Thunderstorm approaches Halifax - Amazing Video !

[GBNova]

I take it this is the line of storms that came through around the supper hour and not the short-lived pop-up storm that showed up around mid-afternoon?

[drobicho]

@GBNova this is around 7pm, 730pm

[drobicho]

it was incredible. the video just doesnt do it justice. everything in front of me was disappearing, 20 miles an hour.

[simulatedusername]

@drobicho

I understand completely! A friend and I were actually sitting outside, waiting for it to come in, on a bench along the paved path just before where this video was taken. Halifax was gone quick;y! We watched the wall of rain come toward us on the water. Took all of 10 seconds and we were soaked to the bone. Watched it setttle in under a buckwheat canopy along the block wall just before the campus.

Amazing sights for sure. Glad we finally had a long lasting storm.

[drobicho]

Even Penn & Teller can't make a bridge disappear like I can!

[HalifaxHercules]

Since Halifax is getting more violent thunderstorms than usual in 2011, and these thunderstorms are lasting longer than the average duration of 1 hour, I'm wondering if global warming may have something to do with it?

Perhaps Environment Canada should do a study on the abnormally frequent violent thunderstorms in Southern Nova Scotia.

[GBNova]

@HalifaxHercules

This is less about a change in climate and more about the fact that the last two summers the HFX area (and Atlantic Canada in general) had very quiet summer storm seasons. Prior to 2009, good storms where not that uncommon. After a couple quiet summers it is easy to forget that.

[StreaksSkunk]

I've got a video of this from way up in Dartmouth from the very top of Mt. Edward Road, Absolutely Stunning to see something like this happening around here. WIll be posting it shortly!

[drobicho]

Thank You!!!! Please share it on facebook if you like the video!

[ranastarcls]

Then, sunshine! And then hours more of thunder and lightning.

[pittielynn]

Wicked video!

[ellygrandy]

This was crazy. One minute it was just a bit of rain (with lots of lightning), the next it's was pouring and you couldn't see anything.