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Canadian storm chaser, President of Slate 10 Pictures Inc Exec Producer. Profile is a tornado I photographed in Hennessey, Oklahoma on May 19, 2010 🇨🇦🇧🇧🇭🇷

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2 months
Lake Shore Blvd W fully closed in both directions near Ontario Place. #onstorm
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2 years
Good Samaritan @tonyfera1 helping to save a stuck TTC bus with kitty litter… #ONStorm
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2 years
Avenue Rd is now a problem in #Toronto with vehicles unable to climb the hill, some sliding backwards. But no stuck #TTC buses so that's good! #Onstorm
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11 years
I had to stop and take this photo! The #Toronto skyline with Lake #Ontario frozen looks amazing! #onstorm #cold http://t.co/dQxZHYO7dk
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Quick timelapse of the #aurora last night in Southern Ontario. Can you spot the #ISS passing above the #Auroraborealis ? I will post a longer video to YouTube soon. The #SpaceWeather this year has been off to a great start w/ the eclipse & now this. #astronomy #ONstorm
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6 years
Winds now approaching 100 km/h with my anemometer measuring a gust to 92 km/h. Lake Ontario is very rough! #onstorm #onwx #onweather #windy #storm #wx #weather
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Tom Stef
7 years
What a great fireworks show from the CN Tower in Toronto, happy 150th Canada!! #Canada150 #CanadaDay2017 #CanadaDay
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2 months
Here’s a video of the flooding on the DVP and the spill over into nearby businesses. #ONstorm #Toronto #Torontoflood
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Tom Stef
5 years
Well good news, not that I was worried but #radiation levels outside the plant are totally normal, just the regular background levels. #pickering
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Tom Stef
2 months
A ton of flooding in the southern half of #Toronto this AM. Lakeshore near Ontario Place. #ONstorm
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Tom Stef
2 months
Rain has long stopped, but the Don River continues to rise and flood the DVP #ONstorm
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Tom Stef
11 years
I wanted to share this earlier, zoomed view of #Toronto through Lake Ontario steam in -21C temperatures #onstorm http://t.co/QFIs1AyUmj
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Tom Stef
7 years
Storm currently near Anton Colorado battling outflow from nearby convection #cowx #stormchase
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5 months
What a fantastic night, I ended up at the baseball diamond in Chatsworth and the drive was worth it. This is from only of several cameras, the 360 timelapse I’ll share later is awesome. This has been the best #aurora I’ve seen to date. Just fantastic! #Auroraborealis #ONstorm
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Tom Stef
2 years
Weak #tornado forming and touching down near Brawley Rd & Baldwin St North in Durham North of Whitby. #onstorm
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Tom Stef
2 years
Developing wall cloud visible in Stranger Things 😂
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Tom Stef
8 years
Some photos from yesterdays #stormchase , here's a storm cell just north of Grand Bend Ontario #onstorm
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Tom Stef
4 years
This is the closest I've come to a #tornado in the city... Had a wall cloud form to the north with a storm that started to rotate as it hit the lake breeze. #Toronto #Etobicoke #Mimico #onstorm
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Tom Stef
9 months
Thundersnow ⚡️⚡️⚡️ #ONstorm
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Tom Stef
5 years
Huge wedge tornado crossed 3/4 of a mile in front of us over US 83 N of 281 / several overturned trucks, drivers okay.
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Tom Stef
11 months
Good solid +20mm of ice accretion in the Grey Highlands #ONStorm
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Tom Stef
3 years
@Global_Mil_Info It took them three attempts and ton of pounding from the ship to capture the island. Let that sink in... that's what you call resistance.
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Tom Stef
3 years
Everyone berating Environment Canada for the tornado warning today needs to relax/stop. Common sense indicates that it is an error and was retracted quickly, especially given it's a sunny day. No one is losing trust, missing a damaging tornado without warning is worse #ONStorm
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Tom Stef
2 years
Some significant damage in Eastern Ontario specifically between Madoc and Kaladar along Highway 7. Thousands of trees have been flattened and a number of structures ranging from barns to homes have been hit. Fortunately no reported serious injuries. #onstorm @NTP_Reports
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Tom Stef
5 years
Here's the Southern Ontario Canadian storm chase contingent that's assembled in Childress. @georgekourounis Jon Riley @StormhunterTWN @daynavettese @bradrousseau @vaughanweather @Stormymaryann #stormchase #weather #Canadian #ONStorm <- 4 our Canadian friends LOL
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Tom Stef
8 years
Additional photos from the July 8th 2016 #stormchase near Grand Bend #Ontario #onstorm #canada #weather #storm #sky
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Tom Stef
9 years
#Caledon #Ontario is straight out of a postcard with the #icestorm2016 and beautiful sunlight! #onstorm
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Tom Stef
4 years
Big shelf near Listowel. #ONStorm
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2 months
Lake Shore now overflowing into Lake Ontario - stranded cars farther up the road. #ONstorm
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Tom Stef
5 years
@Dulllllllk @Alzzarla @davidchala @real_jonfreeman @ehtelescope If the black hole (not supermassive) had a bright object/nebula/star or something else larger transiting behind it (relative to the viewer) then we'd see the blackhole even if the hawking radiation emissions were very weak.
