Quebec officials on high alert for flooding with rain, spring thaw
MONTREAL — Rainfall in southwestern Quebec and warmer weather expected later this week have officials keeping close tabs on potential springtime flooding in different parts of the province, civil authorities said Monday.
The Hydro-Meteo monitoring service said water levels were particularly high in parts of the Eastern Townships, the Outaouais area near Ottawa and the region just south of Montreal.
Officials were also keeping tabs on Quebec City and the Beauce region southwest of the provincial capital.
Environment Canada said between 25 and 40 millimetres of rain was expected to fall through Monday, tracing a route toward the Charlevoix region northeast of Quebec City.