Thousands left without power during the peak of BC’s storm
Posted October 7, 2016 7:17 am.
Last Updated October 7, 2016 8:22 am.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The first big storm of the season has passed but spent of the night and much of the morning trying to undo the damage. At the height of it all, as many as 40,000 were without power across parts of the Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast and Vancouver Island.
NEWS 1130 Meteorologist Russ Lacate says the hardest hit areas appeared to be close to the water’s edge, around Burrard Inlet, around UBC, the West Side, Richmond, Ladner, Tsawwassen and parts of White Rock near the border.
“That’s what you’d expect with a strong southeast gale which was topping up between 50 km/h and 60 km/h. A few maximum gusts were higher than that over off-shore areas, but the wind completely relaxes during the day today.”
He adds there is more rain in store this long weekend, but no more windstorms. “There are buckets of rain on Saturday, even lasting into early Sunday then a window of better weather for the holiday Monday. But our long-range picture features more wind and more rain later next week.”
Looking a little farther into the forecast though, Russ says we can expect more storms like this in the coming months.
Chainsaw’s out. Let’s tackle that tree! @bchydro #BCStorm @BT_Vancouver @CitytvNews pic.twitter.com/jnAotBCV6N
— Andrea Macpherson (@AMacOnAir) October 7, 2016
Last night, the Sea to Sky Highway was closed north of Horseshoe Bay temporarily because of fallen trees.
