Residents in Saskatchewan’s southeast took to social media to show off the damage caused by Sunday’s province-wide storms. Central and southern Saskatchewan were host to a plethora of thunderstorm watches and warnings throughout Sunday evening. The alerts even included a tornado warning for the Rural Municipality of Baildon including Briercrest.
As of 12 p.m. Monday, Environment and Climate Canada (ECCC) has not confirmed any tornadoes touched down as part of Sunday’s storm activity.
Download the CTV News app to get breaking news alerts sent to your device The warnings across the southern half of the province included hazards such as golf ball sized hail and wind gusts ranging from 90 km/h to 110 km/h in some areas. These estimates were backed up with photos from the Estevan area showing hail the size of golf balls, along with buildings with roofs damaged by high winds. Hail size in Estevan was reported as significantly larger than loonies and toonies.
(Courtesy: Matt Messer) This photo showing the size of hail Estevan experienced on June 23, 2024. (Submitted) Damage to a shop was also reported due to the high winds and hail from Sunday's storm. (Courtesy: Treena Hirsch) Regina was ultimately spared from any severe weather.
Lightning strikes and heavy rain could be observed south of the city over the course of the evening. The storm was very visible when looking to the south near Regina's Pinkie Road on June 23, 2024. (Courtesy: Lynann Gibson) Heavy clouds were noted ov.