Power outages continue in Quebec
Power outages continue in various parts of Quebec after the ferocious storm Saturday that spared Montreal. Hydro‑Quebec is working to reconnect 80% of the outages Monday.
Power outages continue in various parts of Quebec after the ferocious storm Saturday that spared Montreal. Hydro‑Quebec is working to reconnect 80% of the outages Monday.
Blork 10:45 on 2022-05-23 Permalink
The way we were spared is almost magical and spooky, like the parting of the Red Sea or something. Leaves me in a weird state of anticipation, like waiting for the other shoe to drop. Like “we’re next.”
maggie rose 11:43 on 2022-05-23 Permalink
Though, I still can’t forget the surprising number of old trees we lost to a freak high wind event in 2020, especially in NDG. Some were replaced, but the damage left a lot of empty places and I still miss them! https://mtlcityweblog.com/2020/04/14/winds-take-out-trees-power/
James 14:40 on 2022-05-23 Permalink
@maggie rose:
You might be thinking about this storm in 2017 that hit NDG park hard: https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/cleanup-underway-after-devastating-storm-hits-montreal-1.3557887
mare 15:53 on 2022-05-23 Permalink
@Blork Storms are known to bounce off lakes and waterways. So Montreal being and island might have been instrumental.
I was cycling on Gouin along the Back River (and swimming), and when big clouds were forming, I went back. The clouds became darker and darker and the sky went almost black-green at the other side of the river, but they stayed there, and only a few drops fell on me. Luckily no branches either, but there were quite a few on the ground, and between/around the senior residents towers there were really powerful gusts that almost blew me off my bike.
maggie rose 19:27 on 2022-05-23 Permalink
Ta, James, the years do flow together at times! The microburst, yes.
Kate 21:56 on 2022-05-23 Permalink
It didn’t feel like five years ago to me, either!
Blork 22:16 on 2022-05-23 Permalink
Everything before 2020 feels like a blur of ancient history to me.