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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Torontonians may get drenched over the next 24 hours as Environment Canada warns of potentially “widespread and heavy” rainfall for the city. The federal weather agency has issued a rainfall warning for Toronto, saying some areas may see a total of 50 …
Read More »‘We must take action’: Ontario storm spurs calls to better equip cities for extreme weather
As Toronto recovers from a historic storm that the insurance bureau estimates likely caused more than $1 billion of damage, the Ontario Green Party leader is calling for a shift at the provincial level. On Tuesday, Toronto and the surrounding area were bombarded by a historic rainstorm that lashed near-record …
Read More »What to know about insurance claims after Ontario’s flash flooding
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 17, 2024 6:28 am Updated July 17, 2024 9:25 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size As people in southern Ontario survey the damage done by intense flash flooding on Tuesday, the Insurance Bureau of Canada says residents need to …
Read More »Toronto flooding: DVP reopens for morning commute after torrential rainfall
The Don Valley Parkway has reopened on Wednesday morning after major rainfall caused a portion of the roadway to flood with cars trapped. The DVP was closed from Bayview Avenue to the Gardiner Expressway but reopened in time for the Wednesday morning commute. More than a dozen people had to …
Read More »Tornadoes possible, ‘torrential downpours’ expected in eastern Ontario
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Thunderstorms are expected in eastern Ontario on Monday afternoon and could bring with them intense rainfall, strong gusts of wind, large hail and possibly even tornadoes. The severe weather is expected through the Kingston area north to Ottawa, stretching from the Renfrew …
Read More »Heavy snow expected – possibly even thundersnow – as storm makes way to southern Ontario
As the arrival of another Texas low nears, the forecast is becoming clearer, with much of southern Ontario expecting heavy snow to fall in a very short amount of time Friday, as well as strong winds and even the possibility of thundersnow. Global News meteorologist Ross Hull says another concern …
Read More »High uncertainty in system track as ‘potent storm’ set to hit southern Ontario
A “potent storm” likely bringing strong, possibly damaging winds is expected to hit southern Ontario next week, though significant uncertainty remains regarding its track and what precipitation type areas will see. Meteorologists are tracking the system that’s set to develop over Texas before eventually moving into the Great Lakes. “We …
Read More »Tornado warnings downgraded in southern Ontario as strong storm moves in
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A tornado warning has been downgraded in southern Ontario as a strong storm makes its way through parts of the region. Environment Canada issued a tornado warning for Dunnville, Caledonia and Haldimand, as well as for the Simcoe, Delhi and Norfolk areas …
Read More »Fierce storm system leaves more than a million without power in Quebec and Ontario
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 6, 2023 6:10 am Updated April 6, 2023 8:19 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A fierce storm system that brought thunder, lightning, snow and freezing rain to parts of Quebec and Ontario has left more than one million hydro …
Read More »Major winter storm brings snow, thunder and lightning to parts of Ontario
TORONTO — A fierce winter storm that brought heavy snow, strong winds and even thunder and lightning to most of southern Ontario has largely come to an end. Environment Canada meteorologist Haizhen Sun says between 22 and 30 centimetres of snow fell on the Greater Toronto Area as of 6 …
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