
Update 7:50 a.m.: BC Hydro restored power overnight to 175,000 customers, as 272K were impacted by storm
UPDATE 7:50 A.M. WEDNESDAY: BC Hydro says crews made “significant progress” overnight restoring power to over 175,000 customers, nearly two-thirds of the more than 272,000 customers who were impacted. BC Hydro says restoration work will continue throughout the day.
The special weather statement for Chilliwack and the Fraser Valley has ended. Chilliwack currently has no power outages as of 5:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. Winds have diminished significantly compared to Tuesday night, and the eastern Fraser Valley has emerged relatively unscathed compared to its Vancouver Island counterparts, where multiple roads and highways were closed due to downed trees or power lines at one point Tuesday evening.
As of Wednesday morning at 6:35 a.m., a little over 89,000 BC Hydro customers on Vancouver Island are still without power. BC Hydro says, “We have all available crews responding to the extensive damage caused by strong winds. Crews will continue to work around the clock to restore power.”
Washington state was battered by fierce winds that resulted in over 500,000 customers losing power, as trees fell on vehicles, buses and power lines throughout the region.