Severe thunderstorm warnings or warnings are in effect in several areas of the province after the heat. The city of Mirabel in the Laurentians experienced a severe hail and torrential rain episode.
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At 15:12 Environment and Climate Change Canada had issued severe thunderstorm warnings for the Saint-Eustache and Vaudreuil sectors. Part of Mirabel and the Basses-Laurentides were also affected.
“Environment Canada meteorologists are monitoring a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong gusts, nickel-sized hail and torrential rain,” the agency said on its website.
A netizen sent TVA Nouvelles images of a violent hailstorm that hit Mirabel, in the Saint-Augustin sector. The noise caused by the hail is noticeable.
The passage of the storm caused the temperature at Montreal-Mirabel International Airport to drop nearly 10 degrees.
At 3pm the reported temperature was 21.6 degrees Celsius compared to 30 degrees Celsius an hour earlier.
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There is also a severe thunderstorm warning for residents of the Outaouais, Lanaudière, Laurentides, Montreal, Montérégie, Laval, Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec regions.
“Conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms, which can produce strong gusts, large hail and heavy rain this afternoon and early evening,” Environment Canada said.
Milder weather is expected in the coming days. Watch the explanations of our weather presenter in the video below.