Winds forced a tree down across Lynes Road in Falkland Monday, wiping out a power line and landing in a neighbour's yard, knocking power out for eight to nine hours.

Winds forced a tree down across Lynes Road in Falkland Monday, wiping out a power line and landing in a neighbour's yard, knocking power out for eight to nine hours.

Winds knock power out in Falkland neighbourhood

Falkland residents without power Monday due to windstorm

  • Mar. 14, 2012 3:00 p.m.

A Falkland neighbourhood took the brunt of an area windstorm Monday.

Winds forced a tree down across Lynes Road in Falkland, wiping out a power line and knocking power out for eight to nine hours for area residents.

Another tree was also knocked down by the windstorm, causind damage to a van.

Crews were on scene well into the evening Monday repairing the damage and getting power back on.

 

Vernon Morning Star