At Least Two Tornadoes Reported in Southwest Saskatchewan

Environment Canada has confirmed reports of at least two tornadoes in southwest Saskatchewan following a significant thunderstorm system that moved through the southern part of the province. The first potential tornado was sighted north of Kindersley, near Coleville, around 3:30 p.m. on Friday, with a second reported near Denzil approximately two hours later.

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We did see a broad area of thunderstorms develop yesterday afternoon across much of southern Saskatchewan and they kind of had two different shapes to them.

Meteorologist Brad Vrolijk described the thunderstorms as having "two different shapes," with one line forming south of the communities and another developing more slowly over the Kindersley area. This second storm system lingered for an extended period.

While no damage has been reported from the Coleville sighting, video footage submitted to Global News appears to show a tornado on the ground. In the Denzil area, a storm produced golf ball-sized hail and a reported tornado around 5:30 p.m. Photos and videos of storm damage, including a grain bin that seemed to have been moved, were also received.

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there for quite a while.

The Northern Tornadoes Project, an organization dedicated to analyzing storm damage to confirm tornado touchdowns, is dispatching teams to the region. Their findings, in collaboration with Environment Canada, will determine if the reported sightings were indeed tornadoes.

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We did get a report of a tornado from that storm at 5:30 p.m. and, in addition to that, we also got a report of golf ball-sized hail with that storm.