Tens of thousands of Hydro-Québec customers are deprived of electricity at the end of the day. Most of these breakdowns occurred in the Greater Montreal region, where a violent thunderstorm alert was launched.
Around 4:50 p.m., the number of private power foci reached 11,028 in the Laurentians, 10,545 in Montérégie, 8291 in Montreal and 5208 in Lanaudière.
Shortly before 4:30 p.m., it was, however, nearly 100,000 Hydro-Québec customers throughout the province who were deprived of electricity.
In the past hours, between 60 mm and 70 mm of rain would have fallen on the northern crown of Montreal. The metropolis could therefore receive a similar amount of precipitation.
Motorists in Montreal braved the torrential rain on Sunday evening.
Road closures
Sudden precipitation has caused several floods on large roads.
Here are the current closures, according to Quebec 511 :
- to Lavalthe Papineau-Leblanc bridge;
- to dimvalhighway 40 in the two directions between boulevard Henri-Bourassa west and boulevard des Sources;
- In Montrealexit 60 of highway 40, which leads to highway 13 North;
- in Pointe-Claire, The 50-N release of Highway 20, which leads to Boulevard Saint-Jean;
- in Boisbriandthe ramp that leads from motorway 15 North to highway 640 west.
Due to the heavy rains, a residential area in Saint-Eustache was flooded on July 13, 2025.
Photo : Radio-Canada
Delayed flights to Montreal-Trudeau
Thunderstorms also disrupted activities at Montreal-Trudeau airport. The weather conditions that are rampant in the metropolitan region have an impact on flight schedules, ground operations and luggage delivery
wrote the management of the airport on its website.
Several flights scheduled in the afternoon have been delayed or canceled.
“Low risk of tornado”
Earlier during the day, Environnement Canada stressed that the Ileal Island sector could receive large quantities of rain on Sunday evening. The agency also warned of a “risk of violent thunderstorm” and a “low risk of tornado”.
The conditions are conducive to the formation of dangerous thunderstorms that can produce very strong gusts, large hail and torrential rain this afternoon and tonight
specifies the federal agency.
Environment Canada had launched heat warnings on Sunday morning for many sectors in southern Quebec, southern Ontario and certain Atlantic provinces.
The Federal Agency also warned that the Humidex index could reach almost 40 in southern Quebec.
Change at the schedule of Feq
Due to the weather conditions, the organizers of the Quebec Summer Festival (FEQ) announced on social networks that the evening will start from 7 p.m.
We continue to follow the evolution of the situation and we keep you informed about our different platforms. Hopefully Lady Nature is on our side!
they wrote.
