Digital writers The Weather Network
Wednesday, June 1, 2022, 6:28 PM – A cold front plowing summer heat and humidity caused severe storms in southern Ontario on Wednesday.
Heavy storms erupted in southern Ontario on Wednesday, when a cold front hit the summer heat and humidity parked in the region.
Powerful storms blossomed along the cold front as it covered the southern half of the province. People from Windsor to the Niagara region had to deal with strong gusts of wind, hail and torrential rains as the storms passed.
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Drivers had difficulty navigating local roads as driving rains reduced visibility to dangerously low levels.
Strong gusts of wind tore down trees and power lines, with a fallen tree even extinguishing a traffic light in Windsor. Hydro One reported about 20,000 customers were without electricity on Wednesday mid-afternoon, with outages in the province.
Most of the outages were at the heart of Wednesday afternoon’s storm activity, although several thousand outages lasted through the early morning storms in eastern Ontario and several previous rounds of bad weather in the northern sections of the province.
Residents flooded social media with images and videos of the storms as they passed through the area. Check out some of the eye-catching images below.
Guess where the core is and where it is going. Wow! @weathernetwork #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/VeUlm1c9dA
Guess where the core is and where it is going. Wow! Mark Robinson on Twitter: “Guess where the core is and where it’s going. Go! @Weathernetwork #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/VeUlm1c9dA / Twitter” Mark Robinson on Twitter: “Guess where the core is. It’s and in what direction Go! @weathernetwork #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/VeUlm1c9dA / Twitter “Mark Robinson on Twitter:” Guess where the core is and in which direction. “
– Mark Robinson (@StormhunterTWN) Mark Robinson on Twitter: “Guess where the core is and where it’s going. Wow! @Weathernetwork #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/VeUlm1c9dA / Twitter”
This vehicle was the victim of a severe storm. The west side of Windsor not far from the city center. #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/I3ETDYk3o0
This vehicle was the victim of a severe storm. The west side of Windsor not far from the city center. Tony Annyschyn on Twitter: “This vehicle was the victim of a severe storm. The west side of Windsor is not far from the city center. #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/I3ETDYk3o0 / Twitter” Tony Annyschyn on Twitter: “This vehicle was a victim of the severe storm that passed. West Coast of Windsor not far from the city center. #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/I3ETDYk3o0 / Twitter”
– Tony Annyschyn (@ Bowler1961) Tony Annyschyn on Twitter: “This vehicle was the victim of a severe storm. The west side of Windsor is not far from the city center. #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/I3ETDYk3o0 / Twitter ”
Damage to trees around Sparta. Pretty basic. Some are damaged. #onwx #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/SjQX3jb9iI
Damage to trees around Sparta. Pretty basic. Some are damaged. Alex Masse on Twitter: “Damage to trees around Sparta. Pretty basic. Some are damaged. #Onwx #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/SjQX3jb9iI / Twitter” Alex Masse on Twitter: “Damage to trees around Sparta .Pretty basic. Some are damaged. #Onwx #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/SjQX3jb9iI / Twitter “Alex Masse on Twitter:” Damage to trees around Sparta. Very basic. Some are damaged. #Onwx #ONStorm pic. twitter.com/SjQX3jb9iI / Twitter “
– Alex Masse (@CAlexMasse) Alex Masse on Twitter: “Damage to trees around Sparta. Very basic. Some are damaged. #Onwx #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/SjQX3jb9iI / Twitter”
And there are torrential rains! South London now. @weathernetwork #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/rzoYRQE2Tf
And there are torrential rains! South London now. Mark Robinson on Twitter: “And there are torrential rains! South London now. @Weathernetwork #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/rzoYRQE2Tf / Twitter” Mark Robinson on Twitter: “And there are torrential rains! South London now. @weathernetwork #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/rzoYRQE2Tf / Twitter “Mark Robinson on Twitter:” And there are torrential rains! South London now. @weathernetwork #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/rzoYRQE2Tf / Twitter “
– Mark Robinson (@StormhunterTWN) Mark Robinson on Twitter: “And the torrential rains! South London now. @Weathernetwork #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/rzoYRQE2Tf / Twitter”
What a crazy storm. Tree in 4 properties at Peacock Point. No injuries. #onstorm pic.twitter.com/jIcj8PaYI9
