Updated: 6:55 pm, Tuesday, January 30th:
BC Hydro says there are now only 112 customers left without power.
Updated: 5:49 pm, Tuesday, January 30th:
According to BC Hydro, thereĀ are 354 customers still dealing with outages in the Prince George area.
Update: 12:30:
BC Hydro has posted the following update:
Crews have made good progress on Tuesday morning to restore power to more than 3,000 customers in the Prince George area after a powerful windstorm hit the Central Interior overnight. Crews are responding as fast as they can to restore power to the remaining customers. Please continue to check the outage list for up-to-date information including estimated restoration times. Thanks for your patience as we work to restore power.
Original Story:
Roughly 4,000 people in Prince George remain without power due to a series of outages according to BC Hydro.
About 1,900 people in the Hart area are impacted. The area west of Glengarry Road, south of Chief Lake Road, and North of Cranbrook Hill does not have an estimated time when the lights will go back on.
Another outage is being reported West of Monterey Road and south of Richet Street.
In addition, south of 1st Avenue, north of Highway 16 along with east of Carney Street, and west of Quebec Street has left 744 people in the dark. Crews are on site.
Most outages across the city are due to fallen trees or power poles due to the gusty winds overnight.
Some signs outside businesses also did not survive the wind.
We will have more information when it becomes available.
A full list of outages can be found here.
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