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Jealous of City Employees, Lightning Strikes, Too

By David Topping

This summer’s been something of a bummer, weather-wise, but that doesn’t mean that there haven’t been plenty of moments that have left us completely in awe—like last night’s colossal long-lasting lightning storm, which covered the city for several hours, and which might be duplicated again today. Above are a selection of photos from photographers in Torontoist’s Flickr pool, who braved the storms by holding small metal, electric objects pointed up at it, many of them focusing on the lightning conduit that is the CN Tower.

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  • http://undefined W. K. Lis

    All that heavy rain should wash away all that left over garbage spillage, should it had been kept out in the open. Except for the bird droppings on my car, may need a wire brush on that.

  • http://undefined rek

    I was down on Marine Parade Drive last night, it’s probably the best place in the city to experience a lightning storm.

  • Ken Hunt

    That photo of the clouds hovering over the Leuty Lifeguard Station is truly frightening.

  • http://undefined spacejack

    Ha, I was waiting for this. Torontoist didn’t disappoint! Nice shots everyone.

  • http://www.flickriver.com/photos/doitintheroad/ dcooper

    Tee-hee, dated Ryerson article from 2006. “Tallest freestand structure in the world.” Feh!

  • http://www.flickriver.com/photos/doitintheroad/ dcooper

    Tee-hee, dated Ryerson article from 2006. “Tallest freestanding structure in the world.” Feh!

  • http://undefined Gauldar

    OMINOUS!

  • http://www.torontoist.com David Topping

    Because the shots kept flowing into our Flickr pool (like rain, you could say), we’ve added a half-dozen new photos to the gallery above—start here and work your way forward.

  • http://www.canadianfoodiegirl.com Andrea T

    *groan* I can’t believe you went there with the headline.

  • http://undefined montauk

    I laughed.

  • http://hyfen.net Andrew Louis

    As did I.

  • http://undefined Christopher Drost

    rek – was that you taking shots with a p&s off a hydro box last night? this was snapped at marine parade drive after the storm blew out of the core:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicesmooth/3808775270/