B.C. windstorm

Power lines are seen against cloudy skies near Murvale, Ont. northwest of Kingston, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. Power outages stretched into a second day for tens of thousands of BC Hydro customers, as crews continued to repair the damage caused by Friday’s fierce storms throughout British Columbia’s south coast.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Thousands remain without power after B.C. windstorm, snow in the forecast

Parts of Metro Vancouver could see some wet snow, Environment Canada says

 

Red dots show power outages in Surrey on Saturday morning, Nov. 5. (Map: bchydro.com/power-outages/app/outage-map.html)

UPDATE: Surrey one of the hardest hit by Friday night’s windstorm

The windstorm left 330,000 BC Hydro customers without power

 

Red dots show power outages in Surrey on Thursday morning, Oct. 27. (Map: bchydro.com/power-outages/app/outage-map.html)

UPDATE: Storm closes Highway 1 in both directions in Burnaby, cuts power in parts of Surrey

BC Hydro says months of record-breaking dry weather have set B.C. up for the perfect storm

 

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Strong snow storm forecast for Highway 3

Allison Pass is expected to get between 15 and 20 cm of snow

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Aisle at the Vernon Superstore. (Jenny Smith/ Vernon Morning Star)

Product shortage at Okanagan grocery stores, due to highway closures

Save On Foods was without produce Tuesday morning

Aisle at the Vernon Superstore. (Jenny Smith/ Vernon Morning Star)
The White Rock Pier has been temporarily closed due to weather, the city announced. (Alex Browne photo)

White Rock Pier temporarily closed due to storm, high tide

Popular structure to be barricaded as precautionary measure, city says

The White Rock Pier has been temporarily closed due to weather, the city announced. (Alex Browne photo)
A U.S. sailboat crashes up against the shore of White Rock beach after running aground. The boat came unattached and floated into Canadian waters as a result of the heavy winds that battered the west coast from Vancouver Island to California Monday. (Brenda Anderson photo)

PHOTOS: U.S. sailboat runs aground on White Rock beach during windstorm

City of White Rock, Coast Guard worked to remove boat from the shore, RCMP say

A U.S. sailboat crashes up against the shore of White Rock beach after running aground. The boat came unattached and floated into Canadian waters as a result of the heavy winds that battered the west coast from Vancouver Island to California Monday. (Brenda Anderson photo)
Storm watchers take in the waves off Ucluelet. (Westerly file photo)

Storm warning: B.C. West Coast prepares as best it can for inevitable rough weather

BC Hydro ready as La Nina returns, with expected intensified winds and rainfall

Storm watchers take in the waves off Ucluelet. (Westerly file photo)
When the wind howls, trees can come down and bring power lines with them. (Lexi Bainas/News Staff)

Heavy winds leave over 44,000 in Lower Mainland without power, 100,000 across B.C.

Crews working to restore 97 separate outages in Lower Mainland, 355 across province

When the wind howls, trees can come down and bring power lines with them. (Lexi Bainas/News Staff)
An overnight windstorm caused power outages throughout the Lower Mainland, including in Surrey. BC Hydro says crews are working on the outages this morning (Jan. 13, 2021). (Map: BC Hydro)

Wind storm causes power outages in parts of Surrey

A few thousand are without power, mostly in Cloverdale and South Surrey

An overnight windstorm caused power outages throughout the Lower Mainland, including in Surrey. BC Hydro says crews are working on the outages this morning (Jan. 13, 2021). (Map: BC Hydro)
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VIDEO: Abbotsford fire crews battle destructive garage fire in midst of morning windstorm

Crews endure ‘bitter cold,’ lack of fire hydrants in 90 km/h winds

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