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City of Saskatoon ready to respond to heavy rainfall
With heavy rainfall expected to fall in Saskatoon and central Saskatchewan over the next 24 hours, the city is preparing for all possibilities in case flooding occurs. According to Environment Canada,...
Jun 27, 2024 Many Saskatoon streets flooded in 2022 following a heavy downpour. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Rainfall warnings issued for parts of central Saskatchewan
Break out the umbrella - rainfall warnings are in effect for much of central Saskatchewan. Environment Canada issued the warnings Thursday morning for areas in and around Saskatoon, Kindersley and Hum...
Jun 27, 2024 Environment Canada says the rain is expected to begin Thursday night and continue on Friday. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Davidson area farmer expects crops to recover after severe storm
Friday's storm west of Davidson caused some trouble for Brett Siroski, of Siroski Simmentals. His farm, about seven kilometres west of the town, was hit by rain and hail, and the area was placed under...
Jun 27, 2024 Brett Siroski said he expects most of the crops to bounce back despite damage caused by wind and hail. (Siroski Simmentals/Facebook)
'Insurance people will be busy': Carrot River cleans up storm damage
Carrot River has been hard at work cleaning up after a massive storm took out trees, roofs and power lines in the community. The town near Nipawin in the province's northeast was among the communities...
Jun 25, 2024 The storm caused significant damage to roofs in Carrot River. (Randy Schmidt, Sask. Severe Weather Tracker/Facebook)
UPDATE: Tornado warnings, watches cover parts of Sask. on Sunday
As of 7 p.m. on Sunday evening, Saskatchewan faced nearly a dozen tornado warnings across as many communities. An up-to-date list of weather alerts can be found here. On Highway 12, vehicles pulled ov...
Jun 23, 2024 Rain and hail battered the highway on Sunday evening south of Blaine Lake near the Petrofka Bridge while a tornado watch was in effect. (Justin Blackwell/650 CKOM)
Severe thunderstorms possible Friday in Regina, southern Sask.
Keep an eye on the sky this afternoon - Environment Canada says severe thunderstorms are possible in Regina and much of southern Saskatchewan. "Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe ...
Jun 21, 2024
Wet weather affecting more youth sports games than normal
Summer has officially rolled into Saskatchewan, and with that, many hope the wet and cool weather is on its way out. Those in youth sports are feeling the effects of the rain, heavy winds and cool tem...
Jun 20, 2024 Saskatoon Minor Baseball is facing difficulties rescheduling rained out games while in Regina Minor Baseball, they are able to reschedule 80%. (650 CKOM)
Seeding 'virtually complete,' but wet weather causes issues for Sask. farmers
Seeding is "virtually complete" across Saskatchewan, but excess moisture after the wet spring is causing issues for some producers. According to the Ministry of Agriculture's weekly crop report, which...
Jun 20, 2024 Wet weather has been a boon to some farmers, but the rainfall and ground moisture levels are causing issues in parts of the province. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Summer officially hits the prairies with warm weather on horizon
It doesn't feel like it, but summer has officially arrived in Saskatchewan. It's been a wet and miserable spring for many. David Phillips, a senior climatologist at Environment and Climate Change Cana...
Jun 20, 2024 “Phillips said Saskatchewan is losing valuable days with the cold weather,” said Phillips.(Erin McNutt/650 CKOM file photo)
'It's just inescapable': Toronto students, teachers seek relief from hot classrooms
TORONTO - In Beatrice Schneider's seventh grade classroom in Toronto, there are two fans in opposite corners of the room. One of them is broken. When temperatures soar - as they have this week while m...
Jun 20, 2024
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