The main things we're seeing are hail, anywhere from pea-sized which in some areas covered the ground, to as large as toonies. We did have some reports of golf-ball-sized hail a little further west in Stratford,' meteorologist Mitch Meredith said. 'We haven't heard of too much damage yet, but hail that size can do some damage. Certainly the toonie-sized hail can.'"
I got stuck in this on my morning run. Luckily, I was able to hop a bus and caught nothing but a soaking. "Toonie-Sized" is about right. Made a heck of a noise on the bus roof.
One thing I like about T.O. and Eastern Canada in general is you get real, window rattling thunderstorms. Out West it just drizzles for weeks at a time.
One thing I like about T.O. and Eastern Canada in general is you get real, window rattling thunderstorms. What I don't like about Southern Ontario though, is that the thunder and lightening come at the same time as the rain. Up north, you can stand outside and watch light show for a good long time before the rain starts.
ReplyDeleteI live in Stratford and I saw a great amount of rain,and lightning but do not recall much other than a little hail but nothing big.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever left "The Center of the Universe"? All of the Prairies get thunderstorms, and yes, even hail.
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ReplyDeleteWhen I talk about the West I usually mean the West Coast, which is the best part of it.