Orange Wind Warning Issued for Southern Saskatchewan
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ECCC issued it on May 15, 2026, 3 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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Environment Canada has issued an orange wind warning for a large portion of southern Saskatchewan including the City of Regina, with damaging westerly winds expected until this evening.
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- Record type
- Wind Warning
- Affected area
- Southern Saskatchewan
- Issued
- May 15, 2026
- Issuing authority
- ECCC
Wind notices are issued against local thresholds and a defined time window. Confirm both in the original notice before making a current-condition decision.
Record status: historical. It was issued 3 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southern Saskatchewan.
Alert Details
Environment Canada has issued an orange warning for wind. The alert is classified as Severe with Future urgency.
Affected Areas
A large portion of southern Saskatchewan, including the City of Regina.
What You Should Do
Utility outages are likely. Driving conditions will likely be very difficult. High-sided vehicles could be overturned by the wind. Damage to some critical infrastructure is possible. Continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to SKstorm@ec.gc.ca, call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on X using #SKStorm.
Expected Conditions
Widespread westerly winds of 70 km/h with gusts as high as 110 km/h are expected. In drier areas, restricted visibilities in blowing dust are possible.
Timeline
The warning is effective from 2026-05-15T03:09:17-00:00 and expires at 2026-05-15T10:44:17-00:00, lasting until this evening.
Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗
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