A tornado watch was issued by Environment Canada for several areas of the province on Saturday.
Beauce, Estrie, Bois-Francs, Mauricie and Capitale-Nationale are sectors at risk.
Conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms that might produce tornadoes this followingnoon. Strong winds, large hail and heavy rain are also possible.
Severe thunderstorms:
– Charlevoix
-Gatineau
– Upper Gatineau – Hare – Papineau
– Kamouraska – Rivière-du-Loup – Trois-Pistoles
– Lachute – Saint-Jerome
– Lanaudiere
– Laurentians
– Montreal – Laval
– Mont-Tremblant Park – Saint-Michel-des-Saints
– Temiscouata
– Richelieu Valley – Saint-Hyacinthe
– Vaudreuil – Soulanges – Huntingdon
Tornado:
– Beauce
– Drummondville – Bois-Francs
– Mauricie
– Montmagny – L’Islet
– Québec
