Tropical storm Debby remnants brings significant rainfall to Montreal, Eastern Canada

Vehicles drive slowly through water overflowing on to highway 30 in Vaudreuil-Dorion west of Montreal after heavy rains hit the area on Friday, August 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter McCabe

Montreal was drenched in a record amount of rain Friday as a storm system continued to pass through Eastern Canada.

Environment Canada figures show Montreal received 157 millimetres of rain on Friday, which broke the previous all-time daily record for rainfall set back in November 1996.

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