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Tom Stef
3 years
@singularity001 @olgatokariuk Oh yeah for sure. Taking down a civilian airplane was not a bridge too far back in 2014.
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Tom Stef
7 years
Saw a poor skunk with a McFlurry cup stuck on its head. I hopped out & pulled it off, hearts pounding but I did not get sprayed DON'T LITTER
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Tom Stef
5 years
Getting a little stupid out here chasing... First, a chaser ditched their car on Colorado State Highway 96 between Eads & Chivington, and a now a few miles down the road one chaser has rear-ended another just outside Chivington. Not good, police aren't happy. Focus on the road.
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Tom Stef
10 months
Wow, something burnt up in the atmosphere over #Toronto at 6:42PM EDT. This is looking WSW, appearing 15-20 degrees above the horizon from Fort York. #ONStorm #space #astronomy #spacedebris
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Tom Stef
6 years
Insane flooding on Lake Shore Blvd West near the CNE grounds! Also had a bolt from the blue hit bear the CNE grounds with blue skies above! #Toronto #onstorm
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Tom Stef
3 years
Blizzard conditions and stuck vehicles on County Rd 19 north of HWY 89. Very treacherous conditions with drifts now over 1.5 meters high in places. #ONStorm
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Tom Stef
6 years
@AngrierWHStaff Can trump prevent the state of New York from seizing assets such as Trump Tower through an executive order? And if he could would he possibly do this?
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Tom Stef
3 years
Waterspout in Greece while it was SNOWING - winter waterspouts occur over the Great Lakes, but this is next level impressive!
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3 years
Η κίνηση του υδροσίφωνα στις Στενιές Άνδρου όπως καταγράφηκε από κάμερα καιρού! #κακοκαιρια #ελπις
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Tom Stef
5 years
Here's the new S-band radar beside the old C-band radar at Exeter / CWSO #ONStorm
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Tom Stef
4 years
Doing some drone work and the fog from the lake suddenly began rolling in. Went from clear skies to fog in about 5 minutes, ending the drone activity. But I did get these cool photos before landing. #onstorm #UAV #dronephotography #Toronto #weather #fog #fall
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Tom Stef
3 years
This is our old guy Henry, he’s a rescue beagle from Kentucky. He was an outdoor / hunting dog BUT he really didn’t know what to make of the snow in #Toronto today. #ONStorm #humberbay #mimico
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Tom Stef
6 years
@AngrierWHStaff I always thought a billion was 1000 million... glad to know I was wrong 😂🤣
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Tom Stef
3 years
These are some of the #eclipse photos from this morning taken along the Lake Ontario shoreline in #Toronto . These are just from the 800mm lens, I'll upload the 200mm photos after. Just a brief snippet for now, jpeg direct from the camera. #Eclipse2021 #AnnularSolarEclipse
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Tom Stef
7 months
You know, I don't usually post severe weather maps for Southern Ontario in February but the end of the month sure has my interest peaked. #ONstorm
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Tom Stef
3 years
@singh_ketan9 @Global_Mil_Info Come on. Their intelligence and operational support is clearly there. The US is observing everything and knows what's going on. Even if it's slightly optimistic at times, it's probably the closest thing to the truth.
