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AWCN10 CWUL 181436
WEATHER SUMMARY
FOR QUEBEC
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:36 A.M. EDT FRIDAY 18 JULY 2025.
DISCUSSION.
YESTERDAY, JULY 17, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTED SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL QUEBEC, CAUSING STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
NEAR MIDDAY, A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED UP TO 75 MILLIMETRES
OF RAIN IN LESS THAN TWO HOURS OVER THE CAPITALE-NATIONALE,
PARTICULARLY IN THE SAINTE-FOY AREA AND OVER LEVIS. THE
PRECIPITATION RATE LEAD TO FLASH FLOODS, FLOODING MANY STREETS AND
HOMES IN THESE AREAS.
IN ADDITION, THE STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED TO THESE STORMS CAUSED
DAMAGES TO TREES AND NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES, ESPECIALLY IN THE
MONTEREGIE REGION. WIND GUSTS UP TO 89 KM/H WERE OBSERVED AT THE
SAINT-HUBERT AIRPORT NEAR 3:20 P.M.
ALSO YESTERDAY, RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH A WARM FRONT CROSSED THE
REGIONS FROM ABITIBI TO THE NORTH SHORE. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 40 TO 80 MILLIMETRES FELL WITH THIS SYSTEM.
THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE METEOROLOGICAL DATA RECEIVED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AS OF JULY 18 AT 10:00 A.M.
SUMMARY OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS (IN MILLIMETRES):
QUEBEC CITY (JEAN LESAGE): 38
SAINTE-FOY (CHARLES-GARNIER COLLEGE): 87
CHARNY (LEVIS): 93
BEAUPORT: 55
ACTON VALE: 53
DRUMMONDVILLE: 55
THETFORD MINES: 56
BEAUCEVILLE: 40
VAL D'OR: 51
BARRAGE TEMISCAMINGUE: 40
BAGOTVILLE: 37.5
SEPT-ILES (POINTE-NOIRE): 54
PORT-MENIER (ANTICOSTI) 44
HAVRE-SAINT-PIERRE: 58
NATASHQUAN: 43
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY MAY CONTAIN PRELIMINARY OR UNOFFICIAL
INFORMATION AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE OR FINAL REPORT.
END/QSPC
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