Tuesday, May 17th 2022, 11:18 pm - A landspout tornado was observed near Keeler, Sask., Tuesday night after a line of severe thunderstorms tracked through the province.
Many Saskatchewan residents were a bit surprised, to say the least, at the sighting of a tornado on Tuesday evening.
The landspout tornado was reported to have occurred near Keeler, Sask., (around Highway 42) Tuesday evening as a severe thunderstorm tracked just south of the aforementioned community at 40 km/h. Severe thunderstorm warnings were in place at the time.
SEE ALSO: Canada's first tornado of the year reported
A small-scale low-pressure system confined to southern Saskatchewan was responsible for helping set off the thunderstorms, some of which reached severe limits as they moved eastward across the province.
While the tornado hasn't been confirmed by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) or the Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP), numerous videos and photos posted online clearly showed the funnel touching the ground. More information may be posted Wednesday.
(The landspout twister comes on the heels of Canada's first tornado in 2022, occurring on Sunday in Casselman, a village in eastern Ontario, southeast of Ottawa. It was rated as an EF-0 with no injuries or damage reported.
It didn't take long for photos and videos of Saskatchewan's first tornado this year to surface on social media. Below are some of the visuals that are circulating so far.
Landspout tornado on the ground south of Keller SK it has since lifted pic taken by Dusty Munsch #skstorm pic.twitter.com/9HlTB8qkHo
Landspout tornado on the ground south of Keller SK it has since lifted pic taken by Dusty Munsch Brandon Houck on Twitter: "Landspout tornado on the ground south of Keller SK it has since lifted pic taken by Dusty Munsch #skstorm pic.twitter.com/9HlTB8qkHo / Twitter" Brandon Houck on Twitter: "Landspout tornado on the ground south of Keller SK it has since lifted pic taken by Dusty Munsch #skstorm pic.twitter.com/9HlTB8qkHo / Twitter"
— Brandon Houck (@HouckisPokisewx) Brandon Houck on Twitter: "Landspout tornado on the ground south of Keller SK it has since lifted pic taken by Dusty Munsch #skstorm pic.twitter.com/9HlTB8qkHo / Twitter"
7:45pm Northwest of Caronport courtesy of Cory Davey #skstorm pic.twitter.com/enHmulVUEJ
7:45pm Northwest of Caronport courtesy of Cory Davey Jeff Wilson on Twitter: "7:45pm Northwest of Caronport courtesy of Cory Davey #skstorm pic.twitter.com/enHmulVUEJ / Twitter" Jeff Wilson on Twitter: "7:45pm Northwest of Caronport courtesy of Cory Davey #skstorm pic.twitter.com/enHmulVUEJ / Twitter"
— Jeff Wilson (@Dogfan88) Jeff Wilson on Twitter: "7:45pm Northwest of Caronport courtesy of Cory Davey #skstorm pic.twitter.com/enHmulVUEJ / Twitter"
skstorm Caron SK 7:00pm pic.twitter.com/DSDBnOOkEb
graingirl on Twitter: "#skstorm Caron SK 7:00pm pic.twitter.com/DSDBnOOkEb / Twitter" Caron SK 7:00pm graingirl on Twitter: "#skstorm Caron SK 7:00pm pic.twitter.com/DSDBnOOkEb / Twitter"
— graingirl (@j_winik) graingirl on Twitter: "#skstorm Caron SK 7:00pm pic.twitter.com/DSDBnOOkEb / Twitter"
skstorm east of Moose Jaw pic.twitter.com/6mJZjBSNsX
Dayle on Twitter: "#skstorm east of Moose Jaw pic.twitter.com/6mJZjBSNsX / Twitter" east of Moose Jaw Dayle on Twitter: "#skstorm east of Moose Jaw pic.twitter.com/6mJZjBSNsX / Twitter"
— Dayle (@DayleCC) Dayle on Twitter: "#skstorm east of Moose Jaw pic.twitter.com/6mJZjBSNsX / Twitter"
Tornado just north of Caronport. #skstorm #Tornado pic.twitter.com/axWBhKSpKK
Tornado just north of Caronport. Mike Tisdall on Twitter: "Tornado just north of Caronport. #skstorm #Tornado pic.twitter.com/axWBhKSpKK / Twitter" Mike Tisdall on Twitter: "Tornado just north of Caronport. #skstorm #Tornado pic.twitter.com/axWBhKSpKK / Twitter" Mike Tisdall on Twitter: "Tornado just north of Caronport. #skstorm #Tornado pic.twitter.com/axWBhKSpKK / Twitter"
— Mike Tisdall (@mike_tisdall) Mike Tisdall on Twitter: "Tornado just north of Caronport. #skstorm #Tornado pic.twitter.com/axWBhKSpKK / Twitter"
