Quebecers will remember the strong winds that hit several regions of Quebec on Friday, a system similar to the controversial 2019 Halloween stormaccording to an Environment Canada meteorologist.
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“It is not a system that we observe regularly, but that we see anyway,” Amélie Bertrand, meteorologist for Environment Canada, told the QMI Agency.
Coming from the same disturbance that brought up to 80 cm of snow to Manitoba, the system plunged more than 120,000 Hydro-Quebec customers into darkness Friday night.
The strongest gust was recorded in Terrebonne, on the North Shore at 107 km/h during the evening.
“All the peaks of strong winds were recorded on the island of Montreal and its surroundings,” added Amélie Bertrand.
Strong gusts were also reported in Ontario. The city of Niagara Falls reported a gust of 123 km/h on Friday evening.
That of Ottawa, less affected by the weather, recorded a gust of 86 km / h. Also in this province, 100,000 power outages.
Saturday morning, people could observe in this sector, damaged trees, uprooted and temporary shelters that flew away even if they were anchored.
As of Saturday, more than 20,000 Hydro-Québec subscribers are still without power.
For comparison, the 2019 Halloween storm recorded gusts of up to 113 km/h.
However, affecting Quebec more generally, the phenomenon deprived more than 900,000 Hydro-Québec customers of power.
Back in 2022, the Friday system dissipated on Saturday morning to offer a day of mild temperatures throughout the province.
-With information from TVA Nouvelles