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| locodawg |
This is gotta suck ... Closing the DVP for the drive home is going to make a mess. I guess I should say good luck getting home
DVP closed for rush hour?
Flood warning issued
75 mm of rain possible
Nov. 16, 2006. 01:36 PM
CURTIS RUSH
STAFF REPORTER
After more than 12 hours of rain, city officials are monitoring the levels of the Don River and may have to shut the Don Valley Parkway and parts of the Bayview Extension for the afternoon rush hour.
Officials say a decision will be made by mid-afternoon. The most vulnerable section of the major thoroughfare is the stretch of road south of Bloor St.
In the case of Bayview, the stretch south of Pottery Road, which is vulnerable to flooding, would also be shut.
Meanwhile, a flood advisory has been issued in Toronto with another 15 to 25 millimetres of rain expected by the end of today, making conditions not only soggy but potentially dangerous.
The total rainfall could reach 50 millimetres by tonight, according to Environment Canada, as the disturbance from the U.S. settles over the GTA.
However, some areas could get hit with 75 millimetres of rain, especially if accompanied by a thunderstorm or two, the national weather service warns.
The Toronto Regional and Conservation Authority is warning people to stay away from streams and rivers because of the potential for dangerous amounts of rainfall.
Flooding in low-lying areas could also result, and this may cause major delays on some highways, especially where there are underpasses or low-lying roadways.
This could make the afternoon rush treacherous.
However, the TTC and GO Transit reported at noon they haven't had any major delays on surface routes.
As of midnight at Toronto's Pearson airport, 24 millimetres of rain had fallen this month, which is about average for this time of year.
However, that could change over the next several days, with rain predicted to last right through until Monday.
This has been a particularly gloomy fall, with the lack of sun making September and October the second gloomiest on record.
A typical November gets an average of 69 millimetres of rain.
The record rainfall for the month is 161.8 millimetres, set in November 1985.
The driest November was in 1976 when only 11.9 millimetres fell.
Source : The Star |
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| Jem_hadar |
It was sunny here in NC straigth thruogh till today.
Now its raining balls adn really really windy!
Apparently in NC, Nov 15th is like the worst day of the year for bad weather, such as tornados. |
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| MissM |
| This is why I love TA - I don't usually check the news during the day but manage to check out this site more than a few times. Now I know I may be facing a nightmare on the way home. |
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| Abercrombie |
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| Clublifexxx |
| quote: | Originally posted by Abercrombie
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| dallastar |
Avenue Road from Dupont to Eglington is also closed from 7pm to 7am in case anyone cares:)
Drive Safe! |
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| KaiLee |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jem_hadar
It was sunny here in NC straigth thruogh till today.
Now its raining balls adn really really windy!
Apparently in NC, Nov 15th is like the worst day of the year for bad weather, such as tornados. |
My friend mentioned something about an F4 tornado in NC?:nervous:
I remember when i was living there and one tore through a neighborhood right down the road, it didn't hit us thank god but that was a scary sight. |
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| Sasha |
| our office is on the 8th floor. cant see a outside the window. such a cool fog :happy2: |
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| Jayx1 |
havnt had that much rain in aurora..
but the grass in the back yard looks like peat moss from the 3 months of constant rain weve had... There were even mushrooms growing on the lawn!
Its crazy!!! |
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| rabbitjoker |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
mushrooms |
Mushrooms you say, hmmm? |
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| extacy_bomb |
| quote: | Originally posted by locodawg
This is gotta suck ... Closing the DVP for the drive home is going to make a mess. I guess I should say good luck getting home
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well , at around 2 PM that i was goin to DT from finch, it was open and both sides were so.
On the way back i didn't take DVP and took bayview instead and it was open. (Since in the article it says bayview might get closed as well at around pottery rd.)
On the side note i never take DVP during rush hours, honestly it's the worst choice and takes a long time to get north. Average around 1 hour it takes me to get from dundas to finch through DVP. But by taking Bayview for instance it's a lot faster, takes me 45 minutes average to get back up.
M.pleasent is another option during rush hours, and also allen road.
it all Depends on the destination though. |
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