High winds knock out power, down trees in overnight storm
Perhaps all those but very heavy sleepers were awoken by a sudden wind storm early Friday morning that toppled trees and power lines.
The high winds began around 1 a.m., according to Environment Canada, with gusts of up to 60 km/h from the west at the Vancouver Airport. By 4 a.m. the storm reached wind speeds of 54 km/h with gusts of 72 km/h.
BC Hydro reported a number of power outages affecting thousands of people across Metro Vancouver, including Richmond, Surrey, Port Moody, Delta, Langley and Vancouver. As of 8 a.m. Friday morning, 1120 customers remained without power, mostly due to downed trees across wires.
The biggest outage is currently in Anmore, Port Moody where 616 customers are powerless. BC Hydro expects full power to be restored to that area by 9:30 a.m. this morning. In Vancouver, a small number of customers are powerless near Collingwood St. between West 2nd Ave. and West 4th. In the Southlands neighbourhood, 107 customers have been without power since 2 a.m. this morning due to a fallen tree.
It’s been a crazy morning. Wind has been knocking trees down, cutting power, littering streets. #cbc #Vancouver pic.twitter.com/vADEzpUMG6
— Rafferty Baker (@raffertybaker) June 12, 2015
Crazy wind storm last night. Was stepping over branches and patio furniture while dog walking this morning. #Vancouver #westend — Sharon Wish (@bluechameleon) June 12, 2015
Wind is keeping hydro crews busy this morning. Richmond the worst hit but look at this in Vancouver’s West End. pic.twitter.com/RYziUJuDw5
— Greg Harper (@GS_Harper) June 12, 2015
Some serious wind-action this morning in #Vancouver…the Seabus should be interesting! — Martino (@blackheron) June 12, 2015
Ugh…dissapointed the wind knocked over and broke a 40 pound bowl and cabinet on our balcony #Vancouver #wind. Got very little sleep :/
— Dale (@DaleVancouver) June 12, 2015
Woke up to a windstorm in Vancouver. I thought my neighbour was moving his patio furniture at 1:30am, damn wind! — Nathan Brophy (@n8brophy) June 12, 2015
YA!!!!! My building is swaying OMG #Vancouver wind storm https://t.co/w9AE81W5Jh
— François Péladeau (@vancityhotshots) June 12, 2015
The wind blew my sleep away. — Oswaldo Perez Cabrer (@sonicvortex) June 12, 2015
Today’s YVR wind engineered by strong mass convergence aloft. Cold air is forced together and sinks fast. pic.twitter.com/ibbkYvvj1U
— Chris Doyle (@ensembleator) June 12, 2015
Few #westend trees damaged from last nite wind RT @WadeSimons pic.twitter.com/rTfH9agdXQ” — Alex Dabrowski (@alexdabrows) June 12, 2015
There was a veritable sandstorm at Kits Beach when I went down to get some shots of the ocean. #cbc #Vancouver pic.twitter.com/YwKjT6Z4Kx
— Rafferty Baker (@raffertybaker) June 12, 2015
Coast Guard has been very busy scrambling around securing small boats that are dragging anchor. #cbc pic.twitter.com/rTdx8R371Y — Rafferty Baker (@raffertybaker) June 12, 2015
— Nafeesa Karim (@nafeesakarim) June 12, 2015
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