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Environment Canada is investigating a report of a possible landspout tornado after a stormy and rainy day in Southern Saskatchewan on Tuesday.
Meteorologist Rose Carlsen said the weather service is looking into a preliminary report of a landspout tornado south of Gray, a small hamlet located southeast of Regina.
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“It’s unconfirmed right now and it’s going to be investigated further,” Carlsen said.
While severe thunderstorm watches and warnings were issued on Tuesday, Carlsen said the storms primarily brought rain to the province, and no hail was reported. The Wynyard area was hit the hardest, getting drenched with more than 40 millimetres of rain.
“They had a good shower go right over top of them,” Carlsen said.
“That can kind of happen in these kinds of more unsettled air masses that will go over an area. You can kind of get one area with a really heavy shower.”
Regina got 19 millimetres, while Saskatoon got less than three millimetres of rain over the past 24 hours.
Carlsen said as the weather system slowly pulls out of the province on Wednesday, some lingering showers could occur in areas between Yorkton and Prince Albert.
“There will be less of a chance of rain for today, but then there’s going to be another system moving in for tomorrow, and then we’re kind of expecting more unsettled rainy conditions through the weekend,” the meteorologist explained.
