Saskatchewan's first tornado of 2024 confirmed
The “Land of Living Skies” experienced its first tornado of 2024 - with an EF-0 twister touching down near Saltcoats, Sask. last week.
The confirmation was released Tuesday by the Northern Tornadoes Project.
The tornado touched down at 1:51 p.m. on June 12 and had an estimated max wind speed of 115 km/h.
The twister’s track length was reported as 630 metres while the max path width was 290 metres.
The Project said the most severe damage was contained to a rural yard located approximately eight kilometres northeast of the community of nearly 500 residents.
The Saltcoats tornado was one of six recorded that day – the other five being touching down in Manitoba. Centralized near Spruce Woods Provincial Park and Saint Alphonse, Man. the twisters ranged from EF0 to EF1.
A funnel cloud near Saltcoats, Sask. was confirmed to be the province's first tornado of the year. Pictured is the damage it left behind. (Courtesy: Northern Tornadoes Project)
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