Spectacular Shelf Cloud Spotted Near Tilbury Ontario

July 2, 2019July 3, 2019
by Troy Boone

It’s been an active evening across extreme Southwestern Ontario. Severe storms produced torrential downpours, damaging winds, intense frequent lightning, and eerie skies. One storm chaser tracking the storms got more than he anticipated today.

An extraordinary shelf near Tilbury. @jwhittalTWN @weathernetwork #Onstorm pic.twitter.com/7a39DVlCVq
— Mark Robinson (@StormhunterTWN) July 3, 2019

You can see the trees getting shredded here. Estimating 90km/h gusts, but can’t say for sure (anemometer battery dead). @weathernetwork @jwhittalTWN #onstorm pic.twitter.com/X2HAMMP7EG

— Mark Robinson (@StormhunterTWN) July 3, 2019

South of Tibury #onstorm pic.twitter.com/jub0epMJ24
— Owen (@_OnLocation_) July 3, 2019

https://twitter.com/IWeatherON/status/1146217122890223622

There has been some damage and minor flooding reported.

Roll cloud! What an amazing day. Wasn’t expecting this much out of today. @weathernetwork @jwhittalTWN #onstorm pic.twitter.com/fiJYv67bSQ
— Mark Robinson (@StormhunterTWN) July 3, 2019

A roll cloud ended the evening of severe weather as the storms became outflow dominated, turning into a large area of moderate to locally heavy rainfall.

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