Tuesday, July 6th 2021, 5:19 am - Monday's severe storms brought torrential rainfall, quarter-sized hail, intense wind gusts and even reports of power outages in parts of southern Ontario.
The heat returned to southern Ontario Monday, bringing along some rather potent thunderstorms with it in parts of the region.
Severe thunderstorms swept in through the afternoon and evening hours from the Lake Huron and Georgian Bay shores, passing southeast across the Highway 400 corridor and the eastern GTA including the city of Toronto.
SEE ALSO: Why nocturnal thunderstorms can be particularly dangerous
Warnings were issued as the storms trekked across the province at a fast pace, bringing strong wind gusts, torrential rainfall and quarter-sized hail, as well as reports of power outages in some locales.
The storms are expected to fizzle out by the overnight hours, but the risk will return Tuesday in advance of a cold front, but will remain mostly confined to the southwestern section of the province, from Windsor to Hamilton and Niagara region. The potential will extend into southern Quebec, as well.
Below is a selection of visuals that popped up on social media during the severe thunderstorms in southern Ontario Monday.
Friend in Markham found likely toonie size hail #onstorm pic.twitter.com/bmaRe00qJC
Friend in Markham found likely toonie size hail Sean Akiyama on Twitter: "Friend in Markham found likely toonie size hail #onstorm pic.twitter.com/bmaRe00qJC / Twitter" Sean Akiyama on Twitter: "Friend in Markham found likely toonie size hail #onstorm pic.twitter.com/bmaRe00qJC / Twitter"
— Sean Akiyama (@seanlovesmamma) Sean Akiyama on Twitter: "Friend in Markham found likely toonie size hail #onstorm pic.twitter.com/bmaRe00qJC / Twitter"
This was not fun #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/See4vilmXw
This was not fun Brian on Twitter: "This was not fun #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/See4vilmXw / Twitter" Brian on Twitter: "This was not fun #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/See4vilmXw / Twitter"
— Brian (@brianisbaking) Brian on Twitter: "This was not fun #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/See4vilmXw / Twitter"
ONStorm is going on right now in my area we got heavy rain thunderstorms & small hail is coming down & the power went out for a few seconds pic.twitter.com/QMFXjLmGzO
Philip Stavropoulos on Twitter: "#ONStorm is going on right now in my area we got heavy rain thunderstorms & small hail is coming down & the power went out for a few seconds pic.twitter.com/QMFXjLmGzO / Twitter" is going on right now in my area we got heavy rain thunderstorms & small hail is coming down & the power went out for a few seconds Philip Stavropoulos on Twitter: "#ONStorm is going on right now in my area we got heavy rain thunderstorms & small hail is coming down & the power went out for a few seconds pic.twitter.com/QMFXjLmGzO / Twitter"
— Philip Stavropoulos (@canrail) Philip Stavropoulos on Twitter: "#ONStorm is going on right now in my area we got heavy rain thunderstorms & small hail is coming down & the power went out for a few seconds pic.twitter.com/QMFXjLmGzO / Twitter"
Thunder now, raining even harder.#ONStorm #TorontoStorm pic.twitter.com/TMBDatGV4x
Thunder now, raining even harder.Kevin Edward Proulx on Twitter: "Thunder now, raining even harder.#ONStorm #TorontoStorm pic.twitter.com/TMBDatGV4x / Twitter" Kevin Edward Proulx on Twitter: "Thunder now, raining even harder.#ONStorm #TorontoStorm pic.twitter.com/TMBDatGV4x / Twitter" Kevin Edward Proulx on Twitter: "Thunder now, raining even harder.#ONStorm #TorontoStorm pic.twitter.com/TMBDatGV4x / Twitter"
— Kevin Edward Proulx (@kevineproulx) Kevin Edward Proulx on Twitter: "Thunder now, raining even harder.#ONStorm #TorontoStorm pic.twitter.com/TMBDatGV4x / Twitter"
Tried to get a good footage of the hail from the #ONStorm. Pretty intense and always fun to watch. pic.twitter.com/TkuagZyoQf
