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A Massive Montreal Storm With A Tornado Warning Drenched The City & We Marvelled At Nature's Fury

Quebec is currently grappling with a severe thunderstorm that has swept across the province, churning up powerful wind gusts and unleashing heavy rainfall. The storm is so severe that Environment Canada's meteorologists warn it could even spawn tornadoes, marking a potentially dangerous escalation.

Severe thunderstorm warnings are issued only when imminent or occurring storms are likely to produce one or more of the following: large hail, damaging winds, or torrential rainfall. Today, the conditions meet those criteria, putting authorities and residents on high alert.

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Over 180,000 Montreal Hydro-Québec Customers Have Lost Power After The Freezing Rain

Yes, we all heard that thunder this afternoon, but worse still, many Montrealers (including some of MTL Blog's own intrepid crew) have been left without power thanks to the onslaught of freezing rain drenching — and icing — the city. According to the latest Hydro-Québec numbers at the time of publication, just over 186,000 Montreal customers were sitting in darkened homes Wednesday afternoon, and it's directly because of the awful rain.

Across the province, more than 421,000 customers were experiencing power outages as of 3:30 p.m., with around 44% of those outages located in Montreal. A good chunk of the remaining outages, about 124,000, was in Montérégie. That's about 17% of Hydro-Quebec's customers in the region.

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The Montreal Weather Forecast Shows An Incoming Snowstorm That Could Dump Up To 25 cm On Us

When it snows it pours. After a week of consistent snowfall, an incoming storm could double the snow accumulation in the metro area. Environment Canada's Montreal weather forecast calls for an up to 25-centimetre dump between Wednesday, January 25, and Thursday, January 26.

The federal meteorological department has issued special weather statements in regions all along the Saint Lawrence River, from Montérégie and the Laurentides to the Côte-Nord and Gaspésie.

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Parts Of Quebec Are Still Under A Winter Storm Warning & Could Get Up To 15 cm MORE Snow

Environment Canada renewed a winter storm warning covering much of southern Quebec early Friday morning. The latest alert calls for up to 15 centimetres of additional snowfall in several regions. More rural areas could get as much as 40 more centimetres, the federal weather department says.

From part of the Outaouais region north of Gatineau to Montreal, Montérégie, the Laurentides, Lanaudière, Mauricie, the Centre-du-Québec, Estrie, Chaudière-Appalaches and Quebec City, EnviroCan foresees between five and 15 centimetres of additional snow by Friday evening.

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A Quebec January Weather Forecast Suggests Lots Of Snow Is Incoming With Few Breaks

January could bury us — if the Farmers' Almanac is to be believed. The publication has outlined most of its January 2023 Quebec weather predictions, suggesting the province could be pummelled almost without respite by snowfall in the month ahead. Perhaps more like fun, folksy conjecture than a hard forecast, the almanac nevertheless braces Quebecers for the inevitable winter unpleasantness to come.

The predictions out so far group together Quebec and the Maritime provinces. They call for an "unsettled" first three days of January with occasional snow and "gusty winds."

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A 'Historic' Winter Storm Is Bearing Down On Quebec — Here's How To Keep Yourself Safe

There's a massive storm coming for over 20 regions in Quebec, promising to bring snow, cold rain, hefty winds and "significant snowfall" across the province. More than one expert has used the word "historic" as the weather system approaches.

"The models point to a historic storm, especially for the northern part of the river (due to an orographic [mountain-related] effect), in terms of snow amount and wind," Alain Lepine, a McGill atmospheric and oceanic sciences graduate, wrote on Twitter.

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A 'Major' Winter Storm Could 'Drag' Over Quebec & Unload 30 cm Of Snow

The first big winter storm of the season could be imminent. MétéoMédia is tracking two systems that it says could hit a high-pressure wall over Quebec, forcing them to slowly "drag" over the province and unload copious precipitation.

The site explained Monday that one of those systems remains "volatile" and could change course, and, at the time of writing, Environment Canada hasn't issued any storm alerts for southern Quebec. But if all goes as MétéoMédia says it might, we could be in for up to 30 centimetres of snow this week.

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The Montreal Weather Forecast Shows 2 Straight Days Of Snow That Could Dump Up To 20 cm On Us

Our chances of white Christmas may have just increased. After an unusually warm start to December, the Montreal weather forecast shows the first significant snowfall of the season is on its way this week.

The Environment Canada forecast shows snow beginning the night of Thursday, December 15. However, that precipitation could also manifest as rain. Either way, the snow is really projected to start on Friday, December 16. Despite projected temperatures hovering around freezing on Friday, as much as 10 centimetres could fall on the city over the course of the day, according to The Weather Network.

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Parts Of The Montreal Area Are Under Rainfall Warnings Ahead Of A Nasty System With High Winds

Environment Canada has issued a series of rainfall warnings and special weather statements for much of southern Quebec ahead of an expected storm Wednesday that could bring heavy rain and high winds to some areas. It looks like Montreal weather won't be too pretty at the start of December.

On the North Shore (the southern parts of the Laurentides and Lanaudière regions) and eastern Montérégie, where EnviroCan has issued weather warnings, rainfall could total between 30 and 50 millimetres while winds could attain 90 kilometres per hour, the federal weather department says.

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Montreal's Forecast Includes A Lot Of Rain & Wind As A Fall Storm Looms

Montrealers enjoying this week's short burst of warm temps could soon see their spirits dampened by a fall storm. Heavy rains and gusting winds are expected to hit Quebec on Thursday bringing up to 70 mm of precipitation and gales of between 60 and 90 km/h in the southern and central parts of the province. Leaves will be ripped from trees, clogging house and sidewalk gutters, which some weather outlets warn could cause flash floods. Power outages from falling branches are also possible.

Environment Canada has already issued a special weather advisory for areas near Montreal, including Mascouche and Saint-Eustache, warning of heavy rain over the next two days.

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Environment Canada Has Issued A Severe Thunderstorm Watch For Montreal

Montreal is under a severe thunderstorm watch ahead of what could be a wet 24 hours. In its Sunday morning alert, Environment Canada says "conditions are favourable for the development" of storms that "may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain."

The agency's hourly forecast for the city shows a "high" chance of precipitation beginning at 2 p.m., downgrading to a "medium" chance at 6 p.m. and continuing into Monday morning. There's a risk of thunderstorms from early afternoon Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday.

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Montreal Is Under A Rainfall Warning & There's A Chance Of Showers Into Friday Morning

Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for parts of southern Quebec, including Montreal, Laval, the Montérégie region, and parts of the Laurentides and Lanaudière regions.

The federal weather agency forecasts 10 to 25 millimetres of rain in much of the province. Some areas, it says, already got as much as 60 millimetres between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

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