Tornado warning montreal

Police in Drummondville said there are so far no reports of any damage. They said they were not aware of the tornado warning.

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Tornado warning montreal

Environment Canada confirmed a tornado touched down near Mirabel airport on Thursday afternoon, as the Greater Montreal area was hit by a severe thunderstorm. As of p. The severe thunderstorm warning for Montreal was lifted early Thursday evening as the storm continued down the St. Environment Canada said there were no reports of injuries or damage from the Mirabel tornado, which was observed by the weather observer at the airport. The heavy rainstorm caused localized flooding in low-lying areas like underpasses. Flooding also caused at least a two-hour delay on a section of westbound Highway 20 near Angrignon Blvd. A motorist caught in the tie-up told the Montreal Gazette that motorists had begun driving in the wrong direction on the shoulder of the road to extricate themselves. Bus passengers had disembarked and were walking on the road, the person added, and some people were getting out of their immobilized vehicles to relieve themselves. The show has been rescheduled for Monday. A tornado touched down in Ottawa in the Barrhaven area earlier Thuesday. Kim Ayotte, general manager of emergency and protective services for the City of Ottawa, said at least one tornado touched down in the Barrhaven area.

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Two severe weather alerts were issued in the Montreal area: one shortly before 3 p. Simon Legault, an ECCC meteorologist, said high levels of humidity and warmth Thursday morning, combined with a sudden lift in air particles came together to trigger the tornado. In a weather assessment published Thursday evening, ECCC said the province had been hit by "severe thunderstorms, heavy downpours and at least one tornado," referring to the the one it confirmed in Mirabel. It said a funnel cloud was reported in Vaudreuil but that it was working to confirm the event. A funnel cloud has similar properties to a tornado, but does not touch land.

Environment Canada confirmed a tornado touched down near Mirabel airport on Thursday afternoon, as the Greater Montreal area was hit by a severe thunderstorm. As of p. The severe thunderstorm warning for Montreal was lifted early Thursday evening as the storm continued down the St. Environment Canada said there were no reports of injuries or damage from the Mirabel tornado, which was observed by the weather observer at the airport. The heavy rainstorm caused localized flooding in low-lying areas like underpasses.

Tornado warning montreal

Environment Canada confirmed a tornado touched down in the Montreal area Thursday as a severe storm system swept through the city and caused major flooding. Meteorologist Monica Vaswani said the tornado was spotted by an observer at the Mirabel airport, about 50 kilometres northwest of the Island of Montreal. A tornado warning, urging caution about "a dangerous and potentially life-threatening situation" caused by the storm for the Montreal area was lifted around p. The City of Montreal said there were about 15 underpasses across the city that were flooded as of 6 p. Flash floods in Montreal. CTVNews pic. I didn't see the guy that was behind me make it through the water. I'm like, I'm not going to make it," she said.

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Environment Canada confirmed one tornado touched down north of Montreal and a second is suspected to have hit southwest of the city as severe thunderstorms ripped across eastern Ontario and Quebec on Thursday. The confirmed tornado was in a field near the airport in Mirabel, Que. The other tornado is suspected to have hit an area with no built infrastructure in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que.

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