Tried to get a good footage of the hail from the Samy 'SamsterBoy' Salti on Twitter: "Tried to get a good footage of the hail from the #ONStorm. Pretty intense and always fun to watch. pic.twitter.com/TkuagZyoQf / Twitter". Pretty intense and always fun to watch. Samy 'SamsterBoy' Salti on Twitter: "Tried to get a good footage of the hail from the #ONStorm. Pretty intense and always fun to watch. pic.twitter.com/TkuagZyoQf / Twitter"
— Samy 'SamsterBoy' Salti (@SamySalti) Samy 'SamsterBoy' Salti on Twitter: "Tried to get a good footage of the hail from the #ONStorm. Pretty intense and always fun to watch. pic.twitter.com/TkuagZyoQf / Twitter"
Bobcaygeon kawartha lakes. #onstorm pic.twitter.com/xozPvyVnY2
Bobcaygeon kawartha lakes. Dougal on Twitter: "Bobcaygeon kawartha lakes. #onstorm pic.twitter.com/xozPvyVnY2 / Twitter" Dougal on Twitter: "Bobcaygeon kawartha lakes. #onstorm pic.twitter.com/xozPvyVnY2 / Twitter"
— Dougal (@FrDougal_B) Dougal on Twitter: "Bobcaygeon kawartha lakes. #onstorm pic.twitter.com/xozPvyVnY2 / Twitter"
Cute gumdrop hail. #OnStorm #toronto pic.twitter.com/CBMNoGQfgH
Cute gumdrop hail. Lorie on Twitter: "Cute gumdrop hail. #OnStorm #toronto pic.twitter.com/CBMNoGQfgH / Twitter" Lorie on Twitter: "Cute gumdrop hail. #OnStorm #toronto pic.twitter.com/CBMNoGQfgH / Twitter" Lorie on Twitter: "Cute gumdrop hail. #OnStorm #toronto pic.twitter.com/CBMNoGQfgH / Twitter"
— Lorie (@LoriePapple) Lorie on Twitter: "Cute gumdrop hail. #OnStorm #toronto pic.twitter.com/CBMNoGQfgH / Twitter"
Eastern end of North York. We got some small sized hail. Nothing of the size that Scarborough got. #onstorm @weathernetwork @jwhittalTWN @stormwx1 pic.twitter.com/1cFUwecxA1
Eastern end of North York. We got some small sized hail. Nothing of the size that Scarborough got. SloPitchFanatic on Twitter: "Eastern end of North York. We got some small sized hail. Nothing of the size that Scarborough got. #onstorm @weathernetwork @jwhittalTWN @stormwx1 pic.twitter.com/1cFUwecxA1 / Twitter" SloPitchFanatic on Twitter: "Eastern end of North York. We got some small sized hail. Nothing of the size that Scarborough got. #onstorm @weathernetwork @jwhittalTWN @stormwx1 pic.twitter.com/1cFUwecxA1 / Twitter" SloPitchFanatic on Twitter: "Eastern end of North York. We got some small sized hail. Nothing of the size that Scarborough got. #onstorm @weathernetwork @jwhittalTWN @stormwx1 pic.twitter.com/1cFUwecxA1 / Twitter" SloPitchFanatic on Twitter: "Eastern end of North York. We got some small sized hail. Nothing of the size that Scarborough got. #onstorm @weathernetwork @jwhittalTWN @stormwx1 pic.twitter.com/1cFUwecxA1 / Twitter" SloPitchFanatic on Twitter: "Eastern end of North York. We got some small sized hail. Nothing of the size that Scarborough got. #onstorm @weathernetwork @jwhittalTWN @stormwx1 pic.twitter.com/1cFUwecxA1 / Twitter"
— SloPitchFanatic (@SlopitchFanatic) SloPitchFanatic on Twitter: "Eastern end of North York. We got some small sized hail. Nothing of the size that Scarborough got. #onstorm @weathernetwork @jwhittalTWN @stormwx1 pic.twitter.com/1cFUwecxA1 / Twitter"
onstorm pic.twitter.com/bSYtY9BrBR
💊 Minty Daddy (PRIDE Lockdown 3.0™Edition) on Twitter: "#onstorm pic.twitter.com/bSYtY9BrBR / Twitter" 💊 Minty Daddy (PRIDE Lockdown 3.0™Edition) on Twitter: "#onstorm pic.twitter.com/bSYtY9BrBR / Twitter"
— 💊 Minty Daddy (PRIDE Lockdown 3.0™Edition) (@minty_daddy) 💊 Minty Daddy (PRIDE Lockdown 3.0™Edition) on Twitter: "#onstorm pic.twitter.com/bSYtY9BrBR / Twitter"
Ontario lightning storm ⛈️⚡ #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/QtiXiuTW19
Ontario lightning storm ⛈️⚡ Vee on Twitter: "Ontario lightning storm ⛈️⚡ #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/QtiXiuTW19 / Twitter" Vee on Twitter: "Ontario lightning storm ⛈️⚡ #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/QtiXiuTW19 / Twitter"
— Vee (@VeeVsTheWorld) Vee on Twitter: "Ontario lightning storm ⛈️⚡ #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/QtiXiuTW19 / Twitter"
ONStorm good stick lightning pic.twitter.com/EiCnl7dnBa
