Residents of Port Coquitlam are being asked to avoid forested areas and report any downed trees after the region was battered by an intense wind storm Tuesday night, Nov. 19.
Wednesday morning, Nov. 20, Coast Meridian Road remained closed from Lincoln to Apel, as well as Kent Avenue between Coast Meridian and Wellington, because of several downed trees and others leaning over the roadway.
The storm also caused power outages in several areas, including one that affected almost 4,000 customers on Port Coqutilam’s north side. It has since been restored.
Crews will be working to restore power to 3,488 customers in #Coquitlam. Updates will be shared here when available: https://t.co/My2JhpMVET pic.twitter.com/xtnJWmEg5w
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) November 20, 2024
But another affecting 843 customers north of Laurier Avenue and east of Coast Meridian was still ongoing as of 7:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.
Social media posts showed several large trees felled on Heritage Mountain Boulevard in Port Moody. Another said objects were being blown off balconies and roof top patios.
Objects flying off the roof top patios next door to me… guys secure your patio furniture so it doesn’t kill someone in a windstorm still have power 7:50pm #bcwx #BCStorm #PortMoody pic.twitter.com/Dzet7HgNwo
— The Home Selling Homo (@best_vancouver) November 20, 2024
In Coquitlam, a large area around Mundy Park, including parts of the Harbour Village, Ranch Park, Chineside, Laurentian Belaire, Dartmoor and Essondale neighbourhoods were without power for part of the night.
The weather system, known as a bomb cyclone, resulted in wind gusts up to 70 km/h in parts of Metro Vancouver.
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