Lightning Strikes Toronto CN Tower Multiple Times

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Hey All... The CN Tower is completely grounded and gets hit by lightning an average of 75 times a year. You can read uP on this and more at their website:

This storm took place on Aug 21, 2003. You can check out the radar tracking of it here:

I took this video as the storm moved through downtown Toronto. The CN Tower was struck numerous times, as we're other buildings downtown. It was an incredible sight :)

Channel: Travel & Events
Uploaded: June 6, 2007 at 12:00 am
Author: IdealistDreamer

Length: 00:01:40
Rating: 4.86
Views: 459473

Tags: rocket lightning CN Tower toronto ontario canada thunderbolt wind rain severe weather thunderstorm downpour skyline thunder night clouds electrical storm radar

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Video Comments:
KJT922010T (December 4, 2008 at 7:49 am)
What do you think its going to hit? the tallest thing with metal
soappy14 (December 4, 2008 at 12:47 am)
so do i. A lot of ppl on youtube do to
cindyvillegas (December 3, 2008 at 7:36 pm)
omg i just went to CN TOWER last week .. good thing there was not lightning when i went there
paigebishop (December 2, 2008 at 3:26 pm)
omg i live in toronto i sware
hockeyplayaz561 (November 24, 2008 at 6:59 pm)
Mrstupidcool His commments says "The CN Tower is completely grounded" Sigh mrstupid
mrstupidcool (November 22, 2008 at 3:54 pm)
wow scary luckily i was not their yet i could of died
killaklan04 (November 20, 2008 at 8:16 pm)
pause at 1:39 it looks better it looks like its day time everythong is bright
gharlston11 (November 19, 2008 at 9:52 pm)
I took a tour to the top of the CN Tower a couple of years ago and I asked the tour guide how often on average the CN Tower gets struck by lightning during a year. He had no idea but said it was probably a lot. In the lobby they had a few postcards of the Tower being hit by lightning. But this is the first video that I've seen of this happening. Pretty awesome! Sometimes it sucks being the tall.
88FLYERS10o (November 19, 2008 at 11:53 am)
you have to grab the notch and drag to 1:26 i think thats the only way to see it
88FLYERS10o (November 19, 2008 at 11:51 am)
1:26 looks most like day, looks like the sun is just to the right of the cn tower