Sask. experienced one the quietest tornado seasons in recent memory this year

With just one confirmed tornado in Saskatchewan so far in 2023, it’s the lowest number in recent memory that Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) meteorologist Terri Lang can remember.

With just one confirmed tornado in Saskatchewan so far in 2023, it’s the lowest number in recent memory that Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) meteorologist Terri Lang can remember.

The lone tornado confirmed by ECCC in Saskatchewan this year took place on May 27, touching down about six kilometres southeast of Regina just before 9 p.m.

No damage was reported and ECCC gave the tornado a severity rating of EF0.

Lang said in 2015 there were just two confirmed tornados in the province, but other than that there have been no years in recent memory with such a lack of tornadic activity.

In 2022 ECCC confirmed 25 tornados in Saskatchewan, the highest total since 2012.

With Friday, Sept. 1 marking the first day of metrological fall, the threat of tornados has now been significantly dropping off since the middle of August, Lang said.

She attributes the lack of twisters this year to the lack of moisture.