The storm which started in Quebec late Tuesday afternoon was expected to leave around fifteen centimeters of snow in the Montreal region. On Wednesday morning, a light rain fell on the city, as the mercury had passed the freezing point.
The regions of Montreal, Estrie, Beauce and Centre-du-Québec are expected to receive around 15 millimeters of rain on Wednesday.
Nearly 33,000 Quebec electricity subscribers did not have power shortly after 5 a.m. Wednesday, while several regions of Quebec were affected by the passage of the storm.
The most affected region was Estrie, where more than 26,000 Hydro-Québec subscribers and some 150 others from Hydro-Sherbrooke were without electricity. At the start of the day, Environment Canada reported that Estrie had only received a few centimeters of snow, but that violent winds were blowing, with gusts that could approach 100 kilometers per hour.
The two other regions most affected by the outages were Montérégie, with just over 1,800 Hydro-Québec customers in the dark, and the Centre-du-Québec region, with more than 1,200 subscribers without power.
The Laurentians were expected to receive 25 to 35 centimeters of snow, while the Quebec region could expect 30 to 40 centimeters of snow.
Precipitation was expected to begin Wednesday morning in the east of the province. Rimouski should receive 20 cm of snow, and southern Gaspésie 30 to 40 cm. The Baie-Comeau sector, located on the North Shore, can expect to receive the same amount of precipitation.
Some educational establishments have already announced on Tuesday evening the intention to close their doors on Wednesday due to weather conditions.
In the Maritime provinces, winter storm warnings are in effect for several regions of New Brunswick. Some areas of the province could receive 15 to 25 cm of snow, as well as gusts of 60 to 70 km/h, or even 90 km/h along coastal regions.
Environment Canada has also issued rain and wind warnings for several regions of Nova Scotia. 20 to 40 mm of rain could fall in the province on Wednesday. Prince Edward Island can expect strong winds in the afternoon and early evening on Wednesday, reaching 90 kilometers per hour.