Thousands of people are without power on Friday, Jan. 10 across British Columbia due to a powerful windstorm that is hitting the South Coast.
According to BC Hydro's outage list, a whopping 12,305 customers in the Lower Mainland and along the Sunshine Coast are without power. There are 24 outages listed, and while a few of them are due to scheduled work, others are under investigation.
Earlier this morning, Environment Canada issued a wind warning for parts of Metro Vancouver noting that "Strong winds that may cause damage are expected or occurring." Strong southeasterly winds of 70 km/h gusting 90 km/h near the water developed over the morning, but are expected to drop below warning later this afternoon.
Currently, 4,000 customers in Surrey, 1,070 customers in Abbotsford, 1,850 costumers in Maple Ridge, 4,800 in Burnaby and Port Moody, and 400 customers in Langley are without power. In addition, the BC Hydro website shows a number of other places with power outages, including the City of Vancouver.
Crews will be heading to an outage in #Abbotsford affecting 1,070 customers. You can find the latest updates on our mobile site: https://t.co/UlTT973BtH pic.twitter.com/vlXMmumg30
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) January 10, 2020
Crews will be heading to an outage in #MapleRidge affecting 1,850 customers. They expect arrive on site at 10:30 a.m. and will share updates here: https://t.co/4OHgJ2VV3Q pic.twitter.com/o4sZYYqYTW
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) January 10, 2020
Crews will be heading to outages in #Burnaby and #PortMoody affecting 4,800 customers. You can find the latest information on our mobile site: https://t.co/7qllTUk6y4 pic.twitter.com/lNfFniQ7k5
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) January 10, 2020
Crews are on their way to an outage affecting 400 customers in #LangleyBC. They’ll share updates here: https://t.co/Sip50sF6kI pic.twitter.com/SAmHWbgYrj
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) January 10, 2020
A crew will be heading to an outage affecting 4,000 customers in #SurreyBC. They’ll share updates here: https://t.co/yD22kX3wNt pic.twitter.com/FhPuLQQINa
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) January 10, 2020
Damage to buildings, such as to roof shingles and windows, may occur due to the windstorm. Loose objects may be tossed by the wind and cause injury or damage.
Call 1 800 BCHYDRO (1 800 224 9376) or *HYDRO (*49376) on your mobile or report it online.
If you see a fallen power line, stay back at least 10 metres and call 911.
