Weather summary for Ontario and the National Capital Region issued by Environment Canada
at 2:50 p.m. EDT Thursday 3 September 2026.
Discussion.
On September 2, thunderstorms brought a variety of severe weather to parts of southern Ontario, most notably to the Greater Golden
Horseshoe and southwestern Ontario. Multiple alerts were issued for severe hail, straight line winds, heavy rainfall and possible
tornadoes.
The most intense storms occurred in the late afternoon, specifically one that moved in off Lake Huron tracking southeastward through
Kitchener-Waterloo and one that tracked directly through the Greater Toronto Area. There have been multiple reports of downed trees and power lines due to strong winds, including a barn destroyed in Brucefield, a roof partially removed from the Woodbridge Soccer
Centre and significant damage to the Rogers Stadium in Toronto. Very large hail over North York shattered car windshields and apartment
windows. More than 150,000 customers were left without power across the province, including more than 50,000 from Hydro One and 65,000 from Toronto Hydro. Widespread flooding was reported in Toronto and
Vaughan.
The following is a summary of the weather event information received by Environment and Climate Change Canada as of September 3 at 12 P.M. EDT.
Wind reports from Environment and Climate Change Canada (in km/h):
Brantford Airport 91
Toronto Lester B. Pearson Intl. Airport 83
Toronto Island Airport 76
Welland-Pelham 76
Radar estimated winds of more than 130 km/h combined with the structural damage reported in these areas may not make these reports
representative.
Hail reports from volunteer observers (in cm):
North York 2.5 to 6.5
London 3.0 to 5.0
Shelburne 4.5
Orangeville 4.0
St. Thomas 4.0
Rainfall amounts from Environment and Climate Change Canada (in mm):
Egbert 56.5
Moose Creek Wells 53.0
Maximum rainfall amounts from volunteers, including CoCoRaHS and Weather Underground (in mm):
Caledon 138.9
Vaughan 133.0
North York 118.1
Mitchell 107.4
Scarborough 105.9
Thornhill 93.2
Bolton 92.5
Wellesley 83.6
Newmarket 82.9
Stouffville 73.2
St. Thomas 72.9
Courtice 72.1
Markham 69.9
Richmond Hill 69.4
Ottawa 67.3
London 66.6
North Stormont 64.0
Mississauga 62.5
Keswick 59.1
Guelph 58.6
Kawartha Lakes 58.6
Egbert 56.5
Oakville 56.4
Waterloo 52.8
Kitchener 51.9
Additionally, a tornado was confirmed on radar northwest of Kitchener near the Bamberg area around 5:30 P.M. EDT on September 2. Northern Tornadoes Project will be surveying the damage to provide more details and help determine the rating.
Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial information and does not constitute a complete or final report.
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