-I must say, if this first storm of the year is an indication of things to come then were in for one crazy summer. Tops on this storm were at 45,000 feet, it produced numerous hail and wind reports and a whole lot of lightning. The second nexrad pic bellow show it while it was producing golf ball sized hail over my place (in scarborough).

Warnings

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA. REGIONAL CENTRE TORONTO ONTARIO. 12.12 AM EDT SUNDAY 8 APRIL 2001.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED FOR.. SOUTHERN REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF NIAGARA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUED FOR.. REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF HAMILTON-WENTWORTH REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF HALTON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF PEEL ELGIN COUNTY OXFORD COUNTY BRANT COUNTY REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF HALDIMAND-NORFOLK.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ENDED FOR.. SOUTHERN WELLINGTON COUNTY.

SEVERAL LINES OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD OVER LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO AS WELL AS THE ADJOINING REGIONS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. LARGE HAIL IS THE MAIN THREAT. THIS IS A WARNING THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. REMEMBER SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE TORNADOES..LISTEN FOR UPDATED WARNINGS. EMERGENCY MEASURES ONTARIO RECOMMENDS TAKING COVER IMMEDIATELY WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2.00 AM.

Reports

7.25 PM RUTHERFORD IN SARNIA-LAMBTON GREEN WALL CLOUD. 8 MM HAIL

8.08 PM LUCAN NORTH OF LONDON 35 MM DIAMETER HAIL

8.16 PM WEST END OF LONDON LOWERING WALL CLOUD AND ROTATION

8.47 PM ARTHUR 3 CM HAIL ... SOME GOLF BALL SIZED (45 MM)

9.30 PM EVERETT JUST NORTH OF ALLISTON GROUND WHITE IN 13 MM HAIL

10.15 PM ALYMER IN ELGIN COUNTY 2 CM DIAMETER HAIL

10.45 PM WATERDOWN IN HAMILTON-WENTWORTH 20 TO 25 MM DIAMETER HAIL WITH ONE DISTORTED STONE MEASURING 43 MM IN LENGTH.

10.50 PM NORTH END OF BARRIE GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND STRONG WINDS

11.38 PM MISSISSAUGA PEA TO DIME SIZED HAIL

11.50 PM WEST END OF TORONTO 20 MM HAIL.

12.00 PM TORONTO AT DON MILLS AND LAWRENCE GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL