The city received roughly 1,000 storm related service requests afterward.
Toronto, Ontario Canada:
Came home to this. East Toronto near Woodbine. #onstorm pic.twitter.com/8u39wX8slJ
— Morris Popowich (@MoPopow) September 2, 2026
Views from the aftermath of the storm in Toronto and other parts of the GTA 😳🌪️
Flying couches, falling trees and more! pic.twitter.com/VdJEiFfrh1
— 6ixBuzzTV (@6ixbuzztv) September 2, 2026
@TORONTO STORM WAS INSANE 🌪️😳
I had to take shelter inside a Tim Hortons as the storm hit Toronto. Traffic lights were ripped down and two people were knocked over right in front of me.
I caught the whole thing on video. Absolutely unreal.
📍 Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦#Toronto… pic.twitter.com/dar4iiMZb1
— Alper YESIL (@alpysl) September 3, 2026
Vaughan, Ontario Canada:
#WATCH: Firefighters Checking On People Trapped In Their Vehicle After Severe Floods On Jane / Hwy7 In📍Vaughan,ON. pic.twitter.com/zrd7pLjOAc
— 401_da_sarpanch (@401_da_sarpanch) September 3, 2026
Aftermath coverage of today's severe, damaging weather in southern Ontario. Troubling scenes out of Toronto and Vaughan, with multiple rescues needed for stranded vehicles in floodwaters. #ONstorm #ONwx https://t.co/1FzTw7HEmn pic.twitter.com/69Jd6IO8Xl
— Nathan Howes TWN (@HowesNathan) September 3, 2026
Woodbridge, Ontario Canada:
🚨🇨🇦 VIOLENTA TORMENTA GOLPEA ONTARIO, CANADÁ
Una intensa tormenta azotó Woodbridge, comunidad perteneciente a la ciudad de Vaughan, en el área metropolitana de Toronto.
Las imágenes muestran la fuerza de la lluvia y del viento golpeando una edificación. Environment Canada… pic.twitter.com/N5GxomFr7Z
— La Pipa del Centinela (@jpariacano) September 3, 2026
New York, USA:
Flooding in the village of Camillus, South St and part of Green St around 11:15 am Weds. (permission granted and credit to Ashley Elizabeth on Facebook) @CNYCentral @SeanCarrollNews @TheMattSaffer @MegsNewsFlash @MattMulcahy @BLadd0099 @PeteWeatherBeat pic.twitter.com/8w3yokdo7G
— Josh Kozlowski (@JoshKozlowskiWX) September 2, 2026
BREAKING : Visuals show major disruption across New York City, USA , as heavy rainfall causes flooding today. pic.twitter.com/P8Yh5mO2hT
— World Updates (@Updatesofwworld) September 3, 2026
Buffalo, New York USA:
NEW VIDEO: Significant flash flooding in Buffalo, New York.
The National Weather Service says Buffalo’s airport received 1.77 inches of rain in 1 hour, the second highest 1-hour precipitation measurement on record. pic.twitter.com/XOnRvufHFw
— Breaking 4 News (@Breaking_4_News) September 4, 2026
Arlington, Virginia USA:
🇺🇸 Nobody in Arlington, VA slept through this.
The storm came through late and didn’t ease up: rain hammering the windows, wind shaking the trees, thunder rolling over the city for hours.
By morning the D.C. area was soaked, scattered, and trying to figure out what the night…
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) September 4, 2026
Washington, DC USA:
An Absloutelty insane Thunderstrom line coming through #WashingtonDC right now holy shit pic.twitter.com/1vFq2dLpyy
— OC Scanner 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 (@OC_Scanner) September 4, 2026
Heavy rain and winds from a strong thunderstorm hit Arlington, Virginia, and other parts of the D.C. region late Thursday night and early Friday morning. #wjla #abc7 #weather pic.twitter.com/yJtXvjpz8P
— 7News DC (@7NewsDC) September 4, 2026
Over 150,000 people without power after tonight's insane storms with nonstop lightning and violent winds. We'll have an explainer on this event on Friday.
For now, see these dramatic videos from CW readers…
Link: https://t.co/oQvegeqMwJ
Video here from DC by Phil Yabut pic.twitter.com/WmNfxqp9np
— Capital Weather (@capitalweather) September 4, 2026
Detriot, MI USA:
Aftermath of severe weather today on Detroit’s east side pic.twitter.com/OmqaUGR8lD
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) September 4, 2026
Foxhome, MN USA:
3 miles south foxhome mn 724pm #mnex pic.twitter.com/gcPzDNVIOt
— Gavin (@Gavin_Wx) September 4, 2026
Pittsburgh, PA USA:
JUST IN: Life-threatening thunderstorms with wind gusts up to 80 mph hit Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; flash flood warning in effect. pic.twitter.com/QFDsHUI3wu
— Scope Report (@ScopeReport_) September 3, 2026
Ohio, USA:
Holy fuck!!!! pic.twitter.com/89loTWjM8Z
— Salty Cheese Ohio 2 (@ChadMiller9899) September 3, 2026
Florida, USA:
This just in !!
