Five possible tornadoes touch down in Saskatchewan

Areas in southern Saskatchewan were under severe thunderstorm warnings on Wednesday, but as Kayla Guerrette explains, some witnesses felt like they came with no warning at all.

Most areas in the southern part of Saskatchewan were under severe thunderstorm warnings on Wednesday. But, when tornadoes started to touch down, some witnesses felt like they came with no warning at all.

Meteorologist Terri Lang said they are in the process of confirming just how many tornadoes did, in fact, touch down, with questions if the one seen in Foam Lake was actually one of two to touch down in that area.

“Saskatchewan summers, the weather can be quite volatile,” Lang said. “Thunderstorms can form quite quickly. Often their lifespan is 15 minutes … to a half an hour and in that time a storm can happen very quickly. You get lightning which, of course, is very dangerous, rain, hail, and even tornadoes that can form in less than half an hour.”

The five recorded tornadoes were found in Manitou Beach, Watrous, Margo, Foam Lake, Simrick, and two in Serath.

Lesley Kelly in Watrous said it was a beautiful, bright, sunny day. Then things quickly changed.

“I had to almost look and take a second and ask myself is this real life,” said Kelly. ” I had preconceived notions that it had to be hailing and windy and storming for a tornado to be right there.”

Kelly said she felt like there were no warnings and the tornado came and went very quickly. Nearby in Manitou Beach, Terra Kot also felt like there was no warning.

“We literally were just going about our day,” said Kot. ” Looked up to the sky and there was a tornado. It was the most terrifying thing I have ever seen in my entire life.”