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Tom Stef
6 years
That moment when the wind gets the better of you! #onstorm #crystalbeach #WindStorm
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Tom Stef
2 years
Okay who's ready for an in-depth weather breakdown! So on Wednesday a storm system will move through & deliver 5-35 centimetres of snow across Srn/Ern Ontario. The snow will fall from the sky after growing in a cloud. As more snow falls it will accumulate. End. 👍👌 #ONStorm
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Tom Stef
3 years
Man, that core was more impressive then expected! Near Oil Springs #ONStorm
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Tom Stef
2 years
Check out this supercell and phenomenal wall cloud (for Southern Ontario) from Centennial Park near YYZ. #onstorm
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Tom Stef
4 years
My wife just gave me our shipping list... It's product, brand and version specific... She says I can't screw it up! LOL #FirstWorldProblems
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Tom Stef
4 years
On vacation at my wife's uncles/aunts cottage. Had time to do some late night #astrophotography yesterday near the camp fire. These are the unprocessed JPG files from a modified t4i with a 700mm telescope and HEQ5 mount. Most exposures are 2-5 minutes.
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Tom Stef
3 years
Storms were very outflow dominant today, certainly had their inflow moments but were largely outflow dominant soon after. Winds were high at times, and there was rain and some very small hail. This was between Exeter and Woodstock #ONStorm
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Tom Stef
2 years
Part two #ONstorm
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Tom Stef
4 years
Coolest thing I've seen in a while. Some shallow fog rolled in to my immediate east. I had clear skies above/no fog & sent up the Mavic Mini. The fog bank looked awesome. This is about 380ft AGL. Only had a few minutes before I had to land as the fog approached me. #ONStorm
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Tom Stef
1 year
The Blue Angels did not disappoint today at the #CNE in #Toronto
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Tom Stef
2 months
Hey @311Toronto the manhole cover on lake shore east near pole 284 has blown off
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Tom Stef
4 years
Took these about an hour ago with a 5DSr and 800mm lens, jpeg right out the camera. Here’s #cometNEOWISE as seen from #Toronto at dusk. Also saw the #ISS at 10:52 and shot that. I’ll bring out the big guns (1500mm scope) and HEQ5 mount tomorrow night. #Astrophotography
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Tom Stef
3 years
Approximately 47 to 49 cm in Mimico / Royal York / Queensway Measured multiple spots. That’s a lot of snow! #ONSnow #ONStorm @ECCCWeatherON
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Tom Stef
7 years
Brief tornado between Perryton & Spearman Tx 10 minutes ago #txwx @NWSAmarillo
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Tom Stef
2 years
Ugh… which storm is the tornadic one? 🙃
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Tom Stef
4 years
Couple photos from earlier today, many more to come soon. 1) Squall line rolling in near Wainfleet 2) Dock / pier at Crystal Beach disintegrating in the waves 3 & 4) Big waves in Crystal Beach covering houses!!! #ONStorm
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Tom Stef
3 years
Everyone in Toronto that does not have four-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive needs to get off the road. There are way too many vehicles out here that are simply not capable of handling these conditions nor have skilled enough drivers. #ONStorm
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Tom Stef
7 years
What an amazing experience the #GreatAmericanEclipse #eclipse2017 was! My mom and fiancé came along for trip, what an experience in Nebraska
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Tom Stef
6 months
I’ve finally taken a look at some of the photos and I’m happy! The sun was far more active this time around than in 2017. Taken with a Canon 5DSR @ 800mm w/ an HEQ5 mount. #EclipseSolar2024 #Eclipse #SolarEclipse #SolarEclipse2024 #magog #space #astronomy
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Tom Stef
8 years
Epic southern Ontario weather fail #onstorm
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Tom Stef
3 years
Gardiner Expwy Eastbound closed due to trucks stranded going up the Humber Hump and I believe there’s also a collision. #ONStorm #Toronto
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Tom Stef
3 years
@Caucasuswar This could be a munitions store, Russian equipment, thermobaric, etc...we have to wait and see
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Tom Stef
3 years
I’m out chasing today for @CP24 No storms yet, but conditions are quickly building for severe weather later today. Holding south of Barrie and keeping west options open. Very strong supercell thunderstorms will develop later. Question is where do meanest storms go? #ONStorm
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Tom Stef
3 years
Possible funnel cloud (edge of couplet) between Williamsford and Durham. #onstorm
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Tom Stef
3 years
@l4tee @pure_incompeten @Lllama_B @MrKovalenko @CydeWeys Commander probably said "old signs, propaganda, they're trying to scare you away, now dig"
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Tom Stef
3 years
@umaryusufk @AdsCordite @RussianEmbassy @mfa_russia @10DowningStreet @trussliz @RusEmbUSA @RussiaUN @RusMission_EU @BBCWorld @guardian @SkyNewsBreak @Telegraph Diplomacy? Who invaded who? Who was amassing troops and building field hospitals through December, January and February? Who said "it's just training, no war, going back to base"? Russia chose war over diplomacy, Ukraine is independent & the west will help them maintain that.
