June 15, 2018 2:50 pm

Southeast Sask. hit with 151 km/h winds, tennis ball sized hail

By Tiffany Lizée Meteorologist Global News

Residents in Estevan, Sask., captured video of a powerful storm rolling across the region on Thursday, bringing dark clouds, high winds and hail.

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Just as anticipated, southeastern Saskatchewan was slammed with severe weather on Thursday.

Warm, moist air created ideal conditions for a supercell to develop around 3 p.m. near Estevan.

WATCH: Supercell tears through southeast Sask. causing damage

A severe thunderstorm near Estevan on June 14th, 2018.

Kyle Brittain

The supercell intensified as it tracked east along the international border.

Hail as large as baseballs and tennis balls, as well as 151 km/h wind gusts were reported after 4 p.m. near Estevan.

Ryan Wunsch south of Oxbow — Tennis ball size hail reported south of Oxbow on June 14, 2018.
Ryan Wunsch

Kyle Brittain near Cardnuff — Baseball size hail reported near Cardnuff on June 14, 2018.
Kyle Brittain

The large hail and strong winds caused considerable damage, flattening crops, shredding siding and breaking windows and windshields .

Lia Loppe near Oxbow (2) — A severe thunderstorm caused significant damage to a farm near Oxbow on June 14, 2018.
Lia Loppe

Scott Kienlen’s truck was damaged as baseball sized hail fell at North Portal on June 14, 2018.
Scott Kienlen

Large tree uprooted — A large tree was uprooted in Estevan after severe thunderstorm rolled through, producing 151 km/h wind gusts on June 14, 2018.
Tiffany Lizee

A severe thunderstorm caused significant damage to a farm near Oxbow on June 14, 2018.
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Randy Logue 2 — A severe thunderstorm caused significant damage to a farm near Oxbow on June 14, 2018.
Randy Logue

Lia Loppe near Oxbow (1) — A severe thunderstorm caused significant damage to a farm near Oxbow on June 14, 2018.
Lia Loppe

Lia Loppe near Oxbow (3) — A severe thunderstorm caused significant damage to a farm near Oxbow on June 14, 2018.
Lia Loppe

Brianna Beatty near Oxbow (1) — A severe thunderstorm caused significant damage to a farm near Oxbow on June 14, 2018.
Brianna Beatty

Brianna Beatty near Oxbow (6) — A severe thunderstorm caused significant damage to a farm near Oxbow on June 14, 2018.
Brianna Beatty

Brianna Beatty near Oxbow (5) — A severe thunderstorm caused significant damage to a farm near Oxbow on June 14, 2018.
Brianna Beatty

Brianna Beatty near Oxbow (4) — A severe thunderstorm caused significant damage to a farm near Oxbow on June 14, 2018.
Brianna Beatty

Brianna Beatty near Oxbow (3) — A severe thunderstorm caused significant damage to a farm near Oxbow on June 14, 2018.
Brianna Beatty

Brianna Beatty near Oxbow (2) — A severe thunderstorm caused significant damage to a farm near Oxbow on June 14, 2018.
Brianna Beatty

Brianna Beatty near Oxbow (7) — A severe thunderstorm caused significant damage to a farm near Oxbow on June 14, 2018.
Brianna Beatty

A funnel cloud was observed southwest of Frobisher, Sask. at 5:05 p.m. but there were no reports of the funnel cloud making contact with the ground.

Cone shaped funnel located SW of Frobisher, SK at 5:05 pm and some pretty structure SE of Lyleton at 6:40 pm. #mbstorm #skstorm pic.twitter.com/cfpKgGgcV2
— Misheyla Iwasiuk (@MisheylaIwasiuk) June 15, 2018

Widespread power outages were also an issue across southern Saskatchewan throughout the course of the day.

Widespread outages as a result of severe thunderstorms on June 14, 2018.

SaskPower

SaskPower posted on Twitter that they were dealing with flash flooding and transmission damage around their Boundary Dam Power Station south of Estevan.

A severe storm hit the Estevan area, causing flash flooding and damage to transmission structures around the Boundary Dam Power Station. Our crews are working hard to repair damage and restore power to southeast Saskatchewan as quickly and safely as possible. #SkOutage #SkStorm pic.twitter.com/HW3uNZdBpF
— SaskPower (@SaskPower) June 15, 2018