Montrealers remember the ice storm of 1998, 25 years later
The temperature in Montreal was 4 C Wednesday, unusually high for January, and for Pointe-Claire resident Lynne Green, that brings flashbacks of what happened 25 years ago.
“Some of those lines, especially in the Montérégie region, were brought down by the weight of the ice on the cables,” explained Caroline Des Rosiers, Hydro-Québec spokesperson.There was a domino effect as one collapsed transmission tower pulled others to the ground, including ones leading to Montreal.If that last one had fallen, thousands more on the island would’ve lost power.
“We moved into the airport Hilton [hotel] and we stayed there for pretty much the duration of the ice storm,” Green told Global News.Story continues below advertisement According to Marie-Eve Giguère, warning preparedness meteorologist for Environment and Climate Change Canada, though the St Lawrence valley is prone to getting ice storms, the conditions which led to the ’98 event are unusual.
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