A powerful storm system is smacking Saskatchewan with heavy rainfall, flooding, and could include hail up to three-cm in diameter and wind gusts up to 90 km/h..Roads and basements were flooded in parts of Saskatchewan, with the Battlefords area receiving the most rain, with 100-mm falling in only six to seven hours..Some basements have up to 20-cm of water..According to the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network, one weather watcher reported 55.1 mm of rain in the Watrous and Manitou areas. .Environment Canada (EC) issued a rainfall warning for Melfort, Tisdale, Prince Albert, Shellbrook, Meadow Lake, and Spiritwood..EC issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Regina, Moose Jaw, Pense, Fort Qu’Appelle, Indian Head, Estevan, Weyburn, Assiniboia, and Gravelbourg..Northern Saskatchewan can expect up to 100-mm of rain over the next 48 hours..Regina and Saskatoon areas will see less rain with about 50-mm in the same time period..More thunderstorm watches and warnings are possible around Saskatchewan..According to Patrick Boyle of the Water Security Agency (WSA), it does not expect widespread flooding, but will provide an updated 10-day forecast for the Saskatchewan River System later in the week..The WSA will increase the outflows from the Gardiner Dam in stages this week..“What we’re going to see at the end of the week is summer is going to arrive .. we’re going to see temperatures in parts of Saskatchewan reach up to 35 degrees,” said David Phillips, EC senior climatologist..“Some rain to kind of help to end that long drought for the southwest and then we’re going to see some summer temperatures that are going to warm things up and make people feel like they want to bring the muscle shirts and tank tops out.”.Alberta has been getting the brunt of the storm.
