Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Lisa's Corner: Be prepared when ugly weather strikes

Lightning strikes around midnight in Sunningdale in Moose
Jaw on May 28, 2014 as the rain started lightly pouring down.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


There is a reason Saskatchewan’s slogan is the Land of the Living Skies.

You don’t have to have been in this province for long before you see at least one breathtaking sunset or sunrise. Sometimes hints of red shine through or maybe red and yellow. Looking at it is truly remarkable.

But of course that’s not the only reason our skies are so alive. There’s the flipside of that serenity, that calmness. We experienced that Wednesday night and overnight into Thursday.

For anyone like me who is born and raised in Saskatchewan, thunderstorm watches aren’t uncommon. Quite frankly, tornado watches aren’t that uncommon either. Storms happen quite regularly, especially in the summer months when the weather heats up.

It is important to know what to do if a tornado does strike. We’ve had some close calls and some confirmed tornadoes in the area over the past few years. But tornadoes tend to form quickly and with no warning.

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