Tag Archives: Weather
Severe weather leads to widespread power outages in the northeast
Wide spread power outages over Sunday afternoon and early Monday morning had SaskPower crews very busy.Along with a lengthy outage for costumers in Nipawin and the Cumberland House area after a storm ...
Jul 08, 2019 A storm that passed through Cumberland House Sunday knocked over trees and fences. (Submitted photo/Shavonne Danielle)
Teams from national research project studying Meadow Lake Provincial Park tornadoes
Data from two tornadoes that touched down in Meadow Lake Provincial Park will be used to better understand where tornadoes occur in Canada and how to build resiliency to them.The Northern Tornadoes Pr...
Jul 03, 2019 Storm clouds in Meadow Lake Provincial Park after a tornado tore through two campsites over the Canada Day long weekend. (submitted/Melissa Kuzior)
Wind gusts expected to top out at 60 km/h
Residents in Prince Albert, North Battleford and Melfort should be sure to 'hold onto their hats,' stick their garbage cans in a secure spot and get ready for a hefty breeze to sweep the region.Winds ...
Jul 02, 2019 A blast of wind is expected for large portion of Central Saskatchewan. (submitted photo/ Myles Quaroni)
Environment Canada says two tornadoes touched down in Meadow Lake Provincial Park
Investigators with Environment Canada have confirmed two tornadoes touched down in Meadow Lake Provincial Park Saturday evening, leaving a path of damage in their wake. The Saskatchewan Health Authori...
Jul 01, 2019 A trailer sits damaged from a storm that tore through Laumans Landing in Meadow Lake Provincial Park. (submitted/Durelle Demuth)
‘It just flattened it’: Three injured after severe storm rips through Meadow Lake Provincial Park
The Saskatchewan Health Authority said three people were transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a storm ripped through Meadow Lake Provincial Park, leaving flipped trailers a...
Jun 30, 2019 Chris and Karen de Orla's trailer was moved about 40 feet and destroy by a storm that tore through Meadow Lake Provincial Park. (submitted photo/Chris de Orla)
Plenty of rain finally falls through northeast region
Rain came down in buckets over the weekend as the northeast region took the brunt of storms that travelled through Saskatchewan.According to Terri Lang with Environment Canada, there was a corridor be...
Jun 17, 2019 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Sunny day hampered by smoke
With a projected high of 29 C and sunny skies, it's almost perfect weather Wednesday, but for the tinge of smoke in the air. The culprit is forest fires in northern Alberta."The satellite shows the sm...
May 29, 2019 People on the prairies will have to put up with a little smoke for the next day or so.(paNOW Staff/ Ronald Quaroni)
Cyclical weather trends could mean drought for years
An extended dry weather trend in the prairies could be here to stay.Agroclimate Specialist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Trevor Hadwen said typically wet and drought cycles last for long peri...
May 24, 2019 Dry conditions can have very negative impacts on agriculture industry. (submitted photo/Myles Quaroni)
Plenty of rain expected to fall over the northeast throughout today
After what was a very dry month of April, the rain has finally seemed to arrive in the middle of May.Some rain fell in the northeast region last week, and now the big rainfall has arrived.According to...
May 15, 2019 Ten to 20 mm of rain is forecast to fall over the northeast region. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Environment Canada meteorologist coming to Melfort to discuss severe weather
Recognizing severe weather will be the focus of a presentation in Melfort.The City of Melfort, the Melfort Fire Department, and Environment Canada are bringing the unique opportunity to the community ...
May 03, 2019 (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)