July 8, 2013
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what a rainstorm!
Wow... what a storm! My power came back about 30 minutes ago but my sister / dad and my brother are still down. A lot of streets are flooded, subways and commuter trains aren't working in certain lines. I hear sirens every few minutes. Even though I have power, I can't even get to my dad's place because a lot of the streets are blocked / closed.
http://livenews.thestar.com/Event/Severe_thunderstorms_in_Toronto
Comments (16)
for the first time ever track practice got cancelled because of the rain. even the long runs did not emerge due to the fact we couldn't see due to the heavy rain.worried about my dad who is stuck somewhere!
Wow! We also had a big thunderstorm at night. No floods though I think.
@JoeytheGenie - I hope your dad is ok. A lot of people are stuck.@beowulf222 - I think we had a record rainfall today. My dad's place still doesn't have power.
Toronto is swimming...Mother Nature can be a BITCH.
i saw on my friend's fb. stay safe my friend.
Be safe and I Hope your family is safe also. Sounds like the events of a hurricane here.
Stay safe!
Wow, that is a lot of rain
That video was so scary. So much water in the subway system. Hope your dad and sister and brother are doing well and the power is back in their home. Be safe Matt.
Yeah, yesterday's rain was BRUTAL... I thought Toronto was going to have a flood! You're from the downtown area right? it's odd because my area was okay out but my mother who lives in uptown told us her powers went out.
@ZSA_MD - I'm safe and my brother is ok too. But my dad and sis will not have power for the 2nd night.
@Bricker59 - we have rotating blackouts now - what a pain. @wutuwaitn4 - I will John, thank you. My 'hood is ok but will be subject to rotating blackouts. I've already lost my internet connect twice today. @Fatcat723 - My dad and sister still don't have power. It's hot and humid right now with another round of thunderstorms coming tonight. @oxyGENE_08 - the rain was like a typhoon, very intense and in a very short time period. I'm ok now, but lost internet a couple of times today. @MzKeekz - I'm in the downtown area. My immediate area was spared from flooding but there were a lot of floods all over my neighbourhood. Aside from the power outage yesterday, today was ok. But I lost my internet twice.
yikes. i had no idea. hope everything goes back to normal by now.
I didn't know it was so bad in Toronto. Feel bad for being grumpy that our return flight was delayed for so long. Only realized how chaotic everything was when we managed to land at Pearson.
Glad you weathered the storm!
I have a friend in Mississauga, and she said the same thing.