WWCN13 CWWG 200655

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH

FOR SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN

UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA

AT 12:55 A.M. CST WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST 2025.

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR:

=NEW= SWIFT CURRENT - HERBERT - CABRI - KYLE - LUCKY LAKE

      KAMSACK - CANORA - PREECEVILLE

      R.M. OF SPALDING INCLUDING SPALDING

      R.M. OF PONASS LAKE INCLUDING ROSE VALLEY FOSSTON AND NORA

      R.M. OF LAKESIDE INCLUDING WATSON AND QUILL LAKE

      R.M. OF LAKEVIEW INCLUDING WADENA AND CLAIR

      R.M. OF BIG QUILL INCLUDING WYNYARD DAFOE AND KANDAHAR

      R.M. OF ELFROS INCLUDING ELFROS LESLIE AND MOZART

      R.M. OF EMERALD INCLUDING WISHART AND BANKEND

      R.M. OF KELVINGTON INCLUDING YELLOWQUILL RES.

      R.M. OF SASMAN INCLUDING MARGO KYLEMORE AND NUT MOUNTAIN

      R.M. OF FOAM LAKE INCLUDING FOAM LAKE AND FISHING LAKE RES.

      R.M. OF BARRIER VALLEY INCLUDING ARCHERWILL AND MCKAGUE

      R.M. OF BJORKDALE INCLUDING GREENWATER LAKE PROV. PARK

      R.M. OF HUDSON BAY INCLUDING HUDSON BAY AND RESERVE

      R.M. OF PORCUPINE INCLUDING PORCUPINE PLAIN AND WEEKES

      ASSINIBOIA - GRAVELBOURG - CORONACH

      LEADER - GULL LAKE

      SHAUNAVON - MAPLE CREEK - VAL MARIE - CYPRESS HILLS.



SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ENDED FOR:

      YORKTON - MELVILLE - ESTERHAZY

      R.M. OF HUMBOLDT INCLUDING HUMBOLDT CARMEL AND FULDA

      R.M. OF ST PETER INCLUDING MUENSTER AND LAKE LENORE

      R.M. OF WOLVERINE INCLUDING BURR

      R.M. OF LEROY INCLUDING LEROY

      R.M. OF USBORNE INCLUDING LANIGAN DRAKE AND GUERNSEY

      R.M. OF PRAIRIE ROSE INCLUDING JANSEN AND ESK

      R.M. OF WREFORD INCLUDING NOKOMIS AND VENN

      R.M. OF MOUNT HOPE INCLUDING SEMANS

      R.M. OF LAST MOUNTAIN VALLEY INCLUDING GOVAN AND DUVAL

      R.M. OF KUTAWA INCLUDING RAYMORE PUNNICHY AND POORMAN RES.

      R.M. OF TOUCHWOOD INCLUDING SERATH AND TOUCHWOOD HILLS 

         PROV. PARK

      R.M. OF KELLROSS INCLUDING KELLIHER AND LESTOCK

      R.M. OF ITUNA BON ACCORD INCLUDING ITUNA AND HUBBARD

      R.M. OF TISDALE INCLUDING TISDALE ELDERSLEY AND SYLVANIA

      R.M. OF PLEASANTDALE INCLUDING NAICAM AND PLEASANTDALE.



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==DISCUSSION==



CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE 

THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS, 

LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.



NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM 

ACROSS CENTRAL SASKATCHEWAN AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. 

ANOTHER WAVE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL ARRIVE IN THE SOUTHWEST IN THE 

OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE. 



PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL SASKATCHEWAN WILL PERIODICALLY BE 

UNDER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.



WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK) LIGHTNING KILLS AND 

INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR. 



HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO 

VISIBILITY. 



STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN DAMAGE TREES, BUILDINGS AND OVERTURN VEHICLES. 



LARGE HAIL CAN CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND INJURY. 



SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES ARE ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE 

FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 

DAMAGING HAIL, WIND OR RAIN. 



PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY 

ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO 

SKSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING 

(HASH)SKSTORM.



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