The evening of Aug. 7, 2018 might end up being remembered by Torontonians as well as the date of July 14, 1987 is remembered by Montrealers.
Toronto's downtown core was drenched with somewhere between 50 to 75 millimetres of rain falling in the space of two to three hours, leading to several main arteries being flooded, submerged cars and streetcars — and some scary moments for a couple of people trapped in an elevator being rescued in the nick of time by first responders.
Here is a small sampling of what people posted on social media during the rainstorm.
After the blue jays game...just trying to get to my car #onstorm pic.twitter.com/WvwakRqjJA
— Waseem Eftaiha (@ugr_waseem) August 8, 2018
#onstorm @ Union station pic.twitter.com/6c1ZfRu0Jg
— Zia Khan (@ziikhan709) August 8, 2018
Leaving the Jays game earlier #onstorm pic.twitter.com/n8Oc6cpL3G
— Sheepzilla (@the_sheepzilla) August 8, 2018
Chaos at Union Station #onstorm #flood pic.twitter.com/UqZQMSdZHE
— ANGEL (@Kismetangel1) August 8, 2018
Ummm... @BringerOfRain20 didn’t even play. Where’d this come from? #ONStorm #TorontoFlood pic.twitter.com/MvlQqgaFM7
— Jody (@heyjody) August 8, 2018
Heavy rain in Toronto tonight.....Epic Lounge at #RoyalYork Hotel in Toronto. Epic leak I would say. @CP24 pic.twitter.com/f2QASjcOmx
— Colin McSweeney (@cmcsweeney66) August 8, 2018
Flooding rescue: Alliance Ave / Rockcliffe Blvd
— Toronto Police OPS (@TPSOperations) August 8, 2018
-2 people stuck in an elevator in a bsmt building
-water was 6 ft high inside
-Police rescue 2 men with only 1 foot of air space left
-injuries reported, non life threatening
-TFS/EMS on scene#GO1452695
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