A swath of southern Quebec is expected to be hit by heavy rain and high winds tonight as the remnants of tropical storm Nicole pushes wet weather into the region.
Environment Canada warns that between 50 and 80 mm of rain are expected to land in Montreal and as far east as Rimouski by Thursday evening.
The most intense downpour is expected to stretch from Montérégie to the lower St. Lawrence.
Drummondville and Quebec City are also expected to get soaked, as the low pressure cell created by tropical storm Nicole pushes a band of heavy rain northward on its slow move across Virginia.
The area is already seeing the first of the downpour. Portions of northwestern New Brunswick are also expected to see heavy rain Thursday evening.
Portions of eastern Ontario are expected to get wet, with as much as 80 mm of rain in store for the Cornwall area.
Tropical storm Nicole first appeared around Cuba on Wednesday. Two people were killed in flooding and mudslides in Jamaica.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center reported that Nicole dissipated Wednesday evening, although heavy wind and rain did remain a concern for the U.S. eastern seaboard.
Gale winds were expected along the coastline and flood warnings had been issued from North Carolina to eastern New York.
In South Carolina, dozens of families were forced from their homes by high water levels. Flights were also delayed or cancelled along the Eastern Seaboard.
"It's this giant bead of moisture hooking up with a front draped across the east coast, which is basically just dumping rain over a very, very large area," said Jason Samenow, chief meteorologist with the Washington Post.
With a report from CTV's Joy Malbon
