Tornado spotted near D'Arcy after warnings issued for parts of west-central Saskatchewan
Kindersley, the Battlefords among areas under warning Tuesday afternoon
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Thunderstorms rumbled through western Saskatchewan on Tuesday afternoon and at one point Environment Canada issued tornado warnings for the west-central part of the province.
At around 5:40 p.m. CST, the weather agency said a tornado warning replaces severe thunderstorm warnings for the RM of Kindersley, which includes the town of Kindersley, Brock and Flaxcombe.
Several people posted pictures online of a tornado near D'Arcy, Sask.
Near D’Arcy, Saskatchewan (east of Kindersley) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/skstorm?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#skstorm</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/skwx?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#skwx</a> <a href="https://t.co/FOG2sUr1Lo">https://t.co/FOG2sUr1Lo</a>
—@daynavettese<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/skstorm?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#skstorm</a> Some photos of the tornado 4 miles north of Darcy, SK. June 15, 2021 5:48pm <a href="https://t.co/i7Q0iy6hgb">pic.twitter.com/i7Q0iy6hgb</a>
—@neilserfasA tornado warning was later issued for several other communities, including The Battlefords and Rosetown.
Don Leith took this photo near Rosetown.
The warnings came as Environment Canada meteorologists tracked a severe thunderstorm travelling northeast at 20 kilometres per hour.
The agency said tornadoes, damaging winds, large hail and locally intense rainfall were all possible.