Storm dumps snow on Ontario, Quebec
Weather forces school closures in Quebec, knocks out power for 160,000
Last Updated: Monday, April 16, 2007 | 10:45 AM ET
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/04/16/spring-storm-mon.html
The calendar says it's spring, but morning commuters in parts of eastern Ontario and Quebec had a wintry start to the work week.
Snowfall and high winds knocked tree branches down in Quebec City Monday morning.
(CBC)
A massive storm moving up the eastern seaboard was expected to dump between 15 and 25 centimetres of wet and heavy snow on Cornwall and Prescott, Ont., Monday. As of 2 a.m. ET, Environment Canada said areas of Cornwall had already received 12 cm.
Environment Canada did not issue snowfall warnings for Ottawa, but members of Parliament returning from a two-week Easter break will be met by 30 to 50 millimetres of rain and snow.
In Montreal and southern Quebec, between 12 and 20 cm of slushy snow fell, according to Environment Canada.
Quebec City, meanwhile, had wind warnings for northeasterly gusts that were expected to blast at up to 90 km/h Monday, with 5 to 10 cm of wet snow expected before the day's end.
The storm forced several Quebec schools to close Monday because of power outages and bad road conditions. The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board closed a number of schools in the Lanaudière and Laurentian regions.
The closures include:
* Joliette elementary and high schools (Lanaudière).
* Rawdon elementary and middle schools.
* Franklin Hill Elementary, Repentigny.
* Morin Heights Elementary.
* Ste-Agathe elementary and high schools.
* Laurentian Regional High School.
More than 160,000 Hydro-Québec customers were reported to be without power mid Monday morning after heavy winds and snow knocked out several electricity lines in the Laurentian and Lanaudière regions.
Storm echoes in Maritimes
The snow won't push into the Maritimes although New Brunswick is expected to get 60 mm of rain and some strong winds.
As well, a storm surge warning is in effect for an area stretching from Halifax to Yarmouth.
The storm coming into Canada made its way through the eastern United States from New York, which was bombarded by rain Sunday.
At least one person died and hundreds of flights were cancelled along the U.S. eastern seaboard Sunday as a result of the storm.
That's on top of the five deaths blamed on the same storm system as it swept through the Plains Friday and Saturday.
Authorities in South Carolina said one person was killed and four seriously injured when high winds damaged dozens of homes in Sumter County.
Airlines cancelled more than 500 flights at the New York area's three major airports.
The storm also forced the cancellation of five major league baseball games.
More than 140 mm of rain had fallen in the New York region by Sunday night and up to 150 mm more was predicted to fall by the morning.
Authorities warn that high tide is likely to bring coastal flooding on Long Island, where falling tree limbs have cut off power to 1,500 households.
Weather forces school closures in Quebec, knocks out power for 160,000
Last Updated: Monday, April 16, 2007 | 10:45 AM ET
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/04/16/spring-storm-mon.html
The calendar says it's spring, but morning commuters in parts of eastern Ontario and Quebec had a wintry start to the work week.
Snowfall and high winds knocked tree branches down in Quebec City Monday morning.
(CBC)
A massive storm moving up the eastern seaboard was expected to dump between 15 and 25 centimetres of wet and heavy snow on Cornwall and Prescott, Ont., Monday. As of 2 a.m. ET, Environment Canada said areas of Cornwall had already received 12 cm.
Environment Canada did not issue snowfall warnings for Ottawa, but members of Parliament returning from a two-week Easter break will be met by 30 to 50 millimetres of rain and snow.
In Montreal and southern Quebec, between 12 and 20 cm of slushy snow fell, according to Environment Canada.
Quebec City, meanwhile, had wind warnings for northeasterly gusts that were expected to blast at up to 90 km/h Monday, with 5 to 10 cm of wet snow expected before the day's end.
The storm forced several Quebec schools to close Monday because of power outages and bad road conditions. The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board closed a number of schools in the Lanaudière and Laurentian regions.
The closures include:
* Joliette elementary and high schools (Lanaudière).
* Rawdon elementary and middle schools.
* Franklin Hill Elementary, Repentigny.
* Morin Heights Elementary.
* Ste-Agathe elementary and high schools.
* Laurentian Regional High School.
More than 160,000 Hydro-Québec customers were reported to be without power mid Monday morning after heavy winds and snow knocked out several electricity lines in the Laurentian and Lanaudière regions.
Storm echoes in Maritimes
The snow won't push into the Maritimes although New Brunswick is expected to get 60 mm of rain and some strong winds.
As well, a storm surge warning is in effect for an area stretching from Halifax to Yarmouth.
The storm coming into Canada made its way through the eastern United States from New York, which was bombarded by rain Sunday.
At least one person died and hundreds of flights were cancelled along the U.S. eastern seaboard Sunday as a result of the storm.
That's on top of the five deaths blamed on the same storm system as it swept through the Plains Friday and Saturday.
Authorities in South Carolina said one person was killed and four seriously injured when high winds damaged dozens of homes in Sumter County.
Airlines cancelled more than 500 flights at the New York area's three major airports.
The storm also forced the cancellation of five major league baseball games.
More than 140 mm of rain had fallen in the New York region by Sunday night and up to 150 mm more was predicted to fall by the morning.
Authorities warn that high tide is likely to bring coastal flooding on Long Island, where falling tree limbs have cut off power to 1,500 households.
