Estevan, Yorkton flooding shot on smartphones, shared with Sask.

Estevan, Yorkton flooding shot on smartphones, shared with Sask.

SOCIAL | Madeline Kotzer | CBC News | Posted: July 11, 2016 6:23 PM | Last Updated: July 11, 2016

People captured hail, swirling clouds and flooding on smartphones

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Caption: People took to social media in the aftermath of a wicked storm that lingered over the Estevan, Sask., area. (@whitey13aw/Twitter)

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A state of emergency was declared in Estevan, Sask. after the city of 11,000 was pelted with 130 millimetres of rain in less than three hours on Sunday.

State of emergency declared in Estevan, Sask. after heavy rainfall

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Yorkton, Sask. was also pummeled by the rain.

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Armed with a smartphone and snapping photos of wild Sask. weather too? Send them to us on Facebook, Twitter or in an email to saskphotos@cbc.ca.

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