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Southwest Saskatchewan got whalloped by thunder and lightning on Tuesday Night and Wednesday morning.
Over 1,300 lightning strikes were recorded by Environment and Climate Change Canada in the span of six hours. That's roughly 200 an hour, or between three and four strikes every minute.
Meteorologist for ECCC, Crawford Luke, revealed that the storm tracked just 30 kilometres northeast of Swift Current, avoiding the city.
"I would say it definitely sounds like a good light show, but I don't think it's anything unusual or something that we haven't seen before," said Luke. "I do find sometimes these overnight storms can be the best lightning producers, anecdotally."
Luke predicts a similar chance of thunderstorms throughout the day in the northern extent of lower Saskatchewan, near Kindersley, North Battleford, and Saskatoon. Those areas can even expect a severe thunderstorm warning.
"Also looking at the possibility of some large hail, perhaps up to 6 centimetres in diameter. That's kind of getting close to the size of a tennis ball at that point," said Luke. "Potentially some wind gusts of up to 120 kilometres per hour."
Swift Current may be on the edge of that system, but it is unlikely. The chances of another thunderstorm emerging in the region overnight, however, aren't totally outside the realm of possibility, even if it is a low chance.
"Our current thinking is it would be primarily north of Swift Current," said Luke.
