Environment Canada issued warnings for severe thunderstorms in the Laurentians, and tornadoes in some of its sectors, Monday afternoon.
A tornado warning has been issued for the “Sainte-Adèle — Saint-Sauveur” and “Saint-Donat — Parc du Mont-Tremblant” sectors. Environment Canada recommends that people in these areas take shelter.
Severe thunderstorm alerts are in effect for the “Parc du Mont-Tremblant — Saint-Michel des Saints” region, namely in the “Mont-Tremblant — Sainte-Agathe” and “Sainte-Adèle — Saint-Sauveur” sectors.
Destructive winds, large hail and heavy rain in places may occur, meteorologists warn.
A tornado watch was also announced for Gatineau.
Environment Canada indicates that an area of thunderstorms is expected to move eastward over eastern Ontario Monday afternoon, which would create the risk of strong gusts, up to 90 km/h, and of tornado.
If a tornado approaches your area, Environment Canada recommends going indoors, to the lowest level room, away from windows and exterior walls.
The strong winds affecting different regions of Quebec have already caused several power outages, particularly in the regions of Montreal, Montérégie and Estrie, Hydro-Québec said. Around 5 p.m. Monday, there were 36,823 Hydro-Québec customers without electricity in these three regions.
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