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Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm watch Monday morning for the Montreal area.
“Conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms capable of producing very strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy downpours this afternoon and evening,” the meteorological agency says in the watch.
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Similar alerts were issued from the Ontario border to St-Hyacinthe and from the U.S. border to north of the upper Laurentians.
If you’re looking for a bright side, it’s that the UV index will be quite low.
Expect a high of 22 C during the day, with a humidex of 27 and a UV index of 3, or moderate. At night, a low of 16 C.
Meanwhile in the U.S.
Powerful storms killed at least 18 people, injured hundreds and left a wide trail of destruction across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where dozens sought shelter in a restroom during the latest deadly weather to strike the central U.S.
The storms inflicted their worst damage in a region spanning from north of Dallas to the northwest corner of Arkansas, and the system threatened to bring more violent weather to other parts of the Midwest. By Monday, forecasters said, the greatest risk would shift to the east, covering a broad swath of the country from Alabama to near New York City.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency early Monday in a post on X, citing “multiple reports of wind damage and tornadoes.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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