Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued an orange severe thunderstorm watch for the northern half of southwestern Saskatchewan on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n
The federal weather agency says conditions are favourable for dangerous thunderstorms capable of producing wind gusts up to 110 km\/h, hail measuring three to four centimetres in diameter and heavy rainfall of up to 30 millimetres in localized areas.<\/p>\n
The line of thunderstorms, currently over southern Alberta, is expected to move into western Saskatchewan later Sunday evening.<\/p>\n
Damaging weather possible<\/p>\n
“Utility outages are possible,” Environment Canada’s weather alert said. “Significant damage to property, buildings and trees is possible. When thunder roars, go indoors.”<\/p>\n
Environment Canada also warned that heavy rain could cause localized flooding and reduced visibility, while strong winds may damage trees, buildings and vehicles.<\/p>\n
Areas included in the watch<\/p>\n
The watch covers a large portion of southwestern Saskatchewan north of the Trans-Canada Highway, with parts of the warned area extending south toward Highway 13.<\/p>\n
Communities including Maple Creek, Shaunavon, Eastend and Ponteix are not included in the current watch.<\/p>\n
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