Quebec regions affected by heavy rains from storm Debby may not be out of the woods yet: Environment and Climate Change Canada warns that significant amounts of rain could fall Wednesday afternoon.
The ministry issued a special bulletin at noon on Wednesday to warn of the risk of heavy rain following a storm in several areas of southern Quebec.
This could affect waterways and areas that are still recovering from last week’s events, warned Michèle Fleury, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Typically, two to ten millimeters are expected, but some isolated precipitation could bring up to 50 millimeters of rain, according to Mme Fleury.
The Outaouais, Laurentians, Montérégie and Centre-du-Québec sectors are particularly worth watching.
The Montreal, Laval and Lanaudière sectors are also among the sectors covered by the special bulletin.
Around 4 p.m., the ministry issued a severe thunderstorm warning for several areas, including the island of Montreal, Laval, Longueuil-Varennes, Saint-Jean — Marieville and Verchères — Beloeil.
Public Security Minister François Bonnardel said that as of Wednesday morning, 34 municipalities were still affected and 38 homes remained flooded. At the height of the events of Storm Debby, there was talk of 86 municipalities affected and 2,300 homes flooded.
Fifty-three roads are also still affected, according to the minister’s report.
“The rivers are still high and there are structures that need to be rebuilt,” explained Michèle Fleury.
“So we issued this special bulletin to warn of a possibility that there could be heavy showers this afternoon.”