Toronto Hydro, Fire Services handle over 145 outages — Power Outage Toronto

Toronto Hydro and Toronto Fire Services spent Saturday and Sunday handling power outage toronto conditions after heavy rain and high wind gusts hit the city. Toronto Hydro said its crews dealt with over 145 power events since Saturday, while more than 5,000 customers were affected by outages on Saturday evening.

Toronto Hydro Crews

Toronto Hydro spokesperson Lauren Harris said the utility's crews kept working on Sunday as scattered outages remained across the city. Harris said the power events were largely tied to downed powerlines and trees contacting wires, and that crews were working with emergency responders to prioritize calls citywide.

Toronto Hydro said two area outages came from downed trees, while about five others came from tree contact with wires. The utility linked the outage pattern to the same storm system that pushed high winds through Toronto on Saturday.

Toronto Fire Services

Toronto Fire Services responded to 671 emergency incidents over a 24-hour period, and the service said overall call volumes ran 36 per cent higher than usual across all categories. In a social media update, the service said, “Our crews continue responding across the city, prioritizing public safety and supporting residents impacted by the storm.”

A large tree came down at the corner of Millwood Road and Cleveland Street in Davisville Village on Saturday, one of the storm-related calls that sent crews across the city. Toronto Fire Services also postponed its annual Fallen Firefighter Ceremony on Sunday at HTO Park on Queens Quay West.

Toronto Weather Statement

Toronto was under a special weather statement on Saturday that warned the city could receive up to 50 millimetres of rain. Two flood advisories from the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority stayed in effect for Lake Ontario’s shoreline and watershed conditions until late Sunday night, and the agency said Saturday night, “we will escalate our public flood messaging.”

The storm also forced a change to entertainment plans when the first of Bruno Mars' five shows at Rogers Stadium was rescheduled on Saturday evening, with the new date set for May 31. For residents still waiting for power to come back, Sunday meant fewer headlines and more crews moving block by block to clear outages and answer the next emergency call.