Toronto lightning storm, 24 August 2011

An amazing lightning storm passed over the GTA on August 24th, 2011. According to local reports, there were approximately 1,000 strikes every two minutes. Thanks to the research of Tom A. Warner, we now understand that our video is evidence not of downward strikes hitting CN Tower, but of upward lightning emanating from CN Tower. Generated most likely by preceding flash activity within the storm, the CN lightning is believed to be "lightning-triggered lightning".

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Late summer
• lightning storm
• Toronto
• Ontario
• 24 August
• 2011
• CN Tower
• GTA
• Four Seasons Hotel
• upward lightning
• lightning-triggered lightning

[1Kinslayer]

Damn, there's too much lightning for even Voldemort to maniacally laugh to...

[xXreiketsu]

DAMN NATURE, YOU SCARY!

[star13agkristynm]

It looks like Voldemort got the elder wand in Toronto!

[TONYxxxMONTANO]

its going to that same specific spot

[purseonal2010]

I haven't seen this much lightning since back in 1988, when i was travelling by greyhound bus near the New Mexico-Texas border. It was such a light show that night! The rain was beautiful, the lightning was beautiful, and i wish i would have had a video camera with me back then.

[lakejake11]

Woah! This Lightning Could Black Out The Entire City!!!!!

[RosieOcean]

I was in that T_T My little cousin was staying with us and she heard one crack of thunder, she bursted out crying. Our window broke, and The doors, We were under Tornado WARNING :O Lol :)

[LadyCutiie]

Loki and Thor

[lokayxc]

Omg good one,but where's the sound of thunder? 

[rudymbongo]

did you see that it starts all at the same exact spot

put your mouse arrow on it

[moonshine485]

just to bad we can't hear thunder

[MultiKenny64]

so many upward lightnings! wow