Flash Storm in Toronto
 

It rained a bit in Toronto this afternoon

http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/07/m...power_outages/

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Yup. Was out of power for 2 hours.

Ran to the pub and got drenched. Then found they were out of power too.

Back on now.

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106 mm of rain in 1 hour. Now that's guna course a few problems. More to come later tonight.

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My daughter has been stuck on the 427/401 for several hours. Our condo building on Queen's Quay W has lost power and the underground garage is badly flooded. Thank goodness we left Toronto yesterday to drive back to New Jersey...because our parking space is badly flooded. No power = no elevators...I don't think I could walk up all the stairs to the top of our condo building.

Front and Simcoe are badly flooded with sewerage...amongst the water. Goodness knows what time she will get home tonight...or tomorrow. :blink:

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427 is bad, I saw pics of it, no one hurt just stranded vehicles and waist high water, that is on a 400 Highway.....Crazy nuts ehh !!!

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Yeah...she said the water is up to the top of the tyres of some of the cars in the outside lanes. I don't think she's moved for hours...when she does she has to get to Queen's Quay...so she has quite a journey.

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No chance, lakeshore is a lake without a shore. :@) plus Down town is a war zone at the mo.

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We've been watching CP24 and CTV on the computer...you are correct Lake Shore looks like a lake without a shore. No street cars or trains. Stations in darkness. No leccie in many areas of downtown. Flooded cars strewn about the roads...a war zone indeed.

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Did u see pics of the 427, that was crazy deep

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Yes. Worrisome that things can get so bad, so quickly due to rain. Thought it was only the US that couldn't cope with things like that. :D

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Hmm, I don't think your avatar is helping matters ;)

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:lol:

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I have a suspicion that my basement office at work is currently underwater
Tomorrow is going to be fun !

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They sent boats out to the Richmond Hill bound GOtanic train, as it looks like its about to sink

They just set up a zip line out of the train now

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1600 people stuck on the 530 Richmond Hill GO Train. They are being lifted out of windows onto boats. :eek: