| Comments | Montreal QC, January 5, 1994. Snowfalls of up to 25 cm, winds gusting to 70 km/hr, temperatures of 18°C or lower and almost zero visibility caused major highway accidents that killed at least 6 people near Montréal and caused up to 100-car pileups; airports, bus terminals and many highways, bridges and tunnels were closed; prolonged power failures left about 6000 homes in Montréal without heat or light overnight. |