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Environment Canada has issued a strong-wind warning for the western part of Metro Vancouver.
At 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday night, the national meteorology agency reported strong gusty winds coming from the west and northwest, associated with a trough of low pressure that would be arriving in Vancouver shortly.
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This was expected to come with heavy rain and a risk of thunderstorms.
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“Loose objects may be tossed by the wind and cause injury or damage. High winds may result in power outages and fallen tree branches,” Environment Canada stated.
The cities expected to be impacted the most are Vancouver, Richmond, Burnaby, New Westminster and Delta.
As of 10:45 p.m., there were 16,057 customers without power in the Lower Mainland, related to 30 outages. On Vancouver Island, which was also hit with the winds, there were just under 8,000 residences without power from 15 outages.
The strong wind event is expected to be passed by Wednesday morning.
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