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Saskatoon / 650 CKOM
Jan 14, 2021 7:03 AM
Strong winds knocked down the Taco Bell sign on 51st Street in Saskatoon on Jan. 14, 2021 (Keenan Sorokan)
It was a case of hold on to more than your hat Wednesday night as a wind storm whipped through the province.
Environment Canada confirmed the signficant winds were record breaking.
“The winds were extremely strong. Out towards Bratt’s Lake, just south of Regina, they received the strongest wind gusts of 143 km/h. The airport in Saskatoon recording a wind gusts of 102 km/h,” Environment Canada meteorologist Mike Russo explained.
“There were a lot of places in Saskatchewan overnight that wind gusts over 100 km/h.”