This is the moment lightning struck the CN Tower during Ontario storm

Lightning strikes the top of Toronto’s famous CN Tower

Dramatic weather leaves over a million Canadians without power as icy storms and strong winds batter the east of the country

This is the moment lightning struck the CN Tower during Ontario storm

As thunderstorms and freezing rain pummeled much of southern Ontario Wednesday, a video captured in downtown Toronto shows the moment a bolt of lightning struck the tip of the CN Tower.

Lightning strikes the tip of Toronto's CN Tower

Lightning struck the famous tower early on Wednesday morning.

A bolt of lightning strikes Toronto’s CN tower

A video captures the moment a lightning apparently struck Toronto's CN Tower.

Lightning falls on Toronto's icon CN Tower

Lightning fell on the CN Tower, which is among the tallest towers in the world in Toronto, Canada.

Video | Lightning bolt hits famous broadcast tower in Toronto

In Toronto, the famous CN Tower was hit by a lightning bolt on Wednesday morning. Severe thunderstorms have been sweeping over the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec since Wednesday. As a result, hundreds of thousands of Canadians were without power at various times.