Heavy rain in Ottawa causes flooding, power outages and road closures

Heavy rain in Ottawa caused flooding on roads and properties across the city on Thursday.

As skies began to clear late in the afternoon, the City of Ottawa said no injuries had been reported. Severe thunderstorm warnings from Environment Canada were in effect for the Ottawa-Gatineau area over the course of the afternoon.

Environment Canada said Ottawa sustained at least 50 millimetres of rainfall during a 90-minute span, with Ottawa’s climate weather station recording more than 70 millimetres of rain between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Hydro crews responded to several power outages in Ottawa’s west end Thursday afternoon. During the peak of the storm, Hydro Ottawa reported that about 24,000 customers had lost power.

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