[URBAN NOTE] "Heavy rainfall leaves Toronto thoroughfares washed out"
The scale and impact of the heavy rainfall last night in Toronto is described by The Globe and Mail's Timothy Appleby. I got home at 11 o'clock and experienced only a consistent warm rain. I suppose that the accumulation of this consistent rain, or some late night intensification, was responsible for the deterioration of the system.
(I did have a couple of flower pots flooded out.)
One of Toronto’s busiest commuter arteries has reopened in both directions after being shut down overnight by some of the severest flooding ever seen on the roadway.
The Don Valley Parkway was closed at around 5 a.m., shortly before the beginning of the morning rush hour, which brings tens of thousands of drivers into Toronto from points east.
The southbound lanes were back to normal by around 9:30 a.m., and the northbound lanes reopened about half an hour later.
All lanes between the Gardiner Expressway and the Bayview/Bloor exit were closed after the Don River overflowed its banks, leaving behind water up to a metre deep, and motorists scrambling for alternate routes.
The waters are now subsiding and a cleanup of the debris left behind is under way, police said.
In all, Toronto and the area north received up to 60 millimetres of rain before the downpour eased at around 6 a.m.
(I did have a couple of flower pots flooded out.)
One of Toronto’s busiest commuter arteries has reopened in both directions after being shut down overnight by some of the severest flooding ever seen on the roadway.
The Don Valley Parkway was closed at around 5 a.m., shortly before the beginning of the morning rush hour, which brings tens of thousands of drivers into Toronto from points east.
The southbound lanes were back to normal by around 9:30 a.m., and the northbound lanes reopened about half an hour later.
All lanes between the Gardiner Expressway and the Bayview/Bloor exit were closed after the Don River overflowed its banks, leaving behind water up to a metre deep, and motorists scrambling for alternate routes.
The waters are now subsiding and a cleanup of the debris left behind is under way, police said.
In all, Toronto and the area north received up to 60 millimetres of rain before the downpour eased at around 6 a.m.