Last storm of summer causes flooding, downed trees, outages
Posted Sep 22, 2025 10:38:19 AM.
Last Updated Sep 23, 2025 12:27:14 PM.
The summer of 2025 went out with a storm … quite literally.
Environment Canada says depending where you were in Waterloo Region, between 35 mm and 65 mm fell between Sunday night and Monday morning. The heaviest downpours coming to the Kitchener Center area.
The average rainfall for the month of September in Waterloo Region is approximately 70 mm. That means some areas received nearly a months worth of rain in few short hours.
That same area saw downed trees and major flooding. Sunday night, the Highway 8 eastbound ramps at Fairway Road were closed as a result and reopened Monday morning.
Environment Canada Meteorologist, Steven Flisfeder told 570 NewsRadio when you combine the rainfall totals from Sunday night and Monday morning, the flooding was likely unavoidable.
“When the ground is getting that much rain in such a short period of time, it’s really hard for the soil to absorb it.”
The storm not only brought heavy rains, it also brought strong wind gusts that lead to power outages.
Enova Power said at the height of the outage 2,300 customers were in the dark.
In a statement to 570 News Radio, Enova said: “Power was restored to the majority of customers affected last night by 10:45 p.m. This morning, a pole fire caused a power outage affecting 819 customers in the Victoria Hills and Forest Hill area of Kitchener. Power was restored to the majority of those customers at approximately 10:45 a.m. Crews have been working around the clock since last night to repair the damage and restore power to some isolated outages.”
Photos of the storm coverage flooded social media outlets, showing the menacing clouds taking over.
Pooling and ponding were issues for drivers with reports of flooding on the expressway by the Flyover, in the Weber Street North and Lodge Street area of Waterloo, and on River Road East in Kitchener.
Waterloo regional police told 570 NewsRadio that as of 10 a.m. Monday there were no closures.
A media officer with the service said police did not receive any storm-related calls Sunday night or Monday morning.
More storms are expected to roll in Monday afternoon as the seasons officially switch to fall.
