- Dust storms cut visibility in places like Consul, where drivers reported near-whiteout conditions, and caretakers warned that blowing dust strained animals with breathing issues.
- The forecast calls for more precipitation, with up to 40 to 50 mm possible in parts of the northwest and central regions and another low expected to clip the southeast Sunday into Monday.