Updated November 2, 2024 at 10:00 p.m.
Even though it is drawing to a close, the hurricane season has not said its last word: Quebec is not yet safe from the remains of a tropical storm. Details.
The climax
Theoretically, hurricane season ends on November 30. However, the development of tropical systems remains possible as long as the waters are sufficiently warm. At the time of writing, water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico range between 26°C and 28°C. Such temperatures are more than sufficient to promote the development of a tropical system.
Let us also remember that the water temperature of the oceans varies much less than that of the continents. If a tropical storm formed in November, it could therefore take a trajectory with Quebec in its sights. It wouldn’t be the first time!
Good to know: during the last weeks of the hurricane season, tropical formations are more inclined to take a path via the American east coast, or even into the Atlantic.
Nicole and Christmas
On October 27, 2007, a Category 1 hurricane originated in the Atlantic. Christmas, downgraded to a tropical storm, hit Haiti before continuing north. On November 4, its remains lashed the Maritimes and eastern Quebec. Gusts of 130 km/h were recorded and Gaspésie was hit hard: in places, the remains of Christmas dumped more than 127 mm in less than 12 hours and nearly thirty centimeters of snow.
Very recently, Nicole’s remnants set their sights on Quebec. On November 11, 2022, 66 mm of rain fell in Montreal and more than 80 mm in the Magdalen Islands. While Sept-Îles received the equivalent of a broadside, up to 10 mm of black ice fell on the Abitibi. Nicole’s weather cocktail.
At the time of writing these lines, (another) new breath is coming to life in the Atlantic: subtropical storm Patty is born and two possible tropical formations are being closely monitored in the Gulf of Mexico. The next few days will be decisive.
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