Severe thunderstorm watch for Toronto ends

A severe thunderstorm watch for Toronto ended late Wednesday afternoon, after flooding was reporting earlier in the day in several areas of the city.

Environment Canada issued a watch for much of Wednesday, forecasting torrential downpours with 50 millimetres of rain falling within an hour and strong winds possibly up to 90 km/h.

After last week's powerfulstorm caused severe flooding in the city, more problems with pooling water were reported Wednesday afternoon.

Severe rain caused a sewage bypass at Ashbridges Bay water treatment plant, the city said on Wednesday afternoon in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

Toronto police warned offlooding in the northbound and southbound lanes ofthe Don Valley Parkway at the BloorViaduct, with one lane fully under water for a period of time Wednesday afternoon. Police said shortly after 4:30 p.m. that city crews attended and cleaned up the area, and all lanes have since reopened.

Police also reported flooding on Lakeshore Boulevard at Ontario Drive, with one eastbound lanecompletely under water for a short period, officialssaid on X, formerly Twitter. The roadway was reported asfully open again a little after 3:30 p.m.

Similarly, TTC officials said subway trains were not stopping at St. Patrick Station due to flooding, while the bridgebetween Yorkdale Station and Yorkdale Shopping Centre was alsoclosed.

Water also forced trains to not stop at Osgoode Station for a period of time Wednesday afternoon, the TTC said, but that issue has since been resolved.

Wednesday's storm developed due toa cold front that sweptthrough the area starting in the late morning through the afternoon, according to Environment Canada.