Greater than 100,000 Hydro-Québec prospects are with out electrical energy as massive, moist snowflakes proceed to fall throughout Quebec Sunday morning.
Round 123,000 shoppers had been at the hours of darkness as of 10:15 a.m. — a quantity that is been steadily climbing for the previous few hours.
Most of the outages are within the Mauricie and Quebec Metropolis areas, adopted by the Laurentians.
Hydro-Québec says heavy, sticky snow is weighing down tree branches, inflicting them to take out energy strains.
“The harm evaluation continues to be ongoing, so it’s nonetheless too early to touch upon restoration occasions,” the public utility stated in a put up to X.
It added crews are working to revive energy to prospects as rapidly as potential.
Snowfall warnings are in impact for a lot of areas throughout the province, stretching from the west to the east, the place accumulations of almost 15 centimetres will be anticipated. Nevertheless, quantities may attain 20 to 30 centimetres in some areas.
Atmosphere and Local weather Change Canada (ECCC) warns the snow, which might be blended with rain at occasions, may add “appreciable weight to buildings and timber, making them extra vulnerable to breaking.”
The company is urging individuals to think about altering any non-essential journey plans.
By 8:30 a.m., the downtown Montreal space had already acquired seven centimetres of snow, in response to a preliminary abstract launched by ECCC.
Quebec Metropolis had acquired 10 centimetres by that point, whereas Trois-Rivières, Shawinigan and Rouyn-Noranda had acquired 18, 15 and 13, respectively.
