Funnel cloud spotted in Birch Hills

“Even if the funnel cloud touches the ground, what we have is a land spout cell tornado,” said Craig. “It’s not a super cell tornado, what they are, is small little tornadoes that touch the ground and usually do minimal damage.”

Craig said that anyone in the area of one of these small tornadoes should be cautious.

“They are a danger if they are on a ground, and we do put out thunderstorm watches and warnings if we do suspect they will be on the ground,” said Craig. “But in this case it doesn’t look like they will touching down on the ground.”

Kim Lemon was one of the people who spotted the funnel cloud while in Birch Hills.

“It grew towards the ground, and then kind of came back up and then dissipated,” said Lemon.

Lemon said he first spotted the funnel cloud forming just after 1:30 p.m. Monday afternoon.

“It was definitely across the highway, probably 10 miles (away),” said Lemon. “I’ve got lots of video of it and looking at it now it was definitely a funnel cloud.”

Most recently, a funnel cloud was spotted near Sturgeon Lake on June 6 and before that there were reports of a funnel cloud actually touching down just south of Maple Creek on June 3.

Craig said there have not currently been any watches or warnings reported for any part of Saskatchewan for Monday.

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Funnel cloud spotted in Birch Hills

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