Nova Scotia thunderstorm lights up social media

The storm pushed pause on the sold-out Lauryn Hill concert at the Halifax Jazz Festival

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Caption: Dramatic lightning flashed over Halifax Harbour on Tuesday evening. (TJ Maguire)

Thunderstorms crackled over Nova Scotia Tuesday night bringing rain and hail in some locations, but it was social media that lit up as the storms rolled through.
Twitter and Facebook were electric with photos and video.

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The storm pushed pause on the sold-out Lauryn Hill concert at the Halifax Jazz Festival.
But after a 20-minute break to allow the thunder and lightning to pass, the concerts on the Halifax waterfront resumed.
And the reviews of the show were clear: anyone who left because of the soggy weather missed out.

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No major power outages were reported.

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Image | Lightning over Lake Echo

Caption: Lightning is seen over Lake Echo. (Paul Palmeter/CBC)