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Severe Thunderstorm watch for GTA

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I was just getting ready to head out to Kennedy Commons for the wednesday meet when I heard thunder. Just checked the weathernetwork and this is what I found

Severe Thunderstorm watch

Issued at 6:48 PM EDT Wednesday 8 June 2011
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Summary

This is an alert to the potential development of severe thunderstorms with large hail, damaging winds or heavy rainfall..Monitor weather conditions and listen for updated bulletins.


Details

At 6.10 PM radar shows an area of scattered thunderstorms from Southern Georgian Bay to the Mount Forest area moving east southeastward at about 70 km/h. Areas ahead of this area of thunderstorms is very unstable. Severe thunderstorms could develop with hail up to golf ball size, wind gusts to 120 km/h and torrential downpours up to 50 mm in half an hour.




http://www.theweathernetwork.com/alerts/wwcaon0014/caon0696/weather?ref=warnings_citypage

Any riders out there please be careful
 
Wow. I left my house 40 minutes ago to drop something off at Yorkdale. Sunny, hot and humid. On my way out I saw the clouds gathering up, lightening in the sky, so I raced North on Keele and I had JUST made it inside my garage, when a moment later it just dropppedddddd.... Heavy winds, hail, rain. Just glad I made it in time, but I feel bad for any riders who were fooled by the sun earlier and got caught out in this.
 
I havent had anything here yet but I still see and here alot of bikes riding by my house. Hope everyone makes it home safe.
 
you are very LUCKY!

Prince-ALI said:
Wow. I left my house 40 minutes ago to drop something off at Yorkdale. Sunny, hot and humid. On my way out I saw the clouds gathering up, lightening in the sky, so I raced North on Keele and I had JUST made it inside my garage, when a moment later it just dropppedddddd.... Heavy winds, hail, rain. Just glad I made it in time, but I feel bad for any riders who were fooled by the sun earlier and got caught out in this.
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the wind tore out a section of my neighbors brand new fence and took the ground with it
will post pic when the weather calms down
 
i just got caught in this storm riding home. in just an icon field armor vest with t-shirt, gloves and helmet.. i was 5 kms from house when golf ball size hail was hitting me. lightning struck beside me. i cant believe i didnt down. i got nailed in the head so hard with hail it made my ears ring. my visor even cracked from how hard i was hit. im in alot of pain . thats just my bicep. both my arms are like this. forearm to

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grafix said:
i just got caught in this storm riding home. in just an icon field armor vest with t-shirt, gloves and helmet.. i was 5 kms from house when golf ball size hail was hitting me. lightning struck beside me. i cant believe i didnt down

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Yeah, I've got similar bruises on me, holy **** that was crazy ...
 
Wow that was a scary storm! I just dodged that skirting it westbound on lakeshore like I was Neo. Winds were insane, just blasting down every south corridor / street downtown. Every time I crossed an intersection i was pushed clear across my lane. Lightening like crazy!

Awesome pictures, I had no idea it was that bad in the storm.
 
I stopped by Kennedy Commons for an iced cap because it was so hot. Before I knew it, it was dark and it was raining. It stopped raining so I decided to head out. 2 guys in a 636 and a Z1000 warned me that it was a bad idea. Well it was. Thanks for looking out though.

As I was turning right on Kennedy, it started raining. Then it started hailing so I stopped by the Petro at Kennedy and Sheppard. Soon after, 2 other bikers in a Ninja 250 and a GS500 came. Stayed there for about 30min until the rain died down enough to go home.

That was crazy! Well if the sun comes out and dries the road a bit..I'm heading out again LOL
 
It's hitting Belleville right now, I'm glad I came back 1hour ago from Gp Bikes.
 
baaha, slept right through this. Checked outside, yep, bike is still upright!
 
grafix said:
i just got caught in this storm riding home. in just an icon field armor vest with t-shirt, gloves and helmet.. i was 5 kms from house when golf ball size hail was hitting me. lightning struck beside me. i cant believe i didnt down. i got nailed in the head so hard with hail it made my ears ring. my visor even cracked from how hard i was hit. im in alot of pain . thats just my bicep. both my arms are like this. forearm to
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That hail was coming down HARD! I was curled up in my car at my gym's parking lot when that little slice of insanity came crashing down. Thank god you didn't go down in that!
 
left work at 6:00 , didnt know anything about a storm. i was riding my triumph t150 (37 year old bike) and headed north from rosey toes. i saw the clouds comming, tried to out run the rain but got caught in bolton on my way to the forks. the old beast didnt let me down. the rain has washed dirt from the run off all over the new pavement near the hairpin, everyone becareful. the roads were steamming and the bugs are out in full force.
 
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