Saskatchewan·Photos

Sask. photographers capture splendid, stormy skies

Lightning illuminated ominous clouds that rolled through the province, bringing swells of hard rain, lashings of strong winds and booming cracks of thunder.

A severe thunderstorm rocked Saskatchewan on Tuesday night

Mike Braun sent this photo, taken near the Regina airport on Tuesday night. (Mike Braun/Submitted to CBC)

A severe thunderstorm rocked Saskatchewan on Tuesday night.

Lightning illuminated ominous clouds that rolled through the province, bringing swells of hard rain, lashings of strong winds and booming cracks of thunder.

Photographers, pressed against windows and windshields, captured the action and shared it with us.

Crystal Froese sent this photo of the sky over Moose Jaw, Sask. (Crystal Froese/Submitted to CBC)
Deborah Curtis, or @DebcurtRN on Twitter, sent this photo of the storm hovering over Bethune, Sask. (Deborah Curtis/Submitted to CBC)
EJ Bercier sent this photo, taken at 6 p.m. CST near Shaunavon, Sask. (EJ Bercier/Submitted to CBC)
Tim and Pat sent this photo, taken from the window of their City Park apartment in Saskatoon, Sask. (Submitted to CBC)
Jodi Marie took this photo in Grand Coulee, Sask. (Jodi Marie/Submitted to CBC)
Jason Duhaime shared this photo with us. (Jason Duhaime/Submitted to CBC)
Mike Braun took this near the Regina, Sask. airport. (Mike Braun/Submitted to CBC)
Katelyn Morgan shared this photo of a lightning strike on the prairie horizon. (Katelyn Morgan/Submitted to CBC)
Kandra Forbes shared this stunner with us. (Kandra Forbes/Submitted to CBC)
Lightning lights up a dark sky. (Jennifer Peterson/Submitted to CBC)
Kandra Forbes sent us this from Moose Jaw, Sask. (Kandra Forbes/Submitted to CBC)
Colin G shared this photo of stormy clouds over Saskatoon in an email to [email protected]. (Colin G/Submitted to CBC)
Judy Vermette sent this sky shot from Moose Jaw, Sask. (Judy Vermette/Submitted to CBC)
Shared by Jeff Swick. (Jeff Swick/Submitted to CBC)
Notanee Bourassa, or @DJHardwired on Twitter, shared this shot using the #skstorm hashtag. (Notanee Bourassa/Twitter)
Jamie Lee sent this photo, taken at 9:30 p.m. CST in Swift Current, Sask. (Jamie Lee)

Did you snap photos of the storm? Share them with us in an email to [email protected], a tweet to @CBCSask or @CBCSaskatoon or Facebook message.

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Madeline Kotzer

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Madeline Kotzer is an award-winning Saskatchewan journalist and News Assignment Producer for CBC Saskatchewan and CBC Saskatoon. Reach Madeline at [email protected].