Torrential as in TORRENTS of rain!
By L. Jenkinson
@MarymargII (12422)
Toronto, Ontario
June 13, 2018 11:24pm CST
Well that was some scary rain tonight. It came in sideways sheets and almost flooded our balcony. They did predict a summer thunderstorm but that could have been the strongest 20 minutes of plummeting rain I ever did see.
There was little lightning and thunder just really hard hitting rain that immediately caused the curb of the street below to be flooded and the cars had trouble turning the corner. Wow! haven't seen rain like that ever.
The good news- it ended quickly and just continued raining normally but had it stayed, I would have witnessed a flash flood in the making. Back to normal now, but that was a little frightening for sure. 
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@moffittjc (118341)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Jun 18
That sounds just like the daily afternoon thunderstorms in Florida!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
15 Jun 18
Haha! Must be an exciting life!
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@moffittjc (118341)
• Gainesville, Florida
17 Jun 18
@MarymargII I don't know, do all those Canadian snowstorms in the wintertime make for an exciting life in Toronto? haha
I guess it could be fun. For example, when my girlfriend and I were driving home from the beach yesterday, we played a game to see if we could dodge all the thunderstorms and make it home without getting stuck in one of those thunderstorms.
{we did not succeed}
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
18 Jun 18
@moffittjc Not really cause you are supposed to drive SLOWLY in a snowstorm to keep from skidding and wiping out on the road- :(
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
15 Jun 18
Did you get rain so hard you thought it would flood?
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@mrki444 (15150)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
15 Jun 18
@MarymargII In Croatia was no flood, but in Serbia, Croatia neighbours was flood. You can read here
After strong ice storm in Serbia, flood was bring so many of ice that people call it ice river. Ice was size of hazel. You can video on this...
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
16 Jun 18
@mrki444 This is scary for anyone- glad its over now!
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@LadyDuck (457314)
• Switzerland
15 Jun 18
@MarymargII The weather is becoming more and more extreme. Yesterday in Italy two women were trapped inside their car after a scary downpour. They were crossing using an under passage and there were 2 meters of water. They have been saved by the firefighters.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
15 Jun 18
Seems like it's happening in many places! Very scary to watch as you think it won't slow down!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
16 Jun 18
@LadyDuck You see, that's when it really becomes dangerous. I agree with you on that- more extreme in many places.
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@just4him (305350)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
15 Jun 18
@MarymargII I was caught in a torrential downpour once. I was on the bus and it was really coming down. As soon as I got off the bus at my stop, I was drenched to the bone.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
16 Jun 18
@just4him Oooh no! How terrible. I would have tried to run to a shop or something. You must have felt so uncomfortable till you got changed!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
15 Jun 18
Never really saw it that hard and fast before unless my memory fails me!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
15 Jun 18
Yes, I really can't remember rain with that much power for a long, long time. For a short time I wonder if it was like hurricane strength.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
15 Jun 18
I can't imagine all day rain that was that heavy- we would have flooded for sure! Glad it ended for you.
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@magallon (19280)
• Philippines
19 Jun 18
@MarymargII taday it is a sunny day here.. but according to the weather report this morning, there is another low pressure that may affect the country in a few days now...
@popciclecold (35024)
• United States
16 Jun 18
It's bad and scary when you are rain like that especially when it's side ways. Happy for you that it didn't last long.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
18 Jun 18
I'm sure that if I walked in it- it would have pushed me down for sure.
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
15 Jun 18
Whoa just a few minutes of scariness- glad it's over.
@Tampa_girl7 (48865)
• United States
18 Jun 18
We also experienced heavy rains recently.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
19 Jun 18
We just had another session today lol! The good news? Sunny and dry and cooler for the next five days!
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
5 Sep 18
Thanks I did--- but sure a few poor souls got caught in it.
@DianneN (246334)
• United States
18 Jun 18
@MarymargII Not really. They amaze us. The color of the clouds seem so different there than here.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
19 Jun 18
@DianneN Really? that's strange but could be because they are warmer and more full of moisture.
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
17 Jun 18
They probably are more torrential like for sure- Makes you feel you should evacuate! lol!
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
14 Jun 18
Hi. We had rains here too but today is not much raining. Am glad to know that the rain there did not cause too much damages or casualties.
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