Wind warning ends for Vancouver Island, thousands still without power

Wind warning ends for Vancouver Island, thousands still without power
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Strong waves in Sidney, B.C. on Jan. 21. Photo from Dave Tyre.

Strong waves in Sidney, B.C. on Jan. 21. Photo from Dave Tyre.

A wind warning issued by Environment Canada on Saturday has ended, but thousands are still without power across Vancouver Island.

Environment Canada had warned that winds could reach up to 100 km/h on west Vancouver Island on Saturday night. Winds up to 80 km/h were expected over the Gulf Islands, Victoria and east Vancouver Island. Winds dropped down to 30 km/h by Sunday afternoon in Victoria.

In the morning, thousands were without power across Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands due to damage from the wind. As of 3 p.m., there were still more than 7,500 BC Hydro customers without power. BC Hydro said all available resources are working to restore power but due to extensive damage, some customers may have lengthy outages. The latest updates are available on the BC Hydro website.

BC Ferries was also affected by the wind storm, with several sailings delayed or cancelled on Sunday morning. Delays continued into the afternoon, including sailing from Duke Point to Tsawwassen, Tsawwassen to to Duke Point, Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay, Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay and Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen.

High waves were also seen in Sidney Sunday morning amidst localized flooding and driftwood debris.

Strong waves in Sidney, B.C. on Jan. 21. Photo from Dave Tyre.

Strong waves in Sidney, B.C. on Jan. 21. Photo from Dave Tyre.

Strong waves in Sidney, B.C. on Jan. 21. Photo from Dave Tyre.

And Mount Washington closed Sunday following 105 centimetres of snow in a 24 hour period.

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