Announcers on 101 The Rockhound



		WEATHER WARNING
		ISSUED BY: ENVIRONMENT CANADA START DATE: TUESDAY MAY 12, 2026 1:58 PM END DATE: WEDNESDAY MAY 13, 2026 5:58 AM A MAJOR SPRING STORM WITH WIDESPREAD SEVERE WINDS IS POISED TO AFFECT SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL SASKATCHEWAN BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WHAT... SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 80 KM/H THEN WIDESPREAD WESTERLY WINDS OF 70 KM/H SUSTAINED GUSTING TO 110 KM/H. WHERE... ALL OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL SASKATCHEWAN. WHEN... BEGINNING IN SOUTHWESTERN SASKATCHEWAN WEDNESDAY EVENING EXPANDING TO THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL SASKATCHEWAN BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE MOST INTENSE WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BELOW 90 KM/H BY THURSDAY EVENING BUT WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY. IMPACTS... DAMAGE TO ROOFS, FENCES, BRANCHES OR SOFT SHELTERS IS LIKELY. PREPARE FOR SOME DISRUPTIONS TO TRANSPORTATION, SERVICES, AND UTILITIES. DRIER AREAS MAY SEE VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS IN BLOWING DUST. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE VERY DIFFICULT. HIGH-SIDED VEHICLES COULD BE OVERTURNED BY THE WIND. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. IF OUTSIDE, PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING OR FALLING DEBRIS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: AN INTENSE LOW WILL DEVELOP IN ALBERTA WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CROSS SASKATCHEWAN ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WINDS, POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT RAIN WILL FALL OVER SOUTHWESTERN AND WEST-CENTRAL AREAS OF THE PROVINCE, WITH 20 TO 40 MM OF PRECIPITATION EXPECTED BY FRIDAY NIGHT. FOR THE SOUTHEAST AND EAST-CENTRAL AREAS OF THE PROVINCE, LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED, BUT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY BRING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO SKSTORM@EC.GC.CA, CALL 1-800-239-0484 OR POST REPORTS ON X USING #SKSTORM.