Connor O'Donovan

Video journalist with the Weather Network based in Calgary ⛈ 🌞 ❄️ 🏔
Formerly with Global Regina & CityNews Edmonton. Not AI.

[Connor O'Donovan @ConnODonWeather]

Check out the geyser action on Deerfoot yesterday.

More stormy weather on tap for the prairies today:

https://t.co/SS4Gs7oYuj

[Turner McKay @O2TUNA]

I can hear the ol' boys at coffee row now:

🧑‍🌾👴: Ahhh the rain'll help more than the hail will hurt

What a storm that was! #plant26 #albertaag #abstorm

[Connor O'Donovan @ConnODonWeather]

Anyone just get really, really wet in central Calgary??

[Rachel Modestino TWN @ThatMetGirl]

Strong #G3 #Aurora storm watch issued for this Thursday and Friday! Solid chance for aurora viewing across Canada, outside of cities and pending cloud cover. Last time a G3 or higher was issued was March 20-21, 2026 @weathernetwork

[Connor O'Donovan @ConnODonWeather]

As we head into hail season, here's a refresher on what that the details of that hail warning (pea size, golfball size, etc) might mean for the risk of damage to your property.

[The Weather Network @weathernetwork]

Hail is one of nature’s most destructive forces, especially on the Prairies.

https://t.co/YFwcSMX3Gz

[Braydon Morisseau @BraydonMoreSo]

Intermittent tornado east of Manitou, Manitoba! #mbstorm @weathernetwork

[Chris Murphy TWN @MurphTWN]

What a difference...5 days make! It's been an adventure & we are far from done for a special travel segment coming soon to @weathernetwork and our great friends at @ColletteTravel

[Mark Robinson @StormhunterTWN]

Tornado warning in MB for these cells.

[The Weather Network @weathernetwork]

A prolonged period of heavy rainfall is set to continue in Alberta, with some regions expected to receive over 100 mm.

This raises the potential for flooding through midweek.

https://t.co/z2v27UrbPX

[Nathan Howes TWN @HowesNathan]

Avoiding exposure to air pollution doesn't just protect your lungs. It also protects your brain, a @McMasterU professor says. Research shows it's possible to measure early declines in brain health caused by #pollution. https://t.co/aXVNyyBJ4I

[Alberta Emergency Alert @AB_EmergAlert]

This is an Alberta Emergency Alert. County of Barrhead has issued a state of local emergency due to a wildfire.

This alert is in effect for the Summerlea Subdivision by Thunder Lake.

There are structural fires in the Summerlea subdivision near Thunder Lake, approximately 20 km west of Barrhead.

Residents in the Summerlea subdivision must evacuate immediately. Take highway 18 to Barrhead and register at the County of Barrhead office (5306-49 Street, Barrhead, AB). All residents should avoid traveling near this area. Visit https://t.co/MvG8fSxVxp for ongoing details when available.
https://t.co/0yMsWQJCiL #ABemerg #ABfire

[The Angel 🖤 @Angel_150913]

In Alberta news, some crazy fucker breaks a world record driving off our local waterfall. Shout out to Dusty Friesen and his boat named Dent.

[Nathan Howes TWN @HowesNathan]

Summer in Canada has entered the chat. 🌞🌩️🏊‍♂️The official 2026 #SummerForecast arrived today, May 27, only on @weathernetwork. Get the details from @50ShadesofVan @gtaweather1. https://t.co/jNWtB3SjLJ

[Connor O'Donovan @ConnODonWeather]

#abstorm over Calgary

[Connor O'Donovan @ConnODonWeather]

@BadWeatherKyle Love it!

[Connor O'Donovan @ConnODonWeather]

Sound up! I heard this pretty and unique bird call on Medicine Hill this morning. Anyone know what I'm hearing? Perhaps a warbler or a sparrow? 🔊🐦

[Nathan Howes TWN @HowesNathan]

Our recap and photos article. Powerful, damaging, tornado-warned thunderstorms swept through southern Ontario, generating intense winds, torrential rainfall and hail--resulting in downed trees in London and other locales. #ONstorm #ONwx📷: Holly Ross https://t.co/Y2GQh8rh3B

[Kyle Brittain @BadWeatherKyle]

ECCC confirms SEVEN landspout tornadoes in Alberta between May 17 and 18!

Tornadoes form in many ways, and these kind are in a class of their own.

Unlike other higher profile landspout tornadoes in Alberta in recent years, the following ingredients are present with these:

- Relatively light surface winds
- Weak surface convergence
- Weak CAPE
- Dry ground
- Dry boundary layer
- Steep low level lapse rates

This is effectively an environment supportive of dust devils, though these are clearly much larger. You'll likely never see a funnel cloud aloft with this kind, but rather a tall, slender dust tube. There are often convective clouds nearby producing virga.

The location of their formation is even more "random" and hard to predict than landspouts that form along convergence boundaries. #abstorm @NTP_Reports

https://t.co/6L7WwCqRRo

[Mark Robinson @StormhunterTWN]

Near Mitchell and it’s getting going! Storms are moving very fast though. @weathernetwork #onstorm

[Connor O'Donovan @ConnODonWeather]

More details from ECCC

[Connor O'Donovan @ConnODonWeather]

Interesting weather note - @westernuNTP confirming seven landspout tornadoes over May long weekend!!

Watch out for further storm risk tomorrow on the prairies

https://t.co/xsyukH4zyU