WWCN13 CWWG 231637
YELLOW WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:37 A.M. CST SUNDAY 23 AUGUST 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
=NEW= ESTEVAN - WEYBURN - RADVILLE - MILESTONE
      R.M. OF DUNDURN INCLUDING DUNDURN AND BLACKSTRAP PROV. PARK
      R.M. OF RUDY INCLUDING OUTLOOK AND GLENSIDE
      R.M. OF ROSEDALE INCLUDING HANLEY
      R.M. OF LOREBURN INCLUDING ELBOW LOREBURN AND HAWARDEN
      R.M. OF LOST RIVER INCLUDING SOUTH ALLAN AND THE ALLAN HILLS
      R.M. OF MORRIS INCLUDING WATROUS YOUNG AND ZELMA
      R.M. OF MCCRANEY INCLUDING KENASTON AND BLADWORTH
      R.M. OF WOOD CREEK INCLUDING SIMPSON
      R.M. OF ARM RIVER INCLUDING DAVIDSON AND GIRVIN
      R.M. OF WILLNER WEST OF DAVIDSON
      R.M. OF BIG ARM INCLUDING IMPERIAL AND LIBERTY
      R.M. OF HURON INCLUDING TUGASKE
      R.M. OF EYEBROW INCLUDING EYEBROW AND BROWNLEE
      R.M. OF CRAIK INCLUDING CRAIK AND AYLESBURY
      R.M. OF SARNIA INCLUDING HOLDFAST CHAMBERLAIN AND DILKE
      R.M. OF MARQUIS INCLUDING TUXFORD KEELER AND BUFFALO POUND
      R.M. OF DUFFERIN INCLUDING BETHUNE AND FINDLATER
      R.M. OF WHEATLANDS INCLUDING MORTLACH AND PARKBEG
      R.M. OF CARON INCLUDING CARONPORT AND CARON
      R.M. OF MOOSE JAW EAST OF HIGHWAY 2 INCLUDING PASQUA
      R.M. OF MOOSE JAW WEST OF HIGHWAY 2 INCLUDING BUSHELL PARK
      R.M. OF PENSE INCLUDING PENSE BELLE PLAINE AND STONY BEACH
      CITY OF MOOSE JAW
      R.M. OF HILLSBOROUGH INCLUDING CRESTWYND AND OLD WIVES LAKE
      R.M. OF REDBURN INCLUDING ROULEAU AND HEARNE
      R.M. OF BAILDON INCLUDING BRIERCREST
      R.M. OF LAKE JOHNSON INCLUDING MOSSBANK AND ARDILL
      R.M. OF TERRELL INCLUDING SPRING VALLEY AND CARDROSS
      R.M. OF EXCEL INCLUDING VICEROY ORMISTON AND VERWOOD
      R.M. OF ELMSTHORPE INCLUDING AVONLEA AND TRUAX
      R.M. OF KEY WEST INCLUDING OGEMA AND KAYVILLE
      R.M. OF BENGOUGH INCLUDING BENGOUGH
      R.M. OF THE GAP INCLUDING CEYLON AND HARDY
      R.M. OF HAPPY VALLEY INCLUDING BIG BEAVER
      R.M. OF SURPRISE VALLEY INCLUDING MINTON AND REGWAY.

YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - ENDED FOR:
      R.M. OF MAPLE BUSH INCLUDING RIVERHURST AND DOUGLAS PROV. PARK
      R.M. OF ENFIELD INCLUDING CENTRAL BUTTE
      R.M. OF CHAPLIN INCLUDING CHAPLIN
      R.M. OF SHAMROCK INCLUDING SHAMROCK AND KELSTERN
      R.M. OF RODGERS INCLUDING CODERRE AND COURVAL
      R.M. OF GRAVELBOURG INCLUDING GRAVELBOURG AND BATEMAN
      R.M. OF SUTTON INCLUDING MAZENOD PALMER AND VANTAGE
      R.M. OF WOOD RIVER INCLUDING LAFLECHE WOODROW AND MELAVAL
      R.M. OF STONEHENGE INCLUDING LIMERICK AND CONGRESS
      R.M. OF WAVERLEY INCLUDING GLENTWORTH AND FIR MOUNTAIN
      R.M. OF OLD POST INCLUDING WOOD MOUNTAIN AND KILLDEER
      R.M. OF LAKE OF THE RIVERS INCLUDING ASSINIBOIA
      R.M. OF WILLOW BUNCH INCLUDING WILLOW BUNCH AND ST VICTOR
      R.M. OF POPLAR VALLEY INCLUDING ROCKGLEN AND FIFE LAKE
      R.M. OF HART BUTTE INCLUDING CORONACH.

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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH

==DISCUSSION==

CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS, 
LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.

HAZARDS: 
HAIL UP TO TOONIE SIZED. 
WIND GUSTS OF 90 KM/H. 
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. 

TIMING: LATE THIS MORNING. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 
A BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAS FORMED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL 
SASKATCHEWAN THIS MORNING AND IS MOVING NORTHEAST. THIS THUNDERSTORM 
ACTIVITY WILL WEAKEN OVER THE COMING HOURS BUT MORE THUNDERSTORMS 
WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHWEST LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK) LIGHTNING KILLS AND 
INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR. 

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES ARE ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE 
FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
DAMAGING HAIL, WIND OR RAIN. 

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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