Heavy rains continued to drench Windsor and Essex County in southwestern Ontario Tuesday following a record rainfall Monday night that flooded streets and basements and temporarily closed businesses. Between 80 and 150 millimetres of rain doused the Windsor area between noon and 4 p.m. On Monday night, Windsor's airport recorded rainfall of 57.4 millimetres, shattering the old record of 43.2 mm on Aug. 28, 1961. Volunteers in the Tecumseh area reported rain totals of 129 mm Monday and a volunteer southwest of Windsor recorded total rainfall of 140.5 mm, said Environment Canada. Thousands of dollars in damage in this Windsor basement.

Source: CBC News August 29, 2017 16:36 UTC