Near Caron and Keeler SK 7pm #skstorm pic.twitter.com/9ftxpuTGBL
Near Caron and Keeler SK 7pm Eric Stromberg on Twitter: "Near Caron and Keeler SK 7pm #skstorm pic.twitter.com/9ftxpuTGBL / Twitter" Eric Stromberg on Twitter: "Near Caron and Keeler SK 7pm #skstorm pic.twitter.com/9ftxpuTGBL / Twitter"
— Eric Stromberg (@Cire605) Eric Stromberg on Twitter: "Near Caron and Keeler SK 7pm #skstorm pic.twitter.com/9ftxpuTGBL / Twitter"
You never know what you'll see on an evening walk in Saskatchewan #skstorm #Tornado pic.twitter.com/0Ieg88hO26
You never know what you’ll see on an evening walk in Saskatchewan Mike Tisdall on Twitter: "You never know what you'll see on an evening walk in Saskatchewan #skstorm #Tornado pic.twitter.com/0Ieg88hO26 / Twitter" Mike Tisdall on Twitter: "You never know what you'll see on an evening walk in Saskatchewan #skstorm #Tornado pic.twitter.com/0Ieg88hO26 / Twitter" Mike Tisdall on Twitter: "You never know what you'll see on an evening walk in Saskatchewan #skstorm #Tornado pic.twitter.com/0Ieg88hO26 / Twitter"
— Mike Tisdall (@mike_tisdall) Mike Tisdall on Twitter: "You never know what you'll see on an evening walk in Saskatchewan #skstorm #Tornado pic.twitter.com/0Ieg88hO26 / Twitter"
Storm hits boundary and produces tornado near Keeler around 7:00pm local time this evening. #skstorm - https://t.co/6PbHPgwnaW pic.twitter.com/ywPQvAHfKi
Storm hits boundary and produces tornado near Keeler around 7:00pm local time this evening. Dayna Vettese 🌪️ on Twitter: "Storm hits boundary and produces tornado near Keeler around 7:00pm local time this evening. #skstorm - https://t.co/6PbHPgwnaW pic.twitter.com/ywPQvAHfKi / Twitter" - Dayna Vettese 🌪️ on Twitter: "Storm hits boundary and produces tornado near Keeler around 7:00pm local time this evening. #skstorm - https://t.co/6PbHPgwnaW pic.twitter.com/ywPQvAHfKi / Twitter" Dayna Vettese 🌪️ on Twitter: "Storm hits boundary and produces tornado near Keeler around 7:00pm local time this evening. #skstorm - https://t.co/6PbHPgwnaW pic.twitter.com/ywPQvAHfKi / Twitter"
— Dayna Vettese 🌪️ (@daynavettese) Dayna Vettese 🌪️ on Twitter: "Storm hits boundary and produces tornado near Keeler around 7:00pm local time this evening. #skstorm - https://t.co/6PbHPgwnaW pic.twitter.com/ywPQvAHfKi / Twitter"
Holy storm! Not sure what I'm seeing here, but north west of Moose Jaw now @weathernetwork #skstorm pic.twitter.com/Uk26ga1oWB
Holy storm! Not sure what I’m seeing here, but north west of Moose Jaw now Lori McNaughton on Twitter: "Holy storm! Not sure what I'm seeing here, but north west of Moose Jaw now @weathernetwork #skstorm pic.twitter.com/Uk26ga1oWB / Twitter" Lori McNaughton on Twitter: "Holy storm! Not sure what I'm seeing here, but north west of Moose Jaw now @weathernetwork #skstorm pic.twitter.com/Uk26ga1oWB / Twitter" Lori McNaughton on Twitter: "Holy storm! Not sure what I'm seeing here, but north west of Moose Jaw now @weathernetwork #skstorm pic.twitter.com/Uk26ga1oWB / Twitter"
— Lori McNaughton (@LoriMcNaughton) Lori McNaughton on Twitter: "Holy storm! Not sure what I'm seeing here, but north west of Moose Jaw now @weathernetwork #skstorm pic.twitter.com/Uk26ga1oWB / Twitter"
Video of the landspout tornado about 20 minutes ago south of Keeler Saskatchewan taken by Dusty Munsch #skstorm pic.twitter.com/bLpywTYe7T
Video of the landspout tornado about 20 minutes ago south of Keeler Saskatchewan taken by Dusty Munsch Brandon Houck on Twitter: "Video of the landspout tornado about 20 minutes ago south of Keeler Saskatchewan taken by Dusty Munsch #skstorm pic.twitter.com/bLpywTYe7T / Twitter" Brandon Houck on Twitter: "Video of the landspout tornado about 20 minutes ago south of Keeler Saskatchewan taken by Dusty Munsch #skstorm pic.twitter.com/bLpywTYe7T / Twitter"
— Brandon Houck (@HouckisPokisewx) Brandon Houck on Twitter: "Video of the landspout tornado about 20 minutes ago south of Keeler Saskatchewan taken by Dusty Munsch #skstorm pic.twitter.com/bLpywTYe7T / Twitter"
Thumbnail courtesy of Mike Tisdall/Twitter.
