Raymore Drive is a mostly residential street in the Weston neighbourhood of Toronto in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Near the intersection of Raymore Drive and Gilhaven Avenue, a footbridge was built over the Humber to facilitate travel to Weston's main commercial area.

Defying meteorologists' prediction, the storm quickly travelled north towards Canada, and merged with a cold front around Pennsylvania.

As a result, the water table was saturated and as much as 90 percent of up to 200 mm (7.9 in) of the storm rainfall went directly into the waterways, such as the Humber River.

Secondly, Raymore Drive and the rest of the neighbourhood were partially located in the floodplain of the Humber River and were consequently very vulnerable if the water level rose substantially.

Due to the size of the river, the bridge was big enough to substantially redirect debris and water onto Raymore Drive and into the neighbourhood.

[1] The Humber's waters eventually seized the bridge, which became akin to a battering ram and caused property damage.

Some areas were fully submerged by the river, while where the heavy flood had started to recede, it only left mud in its wake.

[5] In contrast, some homes on the street that were a little higher and farther away from the river's bend escaped with as little as minor flooding in the basement.

[5] In the aftermath of Hurricane Hazel, land in heavily flooded areas was expropriated, and residential development on it was prohibited.

The park has an area of 11.8 ha (29 acres) and contains a 1.44 km (0.89 mi) trail, playground, and baseball diamonds.