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Saskatchewan tornado watch summary Wed.

Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:04 am
by conestogo_flood
This is from last night with the same system.

CORRECTED SUMMARY WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT
4:32 AM CST THURSDAY 24 AUGUST 2006.

SUMMARY OF SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS IN SASKATCHEWAN ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST
23, 2006.

A LOW PRESSURE AREA, COLD FRONT AND DRYLINE THAT TRACKED ACROSS
SASKATCHEWAN ON WEDNESDAY COMBINED WITH A WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS,
CAUSING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT REPORTS WERE FROM
OUTLOOK, WHERE HAIL LARGER THAN GOLF BALLS WAS REPORTED, AND
NORTHWEST OF MELVILLE, WHERE A TORNADO WAS REPORTED.

THE FOLLOWING IS A LISTING OF SOME OF THE REPORTS RECEIVED AT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL STANDARD TIME.

HOOSIER 6:30 PM QUARTER-SIZED HAIL
ITUNA 6:50 PM QUARTER-SIZED HAIL
GOODEVE 7:30 PM GOLF BALL-SIZED HAIL FOR 1 HOUR
UNITY 8:00 PM TORNADO SEEN TO THE SOUTH
HUMBOLDT TO NAICAM

8:00 PM RADAR ESTIMATES 75 TO 125 MM RAIN
UNTIL 11:00 PM
NORTHWEST OF MELVILLE 8:12 PM TORNADO ON THE GROUNDROSETOWN 8:13 PM NICKEL-SIZED HAIL
ROSETOWN 8:17 PM WIND GUST TO 81 KM/H
MELVILLE 9:00 PM TORNADO NORTH OF TOWN
OUTLOOK 9:15 PM HAIL LARGER THAN GOLF BALLS
OUTLOOK 9:21 PM WIND GUST TO 85 KM/H

END/CARLSEN