Weekend Update

The rain has finally stopped in southern Quebec after a week long event. Most regions received between 40 and 100mm of rain. The runoff, combined with snow melt has produced a record flood on Lake Champlain with readings at 103.2 feet and expected to rise by another 2 to 4 inches before a slow decline begins and the flood eases. The good news is that except for a shower or two in the next 24 hours, we should start a period of warm and dry weather right into next week. This will allow home owners and soldiers the opportunity to begin the clean up across the region. The hard hit Richelieu Valley south of Montreal has seen some of the worst flooding ever. Thousands of homes have been inundated with numerous evacuations. Several roads are closed. The same holds true south of the border in New York and Vermont along the shores of Lake Champlain. The lake is in uncharted territory, never being this high dating back to the 1800's. Lakefront property, roads and docks are submerged.

Major flooding is also occurring across the Midwest with the Mississippi and all of its tributaries in major flood stage.

The weekend will be partly cloudy with a slight risk of a shower late Saturday, and temperatures moderating into the teens finally.
Happy Mother's Day!

Lake Champlain flood information HERE.
Quebec flood information HERE.