(Montreal) Environment Canada issued a slew of special weather statements Wednesday evening for most parts of Quebec, as well as the four Atlantic provinces, due to the passage of the remnants of the tropical storm. Nicole.
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In Quebec, only the Outaouais, Pontiac, Témiscamingue, Baie-James, Hautes-Laurentides and Basse-Côte-Nord regions should be spared.
All the others, from Montreal to Bas-Saint-Laurent, will experience rainy and windy weather conditions Friday evening and Saturday. The amounts of rain will be significant for southern, central and eastern Quebec, according to the federal agency, which adds that very strong winds will mainly affect the central and eastern sectors.
Similar conditions will prevail in the Laurentians, Mauricie, Estrie and Beauce, in the Quebec region and in Charlevoix.
On the North Shore, the major depression will bring a mix of precipitation for the end of the week. The amounts of snow and ice could be significant in certain sectors, but Environment Canada cannot yet specify them. Further to the northeast, in Sept-Îles and Havre-Saint-Pierre, the storm is expected to manifest in the form of significant amounts of snow, strong winds and blowing snow, and possibly freezing rain.
In Gaspé and Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, rain, ice, sleet and very strong winds are expected on Saturday and the combination of these winds and medium amplitude tides could cause waves to break along the coast, Saturday afternoon.
In Abitibi, a freezing rain warning is in effect for most sectors, including those of La Sarre, Lebel-sur-Quévillon, but a little further north, in Matagami, snowfall will leave an accumulation 15 to 20 centimeters from Thursday afternoon until Friday.
On the other hand, Environment Canada predicts that the remains of Nicole will invade the Maritimes on Saturday. The heavy rain will start early in the morning; Up to 50 millimeters of rain could fall through the evening and strong northwesterly winds gusting up to 80 kilometers will accompany this rain. The federal agency also predicts high water levels in Chaleur Bay on Saturday.
Newfoundland and Labrador could receive freezing rain or snow from Saturday evening to Sunday morning.