15 incredible photos of Ontario's close call with tornados over the weekend

In case you somehow missed it, a tornado warning was issued for most of southern Ontario over the weekend, including Toronto.

Tornado WARNING for the #Toronto, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham, Newmarket, Georgina, N. York Region areas. Take cover AT ONCE! #onstorm

— The Weather Network (@weathernetwork) June 17, 2017

And while no funnels actually managed to touch down, the sky still put on a dramatic display across many parts of the province. Angus, Innerkip, and Barrie all looked a little beyond foreboding at different points on Saturday afternoon.

So while a tornado warning doesn’t guarantee a tornado will show up, here are 15 images and videos that can make you understand why the warnings were issued in the first place.

Wow. This is starting to look good. #onstorm pic.twitter.com/PRU8YfosmF

— Mark Robinson (@StormhunterTWN) June 16, 2017

Driving Don Mills/Victoria Park this afternoon this storm prompt 🌪 #tornadowarning Thunder was Very LOUD! #Tornado #onstorm #Toronto pic.twitter.com/tnY2SSVBjv

— Kimberly Mallett (@KimberlyMallett) June 17, 2017

Unbelievable storm structure north of Orillia #onstorm pic.twitter.com/VRzwKn7fG0

— Travis Farncombe (@tjfarncombe) June 18, 2017

Beauty shelf! #ONstorm @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/UBnJLa1E2W

— Mark Robinson (@StormhunterTWN) June 16, 2017

#Onstorm #Angus taken around 7pm. Photo credit: Ilze Treimanis pic.twitter.com/hyFGaeA6QQ

— OntarioStormTracker (@ontario_storm) June 17, 2017

Video of the tornado warned cell moving through #ldnont #onstorm pic.twitter.com/dQ7ENAxtAQ

— Ross Hull (@Ross_Hull) June 17, 2017

The view from Webers 8:35pm. I DONT like storms but I do love burgers. #ONstorm pic.twitter.com/nPnwu9cdth

— Liz Johnston (@lizjohnston12) June 18, 2017

Creemore #onstorm pic.twitter.com/FdIuziCx3a

— Travis Farncombe (@tjfarncombe) June 17, 2017

Beautiful but dangerous wall cloud as storm moved through Angus, Ontario #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/1wy7B2vCJr

— Scott Meiklejohn (@ScottyTWN) June 17, 2017

#onstorm. Horshoe valley. pic.twitter.com/ZSf71MejEC

— John Kent (@Canawick) June 17, 2017

Dunlop and ferndale area in NW #Barrie right now. Sent in from my sister @matt_grinter #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/W34sLPkhnS

— Erin Wenckstern (@erinwenckstern) June 17, 2017

Some rotation on this storm S of #Dryden right. Anyone in the East Dryden/Wabigoon/Dinorwic areas take shelter @weathernetwork #onstorm pic.twitter.com/8eKRg4tKPr

— Joel Allen (@jallen_wx) June 14, 2017

Torna…no 🌪 Caught this forming during my first storm chase with @stormhunter27 today. This shelf cloud didn’t have enough rotation to properly take shape and the storm weakened as it tracked East. I’m not gonna lie, I was a bit worried when I first saw this 🌪@weathernetwork . . . . . #travelingourplanet #awesomeearth #moodygrams #agameoftones #heatercentral #createyourhype #excellentshots #mkexplore #phenomenalshot #createexploretakeover #peoplescreatives #way2ill #igmasters #meistershots #watchthisinstagood #pgdaily #justgoshoot #exploreeverything #huffpostgram #igpodium #mashpics #mobilemag #weather #clouds #onstorm #cloudporn #shelfcloud #storm #stormchaser #severeweather

A post shared by Nitish Bissonauth (@nbissonauth) on Jun 18, 2017 at 7:44pm PDT

Stay safe friends. Time lapse footage just shot facing towards the Port of #Orillia tonight. #ONStorm @weathernetwork HD version available here: https://youtu.be/aHkfg7jM4b0

A post shared by Derick Lehmann (@derick.lehmann) on Jun 17, 2017 at 5:52pm PDT

More storms passing by ⛈ #onstorm #shelfcloud #barrie #road #clouds #cloudscape #sky #skyscape #storm #thunderstorm #nature

A post shared by Mario Trunz (@mariotrunz) on Jun 17, 2017 at 4:26pm PDT

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