St. Catharines and Lincoln Declare States of Emergency After Severe Flooding
News Context
At a glance
- The declarations followed a deluge that dropped more than 170 mm of rain in some areas within a few hours, according to reports from CP24 and CTV News.
- The Niagara peninsula was hammered by precipitation levels the Niagara Falls Review described as comparable to a hurricane's worth of rain occurring twice within a five-day window.
- The Weather Network reported a prolonged, soggy weekend across southern Ontario with rainfall exceeding 100 mm in various sectors, but the crisis was most acute in North Niagara.
The declarations followed a deluge that dropped more than 170 mm of rain in some areas within a few hours, according to reports from CP24 and CTV News.
A Hurricane’s Volume in Five Days
The Niagara peninsula was hammered by precipitation levels the Niagara Falls Review described as comparable to a hurricane’s worth of rain occurring twice within a five-day window.
The Weather Network reported a prolonged, soggy weekend across southern Ontario with rainfall exceeding 100 mm in various sectors, but the crisis was most acute in North Niagara. There, the Niagara Falls Review noted that some areas recorded over 170 mm of rain in just a matter of hours.
Emergency Powers and Public Safety
The rapid accumulation triggered the legal designations in St. Catharines and Lincoln.