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Radar imagery showed a storm system capable of producing tornadoes moved down the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border.
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A tornado warning was issued along the border of Saskatchewan and Manitoba over the weekend with some severe weather overhead.

Environment Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang says the area did manage to avoid having any tornadoes touch down.

"We didn't get reports of any kind of tornadoes or anything like that, you know, a bit of hail here and there, but wasn't anything too massive either."

"Most of the tornado warnings that are issued are based on radar signatures, meaning we can see on the radar that the clouds are rotating and that's the first sign that a tornado may be produced. There were a lot of chasers on the storm, so if there were anything to come out of them, we probably would have gotten a report."

A few communities did end up with hail falling as the storm made its way through.

"Toonie-sized hail at Gerald, Saskatchewan. Manitoba saw quarter-sized hail South of McAuley and quarter-sized hail east of Elkhorn," reported Lang.

Lang says that people should keep their eyes out for the next couple of days and the rest of the summer which are likely to have more severe weather.

"The next day or two as well the pattern is just good, all the elements are kind of there to create severe thunderstorms. I mean it's only the middle of August, so the crops are still kind of growing. They haven't quite dried out yet, so they're still giving us some moisture and there's still moisture coming up from the Gulf of Mexico."

"We're also feeding into what's called monsoon moisture that comes up from the other side, from the Pacific Ocean. So still some moisture around and we can expect severe storms well into early September."

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