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hoping those who are, (ooh noo - sorry) under
the weather, (i am a bit, too - wicked cough),
are feeling better soon.
the under the weather part also included this, oddity.
hoping everyone has a great day
thanks for the reps
is sad and interesting, if you can stand/sit reading this:


Hurricane Hazel – 1954

From 7:00 a.m. Thursday, October 14, to midnight on Friday, October 15,1954, an estimated 210 millimetres of rain fell on the watersheds of the Don and Humber rivers and the Etobicoke and Mimico creeks. In its wake, Hurricane Hazel left the Toronto area devastated. Not only did the intensity of the storm catch people by surprise but the fact that the storm arrived at all was astonishing.
As it approached Ontario from the Caribbean, the storm showed signs of weakening. Since the extreme tropical low had moved inland, it still had to cross the Allegheny Mountains, and its wind velocity was falling off. However, when the warm moisture-laden air came in contact with the cold front, record levels of rainfall were deposited. The heaviest hit region was the Brampton area northwest of Toronto. By midnight of October 15, most of the rain had fallen. However, the heavy rain was followed shortly by severe flooding.
Streams in the Toronto area are characterized by steep slopes and little or no natural storage capacity. This leads to frequent inundation of the floodplains during intense storms and the spring snowmelt runoff. Even under the best of conditions the intense rainfall from Hurricane Hazel would have caused flooding. In this case, the situation was aggravated by already soaked soils. The autumn rainfall had been unusually heavy and had saturated the soils, thus preventing the absorption of any significant portion of Hurricane Hazel's downpour. It was estimated that 90% of the rainfall on the Humber River basin left as runoff. In fact, the area of highest rainfall was drained by the Humber River. On October 16, the flow of the river was four times greater than previously recorded.
Hurricane Hazel induced the most severe flooding in Toronto in over 200 years. As much of the floodplain had been developed, the flood damage was high, being estimated at $25 million ($146.9 million in 1998 dollars). Over 20 bridges were destroyed or damaged beyond repair, 81 lives lost, and 1868 families left homeless.

Damage from Hurricane Hazel – Toronto, 1954
The bridges at Bloor Street, Dundas Street, Old Mill, and Albion Road on the Humber River were badly damaged, while the bridge at Lawrence Avenue in Weston was washed out. All the flats were inundated, and roads and buildings were damaged. In Weston, the Humber River rose 6 metres, sweeping away a full block of homes on Raymore Drive, and killing 32 residents in a period of one hour.

Woodbridge during Hurricane Hazel – 1954
Twelve cottages were destroyed at a resort in Humber Summit, and cottages on Black Creek at Mount Dennis were flooded. Flooding destroyed a trailer camp in Woodbridge and left 20 dead. The village itself was severely flooded, with heavy damage to roads and houses.
At the mouth of the Etobicoke Creek at Long Branch, a cottage settlement was swept away, as was the Pleasant Valley trailer camp. At least 7 people were killed and 365 families left homeless.
To the north of Toronto, over 3000 people abandoned their homes in the Holland Marsh area as the floodwaters engulfed the farmland. The floodwaters rose so rapidly that sandbagging efforts failed, dykes were overtopped, and residents were told to go to higher ground.
People can clearly recall, as if it were yesterday, their personal experiences of Hurricane Hazel. On October 3, 1979, The Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority held a 25<SUP>th</SUP> Anniversary Seminar commemorating Hurricane Hazel. Over 200 people attended.
Since 1957, the Conservation Authority has undertaken a comprehensive program of resource management on the watersheds under its jurisdiction, including flood control. It has acquired floodplain property, which has been cleared of residences and converted to parkland. In addition, the use of floodplain regulations enables the Conservation Authority to control activities in areas susceptible to flooding.
In a News Release re-issued by the Conservation Authority on October 4, 1984, rescue attempts of October 14 and 15, 30 years earlier, are recollected:

Police, firemen, soldiers, sailors, and ordinary citizens battled through the night saving those who had been trapped on river flats by the rampaging waters. Sometimes their rescue attempts were successful, but sometimes on the very brink of saving a life the rescuers were battered by a sudden surge of water and the ones they sought to save were swept away. Among the hurricane's victims were brave would-be rescuers who, like five volunteer fire-fighters from Etobicoke, were swept to their deaths in ill-fated efforts to reach marooned and endangered citizens. The five firemen lost their lives when the aerial ladder truck they had driven to the bank of the Humber River, to try to reach a trio of youths trapped atop a car was toppled into the frenzied waters.

Flooding during Hurricane Hazel – Toronto, 1954
This map shows the extent of Hurricane Hazel's of destruction:

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation authority.

strange a part of downtown toronto had a power outage, yesterday,
(cbc was on backup/candles, etc.), which started at the same time,
same day as hurricane hazel,

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