Montreal hit by high winds and heavy rainfall

Hurricane Irene was downgraded to a tropical storm when it hit the Northeastern United States, but Montrealers still felt her wrath Sunday. 

High winds and heavy rainfall caused power outrages through Southern Quebec. According to Hydro-Quebec, as many as 180,000 people were without power. 

The 100 kilometers per hour winds also sent two office building windows crashing at the corner of Mansfield and Cathcart streets in downtown Montreal. No one was hurt. Police say it is probably because so few people were outside during the most severe parts of the storm.