Event Category	Disaster
Event Group	Natural
Event Subgroup	Meteorological - Hydrological
Event Type	Storms and Severe Thunderstorms
Place	Southern Ontario and southern Quebec
Event Start Date	July 22, 2012
Event End Date	July 23, 2012
Comments	In the late afternoon of July 22nd, a series of thunderstorms tracked over parts of southwestern Ontario. In Hamilton, 66mm of rain fell in a matter of a few hours; an unofficial gauge recorded 140 mm. The storms continued into eastern Ontario the next day. Strong winds were recorded in the Lake Nipissing area, up the Ottawa River Valley and into Quebec. Straight line winds, golf-ball-sized hail, were heavy localized rain were reported in both Ontario and Quebec. The system caused $92.6 million (CAD 2012) in insurable losses.
Fatalities	0
Injured / Infected	0
Evacuated	0
Estimated Total Cost	Unknown
Federal DFAA Payments	Unknown
Provincial DFAA Payments	Unknown
Provincial Department Payments	Unknown
Municipal Costs	Unknown
OGD Costs	Unknown
Insurance Payments	$92,650,000
NGO Payments	Unknown
Utility - People Affected	Unknown
Magnitude	Unknown