ANEMORFONA WARNINGS APPLY:

Elfros RM including Elfros Leslie and Mozart, SK RM of Emerald including Wishart and Bankend, SK RM of Foam Lake, including Foam Lake and Fishing Lake Res., SK Keep weather alerts in your area

WARNING WORDS WERE ISSUED

At 5:01 p.m. CST, Environment Canada meteorologists are watching for a strong storm that is likely to cause a tornado. Possible winds, strong hail and locally heavy rainfall. This storm is currently near Lake Foam and is following to the southeast. Tornadoes are dangerous and can create life-threatening situations. If threatening weather is approaching, cover immediately, especially if you hear a roar, see a funnel cloud, debris swirling near the ground, or debris.
Look for shelter indoors, ideally in a room on the lower floor that is away from outside walls and windows such as basement, bathroom, staircase or closet. Leave caravans, vehicles, tents, trailers and other temporary or independent shelters and move to a strong building, if possible. As a last resort, lie down on a low spot and protect your head from flying debris. See below for more details on the Meadow forecast.

WEDNESDAY: SERIOUS STORMS, THREAT REVERSE CONSTRUCTED

Extensive risk of thunderstorms will develop throughout the day Wednesday in the southern Meadows. The momentum is favorable for strong storms in southern Saskatchewan, southern Manitoba and northwestern Ontario. This threat includes Saskatoon, Regina and Winnipeg. The strongest storms that could form could cause very large hailstones – the size of golf balls or larger – along with the risk of strong winds and heavy rainfall. There is a conditional risk of superhighs in southern Manitoba, which would increase the threat of heavy hail and even the risk of a tornado in the area. The danger is uncertain due to lack of moisture in the area. This could maintain the greatest serious danger south of the border. – Thunderstorms will spread across southern and central Saskatchewan during the Mediterranean until late Wednesday afternoon. These storms will push into Manitoba in the evening, reaching northwestern Ontario after dark. Stay alert for severe weather and warnings on Wednesday. Heavy thunderstorms at night are especially dangerous.

GREAT WEEKEND: DREOS DAY CANADA, SEASONAL THIS WEEKEND

Things seem much calmer as we look forward to the long weekend. The colder conditions behind this latest storm system will bring below-season temperatures in the Canada Day area. Residents of southern Manitoba will certainly feel the relative cold, with temperatures hovering around 20 degrees Celsius – several degrees below the seasonal – throughout the weekend. We will see a warm-up in the first full week of July. The daytime highs across the region will reach mid-20s for most of next week, which is hot but by no means excessive for this point in the summer. Scattered rain and thunderstorms are possible across the Meadow this weekend through next week, with the biggest chance of some rain falling over Alberta on Sunday and Monday. Check again for the latest meadow conditions.