CN Tower struck by lightning during Sunday's fierce storm (PHOTOS)

A spring thunder and lightning storm made its way into Toronto Sunday evening, with a ferocity that would wake even the deepest sleeper.

At the height of the storm, the CN Tower was struck by multiple bolts of lightning, offering spectacular scenery to those in the area.

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Of course, this meant many Torontonians had their cameras armed and social media ready.

Here are a few of the most epic shots from Sunday night’s wild lightning storm.

 

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A post shared by Eddie Kha (@torontoontop) on Apr 14, 2019 at 9:07pm PDT

 

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A post shared by Alex (@serene.way) on Apr 14, 2019 at 6:04pm PDTI’m in Toronto visiting @UofTEarthSci. The flat I’m staying in has a great view of the CN Tower. We just had a thunder storm. Turns out the tower gets hit by lightning rather a lot! Very pleased I accidentally packed my camera’s light reduction filter. pic.twitter.com/V0eF4HuC6x

 

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A post shared by Danny ⚓️ (@tiger_monkey) on Apr 14, 2019 at 5:51pm PDT

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