Possibility of Heavy Storm along side Golf-Ball Sized Hail in Ontario.

On Saturday, southern Ontario experienced a series of severe storm rounds that relentlessly battered the area with sizable hail, strong winds, and even sightings of funnel clouds.

Throughout Saturday, numerous episodes of intense thunderstorms traversed southern Ontario. These storms impacted local communities with substantial hail and powerful winds. Additionally, there were several accounts of funnel clouds and the potential occurrence of a tornado on the same day.

The storms on Saturday occurred in two distinct waves. The initial round of thunderstorms advanced towards the Golden Horseshoe in the morning, prompting widespread issuance of severe thunderstorm warnings across the region.

Areas lying in the trajectory of these initial storms encountered strong winds, significant hail, and rotational phenomena. North of Caledonia, a funnel cloud was observed, and specialists are currently assessing the extent of the damage in that vicinity to determine the potential touchdown of a tornado.

Subsequently, during the later hours of the day, another set of potent thunderstorms materialized in the vicinity of Barrie and progressed towards eastern Ontario throughout the mid-afternoon period.

These supercell thunderstorms capitalized on heightened instability and favorable atmospheric conditions, enabling them to evolve into supercells characterized by rotating updrafts. This rotational motion facilitated the generation of substantial hailstones as the storms advanced along their trajectory.

It is possible that the storms generated a waterspout with tornadic characteristics over Lake Huron, in close proximity to Wasaga Beach, before progressing towards the Barrie region. Upon entering land, a multitude of accounts emerged from the Lake Simcoe vicinity, describing hail of varying sizes, including hailstones comparable to ping pong balls or even exceeding that dimension. Certain residents even documented hail larger in size than golf balls.