TORONTO – A number of southern Ontario communities noticed extra rain on Sunday and braced for nonetheless extra moist climate a day after a storm soaked the area and broke at the least one precipitation report.
Heavy rainfall warnings from Setting Canada remained in impact for a lot of areas on Sunday, however by the night only a handful of locations nonetheless had warnings in impact, together with Prescott and Russell. Some areas together with Ottawa North and Ottawa South had particular climate statements warning of heavy rain and thunderstorms.
Saturday’s downpour dumped 128.3 millimetres of rain at Toronto Pearson Airport. That topped the 2013 report of 126 millimetres recorded on the airport, which is on faucet for its rainiest summer season ever.
“It’s truthful to say that this has been a record-breaking season,” stated Setting Canada meteorologist Trudy Kidd.
Kidd stated seasonal knowledge isn’t at all times full, however accessible numbers already make the result clear.
The earlier report for summer season rainfall stood at 396.2 millimetres, however Kidd stated the airport has already seen 475.7 millimetres this season.
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The weekend rain within the area is an element of a bigger storm system that wreaked havoc in southern Ontario on Saturday.
The rain triggered quite a few street closures within the Toronto space and stranded a number of automobiles in deep water, Toronto police stated.
Toronto Pearson Airport stated airways are nonetheless recovering from Saturday’s storms, flights delayed and terminals bustling with carry over passengers from the day earlier than. The Better Toronto Airports Authority urged anybody with Sunday journey plans to test their flight standing earlier than leaving residence.
Town of Mississauga noticed localized flooding because of the rain on Saturday, with the climate disrupting visitors and inflicting the closure of some native parks and trails. As of Sunday morning, town stated on its web site that many of the flooding had receded.
Rain wasn’t the one excessive climate to hit the area. A twister touched down Saturday morning in the neighborhood of Ayr, Ont., about 115 kilometres southwest of Toronto.
Western College’s Northern Tornadoes Undertaking confirmed the tornado touched down round 11 a.m., bringing with it winds that reached 165 km/h.
The undertaking’s govt director, David Sills, stated his groups are nonetheless assessing the dimensions of the storm.
“We’ve acquired bushes down in each course potential,” Sills stated, however famous “this one was on the weak aspect.”
Characteristic picture: Folks huddle beneath a tent at Woodbine Racetrack to flee a heavy downpour of rain that resulted within the cancellation of a part of the King’s Plate, in Toronto on Saturday, August 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
