The only light in Prince Albert Saturday night was caused by lightning after the power went out before 11 p.m. Saturday, July 11, 2026. (Image Credit: Submitted)

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UPDATED: Power outage hits north central Sask. following major storm

Jul 12, 2026 | 12:54 AM

UPDATE: Around 6:30 a.m. Sunday, SaskPower said power had been restored to a majority of customers in Central North part of the province. The following areas that have been restored include: Prince Albert City, Shellbrook, Spiritwood, Candle Lake, Christopher Lake, La Ronge, and all surrounding rural areas. For the remaining customers without power in Tisdale, Nipawin, Carrot River, Tobin Lake and surrounding rural area, crews are currently out investigating and looking to restore power. More updates will be provided when available.

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SaskPower reported that it was responding to outages in the entire ‘Central North’ portion of the province Saturday night. An estimated time of repair was not provided.

The entire city of Prince Albert went black around 10:50 p.m. following a major storm that brought destructive winds, heavy rain, hail and lightning.

Several streets saw localized flooding. There were also downed branches, however, the full extent of damage was not visible in the dark.

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All of the areas in red were included in reported power outages Saturday night. (Image Credit: SaskPower.com)

As the storm tracked east of Prince Albert, a post on the Kinistino Fire Department’s Facebook page, said a plow wind that hit town caused significant damage.

“Please avoid driving around till we can assess the situation and make sure no power lines are in contact with the ground,” the post read.

SaskPower said due to safety reasons crews will cease work for the night and will continue to work on repairs in Kinistino at approximately 6 a.m. Sunday morning.

Earlier in the evening, several videos online showed a tornado touching down near Onion Lake.

Apparently, this property was vacant when it was hit by the storm between Onion Lake and Lloydminster July 11, 2026. (Image Credit: Barb Rowe/Facebook)

Environment Canada was working to confirm 10 tornado reports across the province prior to Saturday evening’s storm.

*If you have pictures from the storm or its aftermath, send them to panews@pattisonmedia.com

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