Funnel clouds formed but didn’t touch down during Canada Day storms in Sask.
No tornadoes were reported to touch down during a stormy Canada Day in Saskatchewan.
Environment Canada issued warnings and watches for severe thunderstorms in several areas on Monday evening, including a tornado warning east of Yorkton and funnel cloud advisories in the southwestern corner of the province.
Environment Canada meteorologist Dan Fulton said landspout funnel clouds were spotted in Melville, Saltcoats, and Lloydminster on Monday evening, but they did not appear to touch down.
“Cold core or landspout-type funnels typically don’t touch down, and if they do it’s usually just very briefly,” said Fulton. “These are more of an interesting phenomena.”