Timsbitz.com on Twitter: "#ONStorm good stick lightning pic.twitter.com/EiCnl7dnBa / Twitter" good stick lightning Timsbitz.com on Twitter: "#ONStorm good stick lightning pic.twitter.com/EiCnl7dnBa / Twitter"
— Timsbitz.com (@gladman) Timsbitz.com on Twitter: "#ONStorm good stick lightning pic.twitter.com/EiCnl7dnBa / Twitter"
My view of the #onstorm as it crossed Sturgeon Lake just west of Bobcaygeon in @kawarthalakes around 7:20p@StormhunterTWN @WxOntario1@IWeatherON @OntarioWx @ChrisKnoxPhotog @MurphTWN @caleybedore #shareyourweather pic.twitter.com/DSv9bRKU8Q
My view of the Jay Callaghan on Twitter: "My view of the #onstorm as it crossed Sturgeon Lake just west of Bobcaygeon in @kawarthalakes around 7:20p@StormhunterTWN @WxOntario1@IWeatherON @OntarioWx @ChrisKnoxPhotog @MurphTWN @caleybedore #shareyourweather pic.twitter.com/DSv9bRKU8Q / Twitter" as it crossed Sturgeon Lake just west of Bobcaygeon in Jay Callaghan on Twitter: "My view of the #onstorm as it crossed Sturgeon Lake just west of Bobcaygeon in @kawarthalakes around 7:20p@StormhunterTWN @WxOntario1@IWeatherON @OntarioWx @ChrisKnoxPhotog @MurphTWN @caleybedore #shareyourweather pic.twitter.com/DSv9bRKU8Q / Twitter" around 7:20pJay Callaghan on Twitter: "My view of the #onstorm as it crossed Sturgeon Lake just west of Bobcaygeon in @kawarthalakes around 7:20p@StormhunterTWN @WxOntario1@IWeatherON @OntarioWx @ChrisKnoxPhotog @MurphTWN @caleybedore #shareyourweather pic.twitter.com/DSv9bRKU8Q / Twitter" Jay Callaghan on Twitter: "My view of the #onstorm as it crossed Sturgeon Lake just west of Bobcaygeon in @kawarthalakes around 7:20p@StormhunterTWN @WxOntario1@IWeatherON @OntarioWx @ChrisKnoxPhotog @MurphTWN @caleybedore #shareyourweather pic.twitter.com/DSv9bRKU8Q / Twitter"Jay Callaghan on Twitter: "My view of the #onstorm as it crossed Sturgeon Lake just west of Bobcaygeon in @kawarthalakes around 7:20p@StormhunterTWN @WxOntario1@IWeatherON @OntarioWx @ChrisKnoxPhotog @MurphTWN @caleybedore #shareyourweather pic.twitter.com/DSv9bRKU8Q / Twitter" Jay Callaghan on Twitter: "My view of the #onstorm as it crossed Sturgeon Lake just west of Bobcaygeon in @kawarthalakes around 7:20p@StormhunterTWN @WxOntario1@IWeatherON @OntarioWx @ChrisKnoxPhotog @MurphTWN @caleybedore #shareyourweather pic.twitter.com/DSv9bRKU8Q / Twitter" Jay Callaghan on Twitter: "My view of the #onstorm as it crossed Sturgeon Lake just west of Bobcaygeon in @kawarthalakes around 7:20p@StormhunterTWN @WxOntario1@IWeatherON @OntarioWx @ChrisKnoxPhotog @MurphTWN @caleybedore #shareyourweather pic.twitter.com/DSv9bRKU8Q / Twitter" Jay Callaghan on Twitter: "My view of the #onstorm as it crossed Sturgeon Lake just west of Bobcaygeon in @kawarthalakes around 7:20p@StormhunterTWN @WxOntario1@IWeatherON @OntarioWx @ChrisKnoxPhotog @MurphTWN @caleybedore #shareyourweather pic.twitter.com/DSv9bRKU8Q / Twitter" Jay Callaghan on Twitter: "My view of the #onstorm as it crossed Sturgeon Lake just west of Bobcaygeon in @kawarthalakes around 7:20p@StormhunterTWN @WxOntario1@IWeatherON @OntarioWx @ChrisKnoxPhotog @MurphTWN @caleybedore #shareyourweather pic.twitter.com/DSv9bRKU8Q / Twitter" Jay Callaghan on Twitter: "My view of the #onstorm as it crossed Sturgeon Lake just west of Bobcaygeon in @kawarthalakes around 7:20p@StormhunterTWN @WxOntario1@IWeatherON @OntarioWx @ChrisKnoxPhotog @MurphTWN @caleybedore #shareyourweather pic.twitter.com/DSv9bRKU8Q / Twitter" Jay Callaghan on Twitter: "My view of the #onstorm as it crossed Sturgeon Lake just west of Bobcaygeon in @kawarthalakes around 7:20p@StormhunterTWN @WxOntario1@IWeatherON @OntarioWx @ChrisKnoxPhotog @MurphTWN @caleybedore #shareyourweather pic.twitter.com/DSv9bRKU8Q / Twitter"
— Jay Callaghan (@caltek79) Jay Callaghan on Twitter: "My view of the #onstorm as it crossed Sturgeon Lake just west of Bobcaygeon in @kawarthalakes around 7:20p@StormhunterTWN @WxOntario1@IWeatherON @OntarioWx @ChrisKnoxPhotog @MurphTWN @caleybedore #shareyourweather pic.twitter.com/DSv9bRKU8Q / Twitter"
Thumbnail courtesy of Stefan.
