Freezing rain, sleet, snow: nearly 38,000 homes without power because of the storm

The weather cocktail of snow and rain that has hit Quebec since Tuesday evening does not run out of steam on Wednesday, while some regions are still expecting up to 40 centimeters of snow by Thursday morning, and nearly 38,000 homes are without power.

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Around 8:15 a.m., 37,947 homes were plunged into darkness due to the precipitation which has fallen on the province in different forms since Tuesday afternoon.

Estrie residents are mainly affected by these outages with 28,065 customers without power, according to Hydro-Québec.

The state-owned company assured in a publication on X shortly before the storm that more than 400 teams would be ready to intervene as of 5 a.m. Wednesday morning.

The major broadside is far from over, while Environment Canada is forecasting a new snowstorm, which will enter eastern Quebec, bringing in its wake between 15 and 40 centimeters of snow between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, depending on the region.

Thus, the sectors of eastern Quebec, including Anticosti, Blanc-Sablon and Gaspésie National Park will be the most affected, with between 20 to 40 centimeters of snow and blowing snow, accompanied by strong winds.

Same story in Amqui, in the Matapedia valley, in Rimouski and in Mont-Joli, where 15 to 25 centimeters are expected between now and Thursday morning.

Other eastern regions, including Gaspé, Sept-Îles, Port-Cartier and Chandler are also under warning for higher than normal water levels, which could cause wave surges or coastal overflows, according to Environment Canada.

In the west, the 20 to 35 centimeters of snow and sleet expected until Wednesday morning should change to rain, with a period of freezing rain, particularly in Saint-Jérôme and Lanaudière.

The city of Montreal will experience rain, with an expected height of 10 to 20 millimeters, according to the federal agency.

A similar forecast should hit Estrie, which is the region where Hydro-Québec reported the most power outages in the morning, with more than 28,300 customers without electricity.

Finally, central Quebec, including the Capitale-Nationale, Mauricie and Charlevoix, will have to expect 20 to 40 centimeters of snow until Wednesday evening.

Here’s where the snow will continue to fall Wednesday

Freezing rain, sleet and snow: the precipitation that has hit the province since Tuesday afternoon will continue with renewed intensity in many regions of Quebec on Wednesday, while a new storm will enter from the east in the afternoon .

Here are the sectors which will continue to accumulate a thick white carpet, according to information from Environment Canada:

Between Wednesday and Thursday morning

25 to 40 centimeters of snow

Anticosti, Blanc-Sablon, Chevery, Minganie and Natashquan

0 to 40 centimeters of snow

Gaspésie National Park – Murdochville, New Carlisle – Chandler, Forillon National Park – Gaspé – Percé, Restigouche – Bonaventure and Sept-Îles – Port-Cartier

15 to 25 centimeters of snow

Amqui – Matapedia valley and Rimouski – Mont-Joli

Until Wednesday evening

20 to 40 centimeters of snow

Baie-Comeau, Charlevoix, Kamouraska – Rivière-du-Loup – Trois-Pistoles, La Tuque, Lac-Saint-Jean, Les Escoumins – Forestville, Mauricie, Quebec, Laurentides wildlife reserve, Manicouagan river, Saguenay and Témiscouata

Until Wednesday afternoon

25 to 40 centimeters of snow

Laurentides

Up to 15 centimeters of snow

Témiscamingue

Until Wednesday morning

25 to 35 centimeters of snow

Papineau-Labelle reserve sector, Maniwaki sector – Gracefield, Mont-Laurier, Parent – ​​Gouin reservoir, Pontiac, La Vérendrye wildlife reserve and Mont-Tremblant park – Saint-Michel-des-Saints

Nearly 15 centimeters of snow

Beauce, Drummondville – Bois-Francs and Chibougamau

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