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Tom Stef
8 years
Here's a summary of today's stormchase in Eastern ON with @StratfordWXCntr @Restless_Skies @Stormymaryann #onstorm
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Tom Stef
3 years
I know people will disagree and that's fine, I respect different views / feelings. But I think Biden is doing a better job handling this today than Obama or Trump ever could have and his cold war lived experience is likely a huge part of it. Could he do better? Sure!
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Tom Stef
2 years
Seeing as there's an impending ice storm across Swrn Ontario, this is a good time to revisit the historic Dec 2013 ice storm that brought over 45mm of ice accretion to the GTA. #ONStorm
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Tom Stef
9 years
Finally have a few moments to upload some photos from yesterdays storm chase, very vivid colours & structure #onstorm http://t.co/TqLPKc3Lw0
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Tom Stef
7 years
Words of advice to the weather community, please don't call something a tornado or suggest it is without verifiable clear evidence #onstorm
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Tom Stef
6 years
Let's all give a big thanks to the public servants at the Ontario Storm Prediction Centre / Environment Canada who r working hard to track/fcst this storm & all the private sector meterologists working to inform people. @EC_ONweather @environmentca #onstorm
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Tom Stef
2 years
Sad thing here is forensics was just arriving on scene (they drive past) for an out of frame bus behind this one where a young teen was stabbed and seriously injured.
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Tom Stef
7 years
Lightning earlier tonight in Guelph, storms put on a pretty good show! #onstorm
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Tom Stef
1 year
Pretty strong storm blew through Bradford about 15 minutes ago with very strong winds, there are a couple small trees (3" / 8cm in diameter) that have snapped off at the base. #ONStorm
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Tom Stef
5 years
Never seen the Canadian border like this in my life, literally no inbound traffic at the #RainbowBridge and the two vehicles I did see with U.S / #American plates were sent to secondary and ultimately turned away. #COVID19ON #COVID19 #COVIDCanada #niagarafalls
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Tom Stef
1 year
It’s been a while but tonight is reminding me more and more of the Leamington Tornado from 2010 - I chased that night until 4AM and didn’t see anything due to rain (but had some wild wind). Tonight could be significant in the SW. #ONstorm
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Tom Stef
3 years
Okay my official snow forecast is out for the GHTA 🚨🚨🚨 Here it is: - There will likely be snow and accumulations of 1 to 30cm can be expected between Sunday-Monday. Visibility will range from infinity to nil. The sky will be overcast or obscured. It will be below freezing 😂
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Tom Stef
2 years
@AUtsogn @GirkinGirkin I’m going to go out on a limb and say that this person will be exiting the battle as soon as there is an opportunity- white flag ready to go, or escape route planned. Either way, they have no interest in combat!
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Tom Stef
7 years
Incredible cone tornado 10 minutes ago between Wagon Mound & Springer NM #stormchase #nmwx
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Tom Stef
5 years
Huge tornado on the ground near Waldo KS #kswx #Storm #stormchasing #Weather #tornado
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Tom Stef
5 years
Well #chasecation 2019 is a wrap, it has been an interesting year with multiple tornadoes, flooding, and anything but easy storm chasing. We've seen every single type of tornado this year, and all the hazards that come with supercell storms. #weather #stormchase #tornado #wx
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Tom Stef
3 months
LOL I think I just caught a short lived and fairly translucent funnel cloud near Washington ON near Township Rd 14 and Washington Rd
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Tom Stef
2 years
Some photos of the lake effect band from a few moments ago. #onstorm #NYwx
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Tom Stef
7 days
Storm tearing through Angus / CFB Borden just cranking out hail and lightning like crazy
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Tom Stef
1 year
Thunder and lightning lighting up the sky over Lake Ontario. This storm is SW of the Island Airport #CYTZ #ONstorm
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Tom Stef
10 years
#Fall colours are beginning to creep out across Southern Ontario. I took the time to grab some photos this evening. http://t.co/6tn6xu80QQ
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Tom Stef
1 year
Crazy tree shredding in Clovis New Mexico. #nmwx #newmexico #storm
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Tom Stef
6 months
What a long day! Ended up in Magog QC and the drive was well worth it! #Solareclipe2024 #eclipse #ONstorm #QCstorm
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