A series of powerful thunderstorms swept across southwestern Saskatchewan on Sunday night, bringing large hail, damaging winds and heavy downpours to parts of the region. Swift Current appeared to bear the brunt of the storm around 10 p.m., with severe weather lasting about 15 minutes. Residents reported quarter-sized hail as the storm moved through the city. Brian Luzny, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, said the storm was moving east at roughly 70 km/h after developing earlier in the day in Alberta. "The storm that hit Swift Current hit Calgary about 10 hours ago, and started on the Alberta foothills about 12 hours ago," he said. "It's a very fast-moving storm. It's aided by a jet stream." Long-lived storm packed damaging winds Luzny said preliminary data showed the strongest wind gust in southwestern Saskatchewan was recorded near Leader at 120 km/h. Meanwhile, Environment and Climate Change Canada's weather station near the Swift Current Airport recorded a wind gust of 113 km/h at 10:15 p.m. "It's been so long-lived. It's gone through several different areas of moisture replenishing," he said. "It's just so powerful. "Today was quite a big setup for severe weather all the way from Alberta, southern Saskatchewan, and southern Manitoba. This is one storm that won't stop." Luzny added the same storm system produced tennis-ball-sized hail in Alberta earlier in the day. No immediate damage reports As of 11 p.m. Sunday, Environment and Climate Change Canada had not received any reports of storm damage from southwestern Saskatchewan. The storm also brought a sharp drop in temperature in Swift Current, with readings falling from 18 C to 11 C in about 15 minutes. As of 11:30 p.m., SaskPower's outage map showed no reported power outages in southwestern Saskatchewan. Related Stories: Environment Canada warns dangerous storms could hit southwest Mankota tops 89 mm as wet June continues across southwest Swift Current receives modest rainfall as unsettled weather pattern continues