It was a wet start to Canada Day in the Borderland yesterday morning.
Environment Canada says the area received more than 6-centimetres of rain in less than three hours, turning fields into lakes, leaving some roads washed out and some basements flooded.
In Fort Frances, the torrent of water quickly filled the Portage Avenue underpass, forcing one motorist to abandon their vehicle after it stalled in the high water in an attempt to drive through it.
Crews spent several hours pumping out the water before the roadway could be re-opened.
In Koochiching County, rainfalls were measured at 3-inches shattered a July 1st record set back in 1991.
