The wet and windblown: Hamiltonians battle the rain

The weather system tracking northeast through the area Monday morning had people holding on tight to their umbrellas as they tried to negotiate their way around in the wind tunnel that is downtown.

Environment Canada's forecast was calling for up to 50 mm of rain before the system cleared the area.

John Rennison is a Hamilton-based photojournalist at The Spectator. Reach him via email: jrennison@thespec.com