Environment Canada rates Sask. tornado as EF2

Tornado touchdown on July 5, 2017 near Alida, Sask. (MIKE GLASS/MY NEWS)

Environment Canada has now rated the tornado that touched down in Saskatchewan on Wednesday evening.

The tornado has been rated an EF2 with associated wind speeds clocked at 180-200 kilometres an hour.

Environment Canada rates tornadoes on an EF scale from 0-5, five being the most severe.

The tornado touched down near the town of Alida and destroyed a family farm house. Baseball sized hail was also confirmed in the area.