So alot of nasty boom booms like thunder but way louder as THERE IS NO STORM AROUND HERE!! THEN I KNEW IT'S FREQUENCY WAVES COLLIDING 👇👇👇👇 pic.twitter.com/awyUCjqsY1— mike (@michaelkukulka) September 4, 2026
Texas, USA:
🚨🌩️ STORM HITS HOUSTON_ TEXAS 🇺🇸😨_Severe weather and thunderstorms have recently affected parts of the Houston area_ with heavy rain_ gusty pic.twitter.com/1YnCJdWc82
— Mr Decent🦅 (@Mrdecent000) September 3, 2026
China:
Today, severe flooding is affecting Xianyou County in Putian, Fujian, China, with widespread damage and a house collapse reported in the area. pic.twitter.com/dTiltlR0Ix
— Weather Monitor (@WeatherMonitors) September 3, 2026
Breaking Heavy rainfall has caused widespread flooding and destruction across Fuqing in Fujian China as authorities issue a red rainstorm alert pic.twitter.com/B5KavLP524
— Sonu (@sonucnc) September 3, 2026
这也太恐怖了！堪比虎跳峡啊！九鲤湖水位暴涨！祝愿平安！ pic.twitter.com/QFzzPwsMFh
— 币策 永不取关 (@0xbice) September 4, 2026
Utah, USA:
A motorist in Zion National Park encountered a torrent of raging floodwater rushing down a cliffside and swamping the road ahead as flash flood warnings were reported in the area.
Not far away, flash flooding killed two people at the Grand Canyon over the weekend, with one… pic.twitter.com/6ULGJdLqon
— ABC7 News (@abc7newsbayarea) September 1, 2026
A deadly wall of water tore through the Grand Canyon over the weekend, leaving one person dead and about 15 others missing as crews race to search the devastated terrain.
The flash flood ripped through Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch area, destroying nearly all… pic.twitter.com/UEbUFEAPjx
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 31, 2026
Calgary, Alberta Canada:
Sandstone N. Calgary- heavy rain and crazy winds #abstorm pic.twitter.com/qrqpKokYqL
— Tanya McIntyre (@littlemcintyre) August 9, 2026
Switzerland:
⛈️ 😲 Violentas #tormentas severas por #Suiza en las últimas horas. Tremendo. pic.twitter.com/OfsMKyFYLU
— InfoMeteoTuit (@InfoMeteoTuit) August 29, 2026
St. Catharines, Ontario Canada:
The City of St. Catharines has ended its State of Emergency declaration a month after widespread flooding in the city.https://t.co/vmbAkOzIPZ
— CHCH News (@CHCHNews) September 3, 2026
Niagara Region, USA and Canada:
While it’s been days since Sunday’s devastating flooding in Niagara County, with rain in the forecast, residents are afraid of what any more will do. https://t.co/bx8jaQ4zTT pic.twitter.com/kKRECuULPu
— News 4 Buffalo (@news4buffalo) August 8, 2026
China:
This is a Chinese city after a few hours of heavy rain !!
But no one will mock China for being a $21 Trillion Economy.#Nepal #NepalFlood #Flood #PrayForNepal #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #NepalFlood #GlacierBurst #NaturalDisaster #China pic.twitter.com/9zijuAdWwm— Abhishek Sinha (@AbhishekSinha_g) September 4, 2026
🚨 ¡ALERTA CLIMÁTICA EN CHINA! LLUVIAS RÉCORD Y CATASTRÓFICAS INUNDACIONES EN PUTIAN 🚨
Las calles convertidas en ríos correntosos y los miles de residentes afectados nos muestran una vez más la inmensa vulnerabilidad de las ciudades ante estos temporales.#China #Fujian… pic.twitter.com/JiVz3gQLA2
— Cristian Crespo F. 🇨🇺 (@cristiancrespoj) September 4, 2026
India:
Ten major rivers, including the Ganga, Punpun, Gandak and Kosi in spate in Bihar. Flood conditions prevail in 16 districts of the state.#Bihar #Flood #Rainfall🌧️ pic.twitter.com/tiW6dDpgRM
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) September 4, 2026
🇮🇳 الهند | أوتاراخند
شرطة تشامولي تحذر من عبور الطرق التي تغمرها السيول، مؤكدة أن عمق المياه وقوة التيار قد لا يُدركان إلا بعد فوات الأوان.
لكن لا حياة لمن تنادي 🙂#India | #Uttarakhand
pic.twitter.com/yJXsh70BAi— طقس_العالم ⚡️ (@Arab_Storms) September 3, 2026
Africa:
Lugbe, Abuja was flooded yesterday.
