Following a hot and extremely humid afternoon, Toronto was hit by an intense storm.
As residents prepared to head home from work, they were greeted with dark, ominous clouds as the storm made its way into Toronto, which led to heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and even marble-sized hail in some areas.
While most of the city stayed indoors, a few brave souls managed to go outside and capture the storm in all its glory.
Here are some of the incredible shots of Thursday’s storm shared on social media.
#ONStorm Stockyards, Toronto. 355pm pic.twitter.com/LgjdkiBkKI
— Matty (@mattytoophatty) July 26, 2018
Looking west at the #onstorm by North York (Toronto). That’s a fun looking storm there Ontario. This is from my step-sister. 2:15pm or thereabouts. pic.twitter.com/Wy1jR82vP0
— Beth Allan (@adolwyn) July 26, 2018
Storm’s a comin’. #Toronto pic.twitter.com/Q54k9cpJo9
— Toronto Wine Drinker (@TOWineDrinker) July 26, 2018
A storm is a brewin’! #Toronto pic.twitter.com/jDbiSGkJgn
— Hayley Cooper (@HayleyBCooper) July 26, 2018
#TorontoStorm something’s coming this way! @adamstiles pic.twitter.com/Kr1174V9a3
— mpleaf (@mpleaf67) July 26, 2018
Storm is finally here! ⛈ #midtown #Toronto #OnStorm pic.twitter.com/L7HOxFq7dA
— C. Henry (@cahenri) July 16, 2018
Hail storm in #Toronto #hailstorm pic.twitter.com/AS4WLDEqCt
— Robert V. Cuneta (@aviator_rvc) July 26, 2018
Whoa!!! Anyone else seeing this #hailstorm @weathernetwork @CityNews #weather #hail #torontostorm #RAIN2018 #torontorain #ONStorm @AnthonyFarnell @globalnewsto pic.twitter.com/NSR8LXi2mE
— Uber416 (@uber416) July 26, 2018
There’s a storm brewing in the city! ⛈#Toronto #ONstorm @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/IBtldetLX5
— Giancarlo Pawelec (@gcpawelec) July 26, 2018
Storm’s brewin’ #Toronto #storm pic.twitter.com/9Z0e4VcF7u
— Paul Henman (@paul_henman) July 26, 2018
My daughter just sent me these as she is driving home from work #onstorm #toronto pic.twitter.com/PbLqPMlzqi
— Gale 🇨🇦 (@Gale50218244) July 26, 2018
#onstorm hurt my plants 😥
Scarborough pic.twitter.com/p75W0DGydq— Dee (@ddagypsy) July 26, 2018
Crazy #onstorm hitting #Brampton. pic.twitter.com/FQRhqmTJ2R
— Liana M Scott 🇨🇦 (@lianascott) July 26, 2018
Moments before the sky opened up, over Bay and Dundas. #ONstorm pic.twitter.com/WkWiHXmZ1v
— Dan Cantiller (@DanCanThinks) July 26, 2018
Stay safe out there, Toronto #onstorm pic.twitter.com/6GvsKSpM72
— Toronto Forestry (@TOtrees) July 26, 2018