Power has been cut off to more than 106,000 homes in Quebec, where Environment Canada reported that nearly 25 cm of snow has fallen across the province.

Montreal is among the most affected areas in terms of snow, and the weather agency expects a few more centimeters to fall.

Snowfall is expected in total amounts ranging from 20 to 30 cm, according to a severe weather warning issued by Environment Canada. "Rapid snow accumulation will make travel difficult. There may be a significant impact on rush hour traffic in urban areas. Heavy snowfall accumulation may cause tree branches to break."

Also, according to Hydro-Quebec, the areas that experienced the highest number of outages by 8:45 a.m. include Monteregie (47,927) and Estrie (32,733).

Snowfall is expected to stop by the end of Monday.

The weather is also expected to be sunny but cold for the rest of the week.