Heavy rain blocked the Federal Road.
Thousands of cars were stranded.
No movement.Credit: aybello_multimedia #AbujaGist #AbujaTraffic #Lugbe pic.twitter.com/ZKlPIYZroW
— CheckClimate Africa (@CheckClimate_A) September 2, 2026
Flash floods submerge parts of Abuja—is it time to overhaul the city's master plan #AbujaFloods #FlashFloods #Abuja #FCT #FloodAlert #Flooding #ClimateChange #FloodMitigation #UrbanFlooding #Nigeria #FCTAdministration #AbujaNews #ClimateAction #DisasterManagement pic.twitter.com/4jOh2Xd54f
— CheckClimate Africa (@CheckClimate_A) August 20, 2026
Taiwan:
Severe flooding caused by torrential rain in Keelung City, Taiwan 🇹🇼 (04.09.2026) pic.twitter.com/WwYprwrUa3
— Disaster News (@Top_Disaster) September 4, 2026
Cuba:
🚨🇨🇺 BREAKING: 6.1 Earthquake Near Cuba! Florida Feels the Tremors 🌍 pic.twitter.com/I28jdOu4yz
— Disaster Zone (@Disaster_X_) September 3, 2026
Japan:
実家のあたりは台風の影響で、いろんな場所が膝くらいまで浸水してるみたい…。
最近ほんとに災害多すぎる…。 pic.twitter.com/ITHF5rsr01— Jet Wei ／ジェット・ウィー (@Jetwei_97) September 4, 2026
Pacific Ocean:
The East Pacific has become a Hurricane mass production factory this week.
Remarkable satellite imagery yet again tonight. pic.twitter.com/aGHQ2SfdZY
— Backpirch Weather (@BackpirchCrew) September 4, 2026
Australia:
AFC U20 Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers Group H Matchday 2 between Malaysia and Australia has been temporarily suspended due to heavy rain 🌧️⛈️
🎥 : Thippakhone/LFF#AFCU20Q #MASvAUS #Malaysia #Australia#SNESports #LifeTelco pic.twitter.com/QsZgThh49q
— SNE Sports (@SNE_Sports) September 3, 2026
DEVELOPING: Emergency services have been inundated with calls for help after heavy rain across South Australia sparked flood warnings including at Old Noarlunga. There have been some lucky escapes at Myponga. @haydennelson pic.twitter.com/nkKsRkRQc8
— 7NEWS Adelaide (@7NewsAdelaide) August 25, 2026
Thailand:
Disaster Zone Declared as Flooding Worsens in Nan
A disaster zone has been declared in Nan as more than 200 millimetres of rain triggered flash floods, landslides and road closures, prompting authorities to warn at-risk communities to prepare for evacuation.
Pua, Phu Phiang and… pic.twitter.com/o1RDUthtwJ
— Thai Enquirer (@ThaiEnquirer) August 19, 2026
Ukraine:
August 8, 2026 | Natural Disaster Summary
Ukraine – Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall caused flooding and widespread power outages across several regions. The Carpathian area was among the hardest hit, with flooding in Ivano-Frankivsk, Kalush, Uhryniv, and the Bukovel… pic.twitter.com/eTXQnRIjZ0
— ALLATRA (@allatra_org) August 11, 2026
Nepal: (Today)
Today, a large landslide has partially blocked the Chaulani River in Api Himal Rural Municipality, Darchula District, Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal.
Authorities are urging residents downstream to remain alert amid the risk of sudden flooding. pic.twitter.com/7UuxGPsDjg
— Weather Monitor (@WeatherMonitors) September 4, 2026
Pakistan:
Heavy flooding caused by torrential rain in Islamabad, Pakistan 🇵🇰 (01.09.2026)pic.twitter.com/2RcrP1RNge
— Disaster News (@Top_Disaster) September 1, 2026
Indonesia:
Massive eruption of Mount Sinabung in Karo Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia 🇮🇩
The volcanic ash plume reached about 3,500 meters.pic.twitter.com/S00ItOe0PB
— Disaster News (@Top_Disaster) August 31, 2026
Spain:
Heavy hailstorm hit Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain 🇪🇸 (24.08.2026)pic.twitter.com/dUuEm1jfga
— Disaster News (@Top_Disaster) August 24, 2026
India:
Major flooding due to heavy rainfall at Subhash Chowk, Gurugram, Haryana, India 🇮🇳 (24.08.2026)pic.twitter.com/hJVuiUogS2
— Disaster News (@Top_Disaster) August 24, 2026
Severe storms bring power outages and flooding to Toronto and New York
Southern Ontario was hit by severe thunderstorms, flash flooding and widespread power outages. Toronto wasn’t simply having ordinary summer showers.
Toronto is still dealing with the aftermath
CityNews reported that some Toronto residents were still dealing with outages more than 48 hours later, while flooding affected neighborhoods across the GTA.
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