Hurricane Debby has caused significant damage and flooding in Quebec, particularly in the Greater Montreal area, including the cities of , Laval, Montreal, Longueuil, as well as Quebec City, Lévis, Nominingue, and others.
The rainfall has amounted to the equivalent of a month’s worth of precipitation. Due to the strong winds and flooding, 227,000 customers are without power across the province.
For the Ontario side
Rain began at Ottawa International Airport between 4 and 5 a.m. on Friday and in Kingston between 7 and 8 a.m.
By 10 a.m., Ottawa, capital of Canada had received nearly 30 millimetres of rain, and by 2 p.m., that amount had increased to nearly 56 millimetres, according to Environment Canada. This surpassed Ottawa’s previous August 9 rainfall record of 42.7 millimetres set in 1946.
The city’s August daily record stands at 71.1 millimetres from August 11, 1887.
Maniwaki also saw a significant increase, with 78 millimetres of rain recorded by 2 p.m., effectively doubling its daily record.
From the start in USA
Hurricane Debby made its initial landfall as a Category 1 hurricane early Monday in Florida.
Since then, the storm has been downgraded, but as of Thursday, it still had maximum sustained winds of 80 km/h as it continued its northeast trajectory.
In the aftermath of the storm, at least six people have died in Florida and Georgia.
