Risk of severe weather, tornadoes for parts of Sask. on Tuesday

Saskatchewan could be a hot spot for bad weather Tuesday afternoon.

Environment Canada’s Mike Russo says a trough of low pressure will bring a threat of landspout tornadoes to east-central and southern Saskatchewan.

“As it moves eastward we’re expecting thunderstorms to develop mid-day and continue to generate through out the afternoon,” said Russo.

“The best threat area would be pretty much east of Saskatoon right through to the Manitoba boundary.”

Russo said the same system could produce large hail and strong wind gusts in the south-east toward the international border.

Environment Canada’s storm outlook for the Prairies on August 4th, 2020.

Tornado warnings were issued south-east of Lloydminster on Monday evening as a band of severe thunderstorms moved in from Alberta.

The warnings were ended just before 9 p.m. without any reports of a touchdown or significant damage.

The strongest recorded wind gust was 93 km/h in Lloydminster