More rain was bearing down on the Toronto area early today as the region was still mopping up from a torrential downpour on Monday evening.


However, the risk of a similar drenching diminished early today whan a special weather statement that warned of the possibility of "torrential downpours and damaging winds" was lifted.


Environment Canada statement that covered the Windsor area north to Sarnia and east through Parry Sound-Muskoka, Hamilton, Niagara and Toronto has now been cancelled.


The new weather system was pushing in from the U.S. as the Toronto region continues to recover from severe flooding caused by record-setting rainfall.


The storm caused widespread power outages and Toronto Hydro said early today that approximately 16,000 customers remained without electricity.


The blackouts were primarily in the city's west end and the utility said it `'may be necessary" to resume rotating outages in the morning to prevent overloading.