CLOSED: These roads and parks are shut down after torrential rainfall, flooding in Mississauga

Numerous roads and more than a dozen parks in Mississauga are closed to the public after the city and other areas across the GTA got slammed by torrential rain and record-setting flooding on Tuesday.

Heavy rain moved into southern Ontario early Tuesday morning and by the time it had passed, Pearson Airport in Mississauga recorded 97.41 mm of rain in a three-and-a-half-hour period.

Airport officials added that in one 10-minute span during that period, 26 mm of rain fell.

The nearly 100 mm of rain marked the fifth-wettest day ever recorded by Pearson, according to the airport.

The heavy rain and resulting flooding on roads and other areas across Mississauga and the GTA caught motorists and other residents by surprise as countless dangerous situations unfolded so quickly.

Rescuers tend to a motorist caught in Tuesday’s flooding. (Photo: Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services X)

Numerous sections of highways and main roads in Mississauga and Brampton were rapidly overtaken by the water, leaving hundreds of drivers stranded in their vehicles before either being rescued by first responders or making their way to safety by themselves and leaving their cars behind.

Parks and trails across Mississauga were also flooded as rivers, streams and creeks overflowed their banks adding to a situation made even worse by ground that was already saturated by earlier rainfall.

Long-term care home flooded after creek overflows

In one incident, a creek in the city’s east end overflowed and flooded a nearby long-term care home.

Taking stock of the situation on Tuesday afternoon, City of Mississauga officials noted localized flooding is ongoing and residents need to be cautious.

“Due to the current weather conditions as well as the heavy rains Mississauga experienced yesterday (Monday), localized flooding is occurring in areas across the city, and in some areas streets and park walkways are being closed,” officials said in a news release. “All creeks and rivers are either at capacity or flooding into parks and greenspaces. At this time, the majority of water is staying within these floodplains.”

The city added it will take “some time” for the flooding to subside even though the rain has ended.

Roads, parks closed in areas across Mississauga

Officials said city crews are responding to high volumes of service requests related to:

• flooding issues on sidewalks, roads, parks and trails
• maintenance hole (manhole) covers being dislodged
• clearing blocked catch basins
• assisting police with road closures

The following roads/areas are closed due to flooding:

• the bridge on King Street between Camilla Road and Frayne Ave
• Britannia Road West and Ninth Line
• Falbourne Street
• Greenpark Crescent
• Matheson Boulevard at Timberlea Road
• Mississauga Road and the QEW
• Paisley Boulevard and Sheppard Ave
• Paisley Boulevard East (affecting Catherine Jean Lane and King Street East)
• Queen Frederica Drive
• Torbram Road at the railway underpass

Numerous rivers, creeks and streams across Mississauga are either at their capacity or overflowing their banks,, officials said. (Photo: Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services X)

The following parks and trails have been closed due to flooding:

• Applewood Hills Trail (along Little Etobicoke Creek)
• Cooksville Park
• Courtneypark Athletic Fields (St. Marcellinus)
• Danville Ponds/Parks Yard
• Erindale Park
• Fleetwood Park
• Garnetwood Park
• Iggy Kaneff Park
• John C. Price Park
• Lisgar Meadowbrook Trail (Near Sixteen Mile Creek)
• Paul Coffey Park (Mimico Creek)
• Richard Jones Park
• Saigon Park
• Streetsville Memorial Park (near Credit River)
• Tomken Arena (parking lot)

Officials added that all major city-owned soccer, baseball, football and cricket fields are closed until further notice.

“Our team will take another look at how things stand with all the fields tomorrow morning (Wednesday),” the city said.