Flash Storm in Toronto
Jul 8th 2013, 11:54 pm
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Flash Storm in Toronto
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Jul 9th 2013, 12:41 am
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Re: Flash Storm in Toronto
Ran to the pub and got drenched. Then found they were out of power too.
Back on now.
Jul 9th 2013, 12:50 am
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Re: Flash Storm in Toronto
106 mm of rain in 1 hour. Now that's guna course a few problems. More to come later tonight.
Jul 9th 2013, 1:03 am
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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.
Front and Simcoe are badly flooded with sewerage...amongst the water. Goodness knows what time she will get home tonight...or tomorrow.
Jul 9th 2013, 1:05 am
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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 !!!
Jul 9th 2013, 1:07 am
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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.
Jul 9th 2013, 1:10 am
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No chance, lakeshore is a lake without a shore. :@) plus Down town is a war zone at the mo.
Jul 9th 2013, 1:13 am
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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.
Jul 9th 2013, 1:16 am
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Did u see pics of the 427, that was crazy deep
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Jul 9th 2013, 1:26 am
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Jul 9th 2013, 1:40 am
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I have a suspicion that my basement office at work is currently underwater
Tomorrow is going to be fun !
Tomorrow is going to be fun !
Jul 9th 2013, 1:54 am
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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
They just set up a zip line out of the train now
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Jul 9th 2013, 2:26 am
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1600 people stuck on the 530 Richmond Hill GO Train. They are being lifted out of windows onto boats. 