Tens of thousands of Quebecers without power after strong winds shake Montreal area

Canadian Press

Published Apr 16, 2022 • 1 minute read

A tree uprooted by a storm is pictured in this file photo. Photo by Derek Ruttan /Postmedia Network files

MONTREAL — Tens of thousands of Quebecers woke up this morning in the dark after nearly 100-kilometre per hour wind gusts took down power lines across the greater Montreal area.

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Hydro-Québec a rétabli le service à plus de la moitié des foyers en #panne. Les principales régions touchées actuellement sont les Laurentides, la Montérégie, l’Outaouais, Lanaudière, Laval, Centre-du-Québec, Montréal et l’Estrie. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/09y7gZZzHm
— Hydro-Québec (@client_hydro) April 16, 2022

The utility said this morning that about 100 teams were mobilized to restore power.

Environment Canada says high southwesterly winds were reported at several stations in the south of the province on Friday evening, causing power outages and overturned utility poles.

It reported wind gusts of 107 kilometres per hour in Terrebonne, just north of Montreal, and 92 km/h in Montreal.

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