August 2nd, 2000...

    The day started off with a bang as The Weather Network reported tornados and funnel clouds all over south western Ontario.  I picked up Paul at work and we headed out on the road around 1pm, deciding to go towards Long Point as severe storms headed in that direction.  All we got was rain.  LOTS of rain.  We drove to Stoney Creek, went south down to Nanticoke, then to Brantford, then took the 403 down to the Woodstock area, and eventually ended up in Tillsonburg.  Amongst other small towns/hamlets were:  Cayuga, Decewsville, Malmoral, Jarvis, Naticoke, Cheapside, Selkirk, Brantford, Norwich, Springford, Delhi, Simcoe, Oakland, Scotland, etc, etc, etc....  and after 380km the best storm we had was back here in St. Kitts.  Figures....

Leaving St. Catharines:	On the Niagara Escarpment, Stoney Creek:
Still leaving Stoney Creek:	Rain on Hwy.56:
Rain going towards Nanticoke...	Paul talks with Phil Chadwick at the Canwarn desk:
Paul look'n for the best route:	Near the Nanticoke power plant:
This was about as good as it got...	Mini mammatus style clouds:
Airshow outside Tilsonburg was the highlight...	Waiting for the storm in the tobacco fields:
Tilsonburg rain...	Leaving Tilsonburg rain....
And the rain fell harder...	No vidcap page is done until somebody is pointing at something...
Bob's Road... (near Cayuga)	Paul gets on the horn to get a radar update after a severe t-storm warning was issued for the storm we were watching (and pointing at! :^)
Bright skies away from the storm...	Nothing to write home about...
Storms back in Niagara just oustide St. Kitts:	Lots of muddy roads on this chase...

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