Environment Canada reports highest number of tornadoes in Sask. since 2012
Saskatchewan saw 25 tornadoes in 2022, the highest number in the province since 2012, according to Environment Canada (EC).
The province’s first tornado was confirmed near Caron and Keeler, Sask. on May 17. The tornado was a landspout that was generated by a strong thunderstorm interacting with a boundary.
There were 11 tornadoes confirmed throughout the province in June. Another 11 were confirmed in July along with two in August.
Environment Canada uses the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale to rate tornadoes, with EF-0 being the lowest rating with wind speeds around 90 km/hr to 130 km/hr. EF-1 tornadoes reach wind speeds of 135 km/hr to 175 km/hr, and EF-2 tornadoes reach wind speeds of 180 km/hr to 220 km/hr.
Of the 25 tornadoes in Saskatchewan in 2022, 17 were rated as EF-0-D, four were rated as EF-1, and four were rated as EF-2.
On June 29, there were five tornadoes reported in the province. Foam Lake, Manitou Beach, Cymric, Southey, and Arbury, Sask. all experienced wild weather, with Manitou Beach reporting an EF-2 rating.
In 2012, the province reported 33 tornadoes.
According to the tweet, numbers could still fluctuate as more information becomes available.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Canada, G7 urge 'all parties' to de-escalate in growing Mideast conflict
Canada called for 'all parties' to de-escalate rising tensions in the Mideast following an apparent Israeli drone attack against Iran overnight.
'It could be catastrophic': Woman says natural supplement contained hidden painkiller drug
A Manitoba woman thought she found a miracle natural supplement, but said a hidden ingredient wreaked havoc on her health.
After hearing thousands of last words, this hospital chaplain has advice for the living
Hospital chaplain J.S. Park opens up about death, grief and hearing thousands of last words, and shares his advice for the living.
'It was all my savings': Ontario woman loses $15K to fake Walmart job scam
A woman who recently moved to Canada from India was searching for a job when she got caught in an online job scam and lost $15,000.
Families to receive Canada Child Benefit payment on Friday
More money will land in the pockets of some Canadian families on Friday for the latest Canada Child Benefit installment.
After COVID, WHO defines disease spread 'through air'
The World Health Organization and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time on what it means for a disease to spread through the air, in a bid to avoid the confusion early in the COVID-19 pandemic that some scientists have said cost lives.
American millionaire Jonathan Lehrer denied bail after being charged with killing Canadian couple
American millionaire Jonathan Lehrer, one of two men charged in the killings of a Canadian couple in Dominica, has been denied bail.
DEVELOPING G7 warns of new sanctions against Iran as world reacts to apparent Israeli drone attack
Group of Seven foreign ministers warned of new sanctions against Iran on Friday for its drone and missile attack on Israel, and urged both sides to avoid an escalation of the conflict.
Prince Harry formally confirms he is now a U.S. resident
Prince Harry, the son of King Charles III and fifth in line to the British throne, has formally confirmed he is now a U.S. resident.