80–120 mm of rain will fall by the end of Tuesday
Officials in Ste-Brigitte-de-Laval, Que., near Quebec City, told the residents of about 220 homes to leave because they were afraid that heavy rains and rising water levels could cause flash flooding.
Marc Proulx, the city manager, says that 70 millimeters of rain fell in a few hours north of the town. He also says that the water level in the Montmorency River is rising quickly, so residents were told to leave so they could do so safely.
A spokesperson for the department of public safety, Joshua Menard-Suarez, says that parts of southern and central Quebec are being watched for flooding and landslides.
Residents of Saint-Léon, ile Enchanteresse, des Remous Street, Saint-Georges Street, and des Deux-Rapides Street were also told to leave their homes.
People who need to leave their homes are asked to go to the service center at 175 Kildare Street. The Red Cross will take care of them there.
On high alert in the Eastern Township
Since Monday afternoon, heavy rain in the Eastern Townships has put the municipal public safety organization (OMSC) in Sherbrooke on high alert.
The OMSC said that rain has caused the Saint-Francois River to keep getting bigger and higher. At the Aylmer Bridge probe, the river reached 5.4 meters.
The municipal garage on the bank of the Saint-Francois River was evacuated by the City of Sherbrooke. If the river level goes above 6.4 meters, the first people will have to leave their homes.
In the Lac-Brome area, rain caused several secondary roads to flood, and the rising water even washed away a culvert. At the moment, there have been no evacuations in the area.
Rainfall warning
Environment Canada says that there will be between 80 and 120 millimeters of rain in the Quebec City area by the end of Tuesday.
As of Tuesday morning, rain warnings were still in effect for Valcartier-Stoneham, Portneuf, Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d’Orléans, and Quebec.
In Charlevoix, where a spring frost caused historic flooding on May 1, the situation is also being closely watched.
Trails have been closed in the Grands-Jardins and Hautes-Gorges de la rivière Malbaie national parks because of heavy rain in the past few days and in the days to come.
Environment Canada warns that flash flooding and water buildup on roads can happen when it rains very hard.
Many places have already gotten a lot of water in the past few days or weeks, making it harder for them to take in more.