The Mont-Joli sector, in Bas-Saint-Laurent, is under a tornado alert.
Posted at 6:36 p.m.
At 6:05 p.m., Environment Canada issued this alert due to severe thunderstorms in the area that could produce a possible tornado. Destructive winds, large hail and intense rain in places are also to be watched.
“This is a dangerous situation that can cause fatal injuries. A tornado warning is issued when there are or will be thunderstorms that produce or will probably produce tornadoes,” it says on the website of the Quebec Ministry of Public Security.
“Seek shelter immediately if a threatening weather phenomenon is approaching. If you hear a rumbling sound or see a funnel cloud, debris swirling near the ground or flying through the air, or any threatening weather phenomenon approaching, take shelter immediately.
Note that the alert also concerns the territory of the Rimouski wildlife reserve.