Some pictures of last night’s crazy flooding

Last night’s sudden rain storm, which dumped close to 100 millimetres of rain on Toronto—essentially an entire month’s worth of precipitation—led to a whole lot of flooding. Certain pockets of the city, especially those near underpasses, were practically underwater. Here’s a look at the damage.

This harrowing rescue by the Toronto Police sounds like a scene from a television show. Maybe we’ll see it in a ripped-from-the-headlines episode of Law and Order: SVU.

From Globe and Mail reporter Robin Doolittle, who jokes that she now has lakefront property:

Some steps at Union Station became a waterfall:

These two pictures, from King Street looking west towards Liberty Village, illustrate just how bad the flooding was. We’re guessing the TTC delay on this one was a bit worse than usual:

Water was up to knee level around the Rogers Centre last night. These cars, like bike messengers in the Financial District, will stop for no one and nothing:

That is, until they’re forced to stop:

More cars making it through the rain:

This person’s condo parking lot was looking a bit rough last night:

Speaking of garages, this car is probably not making it out, period:

“Charming 1 bedroom, 1 bath. Some light flooding. $4,500 per month. No smokers.”

Another flooded underpass, this one at Dupont and Dundas in the Junction:

Water shooting from the sewers, as foretold in the Book of Revelation:

Someone’s storage lockers got quite a shower:

Finally, here’s the Toronto Police Service giving some great advice for life in general: