Environment Canada confirms tornado touched down near Humboldt

Environment Canada has confirmed a second tornado touched down during a storm Aug. 21.

In a tweet, it says in addition to the confirmed tornado near Fulda (previously Lake Lenore), a second tornado has been identified north of Humboldt.

In collaboration with the Northern Tornadoes Project, the tornado has been given an EF-0 rating.

The tweet goes on to say it was considered to be a landspout tornado that was generated by weak rotation under rapidly growing clouds or weak thunderstorms.

Another 🌪️ has been identified, after collaboration with @westernuNTP, from the storms in #SK last Friday, August 21.

The updated #tornado count is now 7:
July 4 – 3
July 10 – 1
Aug 4 – 1
Aug 21 – 2

See below for details. #skstorm pic.twitter.com/ubYM0Upwbc

— ECCC Weather Saskatchewan (@ECCCWeatherSK) August 27, 2020