What a crazy storm. Tree in 4 properties at Peacock Point. No injuries. Bonnie on Twitter: “What a crazy storm. Tree on 4 properties in Peacock Point. No injuries. #Onstorm pic.twitter.com/jIcj8PaYI9 / Twitter” Bonnie on Twitter: “What a crazy storm. Tree on 4 properties on Twitter Peacock Point No injuries. #Onstorm pic.twitter.com/jIcj8PaYI9 / Twitter “
– Bonnie (@BonnieEsson) Bonnie on Twitter: “What a crazy storm. Tree on 4 properties in Peacock Point. No injuries. #Onstorm pic.twitter.com/jIcj8PaYI9 / Twitter”
Lots of tree damage in Windsor, Ontario! That fell within inches of crushing this poor passing guard! #Windsor #ONStorm #Storms #lightning @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/UomCWEQ61T
Lots of tree damage in Windsor, Ontario! That fell within inches of crushing this poor passing guard! Rosyla Streaming Network on Twitter: “Lots of tree damage in Windsor, Ontario! That fell within inches of crushing this poor step guard! #Windsor #ONStorm #Storms #lightning @ weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/UomCWEQ61T / Twitter “Rosyla Streaming Network on Twitter:” Lots of tree damage in Windsor, Ontario! That fell within inches of crushing this poor step guard! #Windsor #ONStorm #Storms #lightning @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/UomCWEQ61T / Twitter “Rosyla Streaming Network on Twitter:” Lots of tree damage in Windsor, Ontario! That fell within inches of crushing this poor step guard! #Windsor #ONStorm #Storms #lightning @weathernetwork pic .twitter.com/UomCWEQ61T / Twitter “Rosyla Streaming Network on Twitter:” Lots of tree damage in Windsor, Ontario! That fell within inches of crushing this poor step guard! #Windsor #ONStorm #Storms #lightning @weathernetwork photo. Twitter.co m / UomCWEQ61T / Twitter “Rosyla Streaming Networ k on Twitter: “Lots of tree damage in Windsor, Ontario! That fell within inches of crushing this poor passing guard! #Windsor #ONStorm #Storms #lightning @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/UomCWEQ61T / Twitter “Rosyla Streaming Network on Twitter:” Lots of tree damage in Windsor, Ontario! That fell within inches of crushing this poor passing guard! #Windsor #ONStorm #Storms #lightning @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/UomCWEQ61T / Twitter “
– Rosyla Streaming Network (@Rosyla_SN) Rosyla Streaming Network on Twitter: “Lots of tree damage in Windsor, Ontario! That fell within inches of crushing this poor step guard! #Windsor #ONStorm #Storms #lightning @weathernetwork pic .twitter .com / UomCWEQ61T / Twitter ”
The line is about to bury me in south London. @weathernetwork #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/lqoU9iG98Q
The line is about to bury me in south London. Mark Robinson on Twitter: “The line is about to bury me in south London. @Weathernetwork #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/lqoU9iG98Q / Twitter” Mark Robinson on Twitter: “The line is about to bury- me south south. @weathernetwork. #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/lqoU9iG98Q / Twitter “Mark Robinson on Twitter:” The line is about to bury me in south London. com / lqoU9iG98Q / Twitter “
– Mark Robinson (@StormhunterTWN) Mark Robinson on Twitter: “The line is about to bury me in south London. @Weathernetwork #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/lqoU9iG98Q / Twitter”
@WE_SEE_ @dave_sills @StormhunterTWN @ nadinehp4 @tempesthunterph @CraigDunmore @ PGLocal4 @ShannBradbury The dangerous weather is coming to the Windsor area now … immediately after recording this video, torrential rain and strong winds from this cell with a strong warning. #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/ELWtWhkAIm
Tony Annyschyn on Twitter: “@WE_SEE_ @dave_sills @StormhunterTWN @ nadinehp4 @tempesthunterph @CraigDunmore @ PGLocal4 @ShannBradbury Dangerous weather is coming to the Windsor area now … immediately after recording this video, torrential rains and strong war winds. #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/ELWtWhkAIm / Twitter “Tony Annyschyn on Twitter:” @WE_SEE_ @dave_sills @StormhunterTWN @ nadinehp4 @tempesthunterph @CraigDunmore @ PGLocal4 @ShannBradbury Dangerous weather hitting this serious area of Wind … torrential downpours and gusts of wind from this severely alerted cell. weather DangernB The Windsor area now … immediately after recording this video, torrential rains and strong winds from this very alert cell. #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/ELWtWhkAIm / Twitter “T ony Annyschyn on Twitter: “@WE_SEE_ @dave_sills @StormhunterTWN @ nadinehp4 @tempesthunterph @CraigDunmore @ PGLocal4 @ShannBradbury Dangerous weather is coming to the Windsor area now … immediately after recording this video, torrential rains and strong winds. #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/ELWtWhkAIm / Twitter “Tony Annyschyn on Twitter:” @WE_SEE_ @dave_sills @StormhunterTWN @ nadinehp4 @tempesthunterph @CraigDunmore @ PGLocal4 @ShannBradbury Dangerous weather hits immediate shooting area the Windsor area. .