More than 20,000 customers were without power in the Lower Mainland Saturday morning.
At one point, 20,235 customers were affected in the morning due to the windstorm.
Several of the outages were due to downed trees on hydro wires.
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At the peak of the windstorm, BC Hydro said there was about 52,000 customers without power across the province.
BC Hydro says the windstorm hit the Fraser Valley “pretty hard,” as well as southern Vancouver Island, the Gulf Island, Squamish and Pemberton.
For a full list of the outages, click here.
Currently, there is a strong wind warning in effect for the Fraser Valley.
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#BCStorm update – At the peak of this windstorm about 52,000 customers were without power. Here’s an update on restoration efforts from our team. Please continue to find the latest outage info at https://t.co/JY7BGL1bO4. pic.twitter.com/ixvgpwDD2B
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) March 14, 2020
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