Tropical storm Debby’s last gasps will hit Canada. Here’s where

Large parts of Ontario and Quebec are expected to experience heavy rainfall this week as remnants of tropical storm Debby make their way from the United States into Canada, scientists at Environment and Climate Change Canada said on Thursday.

The storm, which is currently over the Carolinas, is expected to move towards Canada.

“It is forecast to accelerate and weaken into a tropical depression as it tracks across the eastern United States today, ultimately becoming post-tropical on Friday,” Jennifer Smith, national warning preparedness meteorologist at Environment Canada, told reporters.

Smith said the remnants of the storm will interact with a low-pressure system over the Great Lakes. This could bring impactful rainfall before the storm moves east into Atlantic Canada.

“An added challenge to the forecast is the likelihood of showers and thunderstorms to develop across eastern Ontario and southern Quebec, ahead of the arrival of the remnants of Debby, enhancing rain totals in those regions,” Smith said.

She said rainfall could begin as early as Thursday. Showers, possibly thunderstorms, are expected to develop across eastern Ontario, including southwestern Ontario from Toronto to Georgian Bay, and Algonquin Park east to southern Quebec, including Montreal and the Laurentians.

Tropical storm <a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/Debby?src=hash&ref_src=» https:>#Debby

continues to produce heavy rain in the southeast U.S. Moisture from Debby is expected to stream northward later this week producing more heavy rain from the mid-Atlantic States into parts of central and eastern Canada. pic.twitter.com/1Gn9B4IQvu

— ECCC Canadian Hurricane Centre (@ECCC_CHC) <a href=«https://twitter.com/ECCC_CHC/status/1821216047346647354?ref_src=»