Weather Watches & Warnings
Friday, 5 Sep 2008
Yorkton-Melville-Esterhazy, Saskatchewan
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TORNADO WATCH: Yorkton-Melville-Esterhazy
Issued at 1:15 PM CST FRIDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2008
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.
CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUNNEL CLOUDS OR WEAK TORNADOES. THESE TYPES OF FUNNEL CLOUDS FORM OUT OF LARGE CUMULUS CLOUDS OR VERY WEAK THUNDERSTORMS AND NORMALLY DO NOT HAVE THE ENERGY TO REACH THE GROUND. HOWEVER ONE OR TWO OF THESE FUNNELS MAY BRIEFLY TOUCH DOWN AND CAN BECOME DESTRUCTIVE OVER A VERY SMALL AREA. TREAT ALL FUNNEL CLOUDS AND TORNADOES SERIOUSLY AND AVOID WHEN POSSIBLE. SHOULD ONE DEVELOP OVERHEAD TAKE SHELTER UNTIL IT DISSIPATES. REMEMBER THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS WILL NORMALLY APPEAR WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.
ENVIRONMENT CANADA CONTINUES TO MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OR WEATHERADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
SHOULD YOU SPOT A FUNNEL CLOUD OR TORNADO...AND ONLY IF IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...YOU CAN CALL 1-800-239-0484 TO REPORT YOUR SIGHTING. PLEASE NOTE THIS PHONE NUMBER IS FOR REPORTING SEVERE WEATHER ONLY.
AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE PRAIRIES IS PRODUCING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND WEAK THUNDERSTORMS. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF SOME FUNNELS WITH THESE STORMS, HOWEVER NONE HAVE REACHED THE GROUND. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE FUNNELS STRONG ENOUGH TO BRIEFLY REACH THE SURFACE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING.
