BC Storm: Rain, winds cause havoc overnight in Metro Vancouver
It was indeed a dark and stormy night, as a powerful Pacific storm whipped through the Lower Mainland Tuesday night, causing havoc across Metro Vancouver from power outages to fallen trees.
The region was under a wind warning Tuesday, and rightly so: Strong gusts felled trees and downed power lines. An estimated 80,000 customers lost power last night, and BC Hydro continues to work on restoring service to the tens of thousands of those who remain in the dark Wednesday morning. Over 32,000 customers are reportedly out of power in the Lower Mainland/Sunshine Coast region, according to BC Hydro.
The @ScanBC Twitter account is full of reports of trees and power lines down and emergency crews dispatched in Surrey, White Rock, Burnaby, Delta, New Westminster, and Vancouver. The hashtag #BCStorm reveals both storm night humour and a lot of blurry photos of fallen trees.
The storms are expected to continue later today and into the weekend, according to Environment Canada.
BC Hydro’s outages span Ladner to Langley and more:
Outages in #Ladner & #DeltaBC. ETR: Noon. Clean up to continue through day & night. Updates: http://t.co/papdVQynSJ pic.twitter.com/9aGD6qUsHz
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) October 22, 2014
Outages throughout #LangleyBC ETR: Noon. Clean up to continue throughout day & night. Updates: http://t.co/BGGKflHATD pic.twitter.com/enwVBpMg7C
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) October 22, 2014
Outage area for #Burnaby. ETR: Noon. Clean up will continue throughout day & night. Updates: http://t.co/EB8h0m7Odj pic.twitter.com/4bFokPIJC7
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) October 22, 2014
Outages throughout #NorthVan & #WestVan. Crews hope to have power restored by noon. Updates: http://t.co/puUvgG9P4X pic.twitter.com/B59Qb0qsMB
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) October 22, 2014
Outage in Dunbar area of #Vancouver. Crews hope to have power restored by noon. Updates: http://t.co/2Z18mLaPrD #YVR pic.twitter.com/Z5CzjOP5he
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) October 22, 2014
Lots of trees down:
#Burnaby Fire on scene a large branch from a tree fell onto a house at 3800 Dundas St. #BCStorm pic.twitter.com/Y4WsLHzLjl
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) October 22, 2014
Neighbours tree. #bcstorm #northdelta pic.twitter.com/U0XrOueIzS
— Stephen Vanspall (@StephenVanspall) October 22, 2014
Car crushed on Beatrice in #yvr. Just under 40,000 with power out in Lower Mainland. #bcstorm pic.twitter.com/TSbs4zJvcN
— Richard Zussman (@richardzussman) October 22, 2014
This Guilford neighbourhood in #Surrey without power. Tree has come down & resting on power lines. #BCStorm pic.twitter.com/ONzjqUS0My
— Greg Harper (@GS_Harper) October 22, 2014
Hurricane force winds cut power to thousands. Threat for localized flooding remains: http://t.co/XcU6DW5Y4P #bcstorm pic.twitter.com/c4L5juvvk5
— The Weather Network (@weathernetwork) October 22, 2014
#BCStorm via @ScanBC:
#Delta Fire on scene with live hydro wires down on a metal fence near Schooner Gate & Ferry Rd. BC Hydro has no ETA. #BCstorm
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) October 22, 2014
#Vancouver Fire on scene with a large tree that has fallen onto a garage at 1200 Kootenay St. #BCstorm
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) October 22, 2014
#Surrey Fire crews are on scene at 12900 58 Ave after a tree crashed down into a family's bedroom. #BCstorm
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) October 22, 2014
#WhiteRock Fire on scene with a tree that fell and took down hydro wires. Shutting down traffic. #BCStorm
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) October 22, 2014
#Burnaby Fire is on scene with a tree crashed down onto the balcony of a house at 6700 Southpoint Drive. #BCStorm
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) October 22, 2014
Fire on scene with primary wires down on top of a car with a person inside. Crews requesting hydro. 15700 blk 28 Ave #Surrey #BCStorm
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) October 22, 2014
MORNING BRIEFING: Here's what you need to know: http://t.co/o0KvKuzBcF pic.twitter.com/6S8xrRfbss
— The Weather Network (@weathernetwork) October 22, 2014