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WFCN13 CWWG 280036
RED WARNING - TORNADO
FOR SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 6:36 P.M. CST MONDAY 27 JULY 2026.
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RED LEVEL WARNING - TORNADO - FOR:
=NEW= R.M. OF SPIRITWOOD INCLUDING SPIRITWOOD AND LEOVILLE
=NEW= R.M. OF MEADOW LAKE INCLUDING WATERHEN RES.
RED LEVEL WARNING - TORNADO - REPLACES YELLOW LEVEL WARNING - SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
R.M. OF SPIRITWOOD INCLUDING SPIRITWOOD AND LEOVILLE
R.M. OF MEADOW LAKE INCLUDING WATERHEN RES.
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IMPACT LEVEL: EXTREME
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: VERY HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
UPDATED OR ENDED BY 7:34 P.M. CST.
AT 6:35 P.M. CST, ENVIRONMENT CANADA METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT IS POSSIBLY PRODUCING A TORNADO. DAMAGING
WINDS, LARGE HAIL AND LOCALLY INTENSE RAINFALL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
TORNADO LOCATION: ABOUT 20 KM (19 KM) NORTHWEST OF BARNES LAKE
MOTION: MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 KM/H
HAZARDS:
- TORNADOES
- WIND: DAMAGING (90 - 110 KM/H)
- HAIL: UP TO QUARTER SIZE (UP TO 2.5 CM)
- RAIN: HEAVY (15 - 50 MM)
THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION.
TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IN A BASEMENT, INTERIOR ROOM, OR A STURDY
SHELTER WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. IF NO SHELTER IS
AVAILABLE, LIE IN A LOW SPOT AND PROTECT YOUR HEAD FROM FLYING
DEBRIS. IF YOU ARE OUT ON THE WATER WHEN THREATENING WEATHER
APPROACHES, RETURN TO SHORE AND SEEK SHELTER, IF POSSIBLE, OR MOVE
DIRECTLY AWAY FROM THE PATH OF THE TORNADO. OTHERWISE, WEAR YOUR
LIFEJACKET, LIE FACE DOWN AND PROTECT YOUR HEAD.
TORNADO WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN A THUNDERSTORM IS PRODUCING OR IS
LIKELY TO PRODUCE A TORNADO.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
SKSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON SOCIAL
MEDIA USING (HASH)SKSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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