In Montreal, city workers closed several streets due to flooding and overflowing sewers. Some cars were even stuck in flooded underpasses, but no injuries were reported. Events were intense throughout the city, though not widespread, authorities said. By 7 p.m., nearly 60 millimeters of rain had fallen in downtown Montreal, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Frédéric Boulay. Boulay said such heavy rains can happen twice a year in the region, but he said Tuesday was a lot for a short period of time. “It’s a big amount. It’s impressive,” Boulay said. There is water in the subway pic.twitter.com/cqFmHI7n45 —@orfali The rain started on Montreal’s south shore around 4 p.m. before converging over the island of Montreal an hour later. The city’s public transit agency, Société de transport de Montréal (STM), said subway cars will not stop at the Square Victoria-OACI station due to flooding. Commuters in Montreal wade through flood waters at the Square-Victoria-OACI metro station on September 13, 2022. (Submitted by Max Honigmann) An image posted on social media showed a pool of water at the bottom of the stairs at one of the station’s entrances. Montreal police said officers were on hand to help with road closures and the city’s fire department said it was responding to flooded underpasses as well as some flooding in people’s homes. Collège Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, a private high school in Longueuil, said it would remain closed Wednesday due to flood damage. The town of L’Assomption north of Montreal also received heavy rainfall, with a total of 65 mm by 7 p.m., Boulay said. He said the rain is expected to taper off by Wednesday morning, when forecasters will be able to get a sense of the full extent of the rainfall. More heavy rain could come by then, he added.
