The clocks sprang forward for daylight savings time overnight Saturday night, but Metro Vancouver residents didn’t get to see their extra hour of sunlight Sunday, as a powerful storm brought strong wind and heavy rain to B.C.’s South Coast.
Environment Canada issued a wind warning for Metro Vancouver, as gusts as high as 90 kilometres per hour were expected.
Weather conditions forced BC Ferries to delay sailings from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay, and downed trees and power lines caused had BC Hydro responding to more than 40 different outages affecting thousands across the Lower Mainland and southern Vancouver Island.
In Washington State, winds were so strong, they flipped a semi truck on its side and knocked down trees all over the coast. At least 250,000 lost power south of the border as the storm passed through.
It’s the second major storm to hit the region in a week. Thursday’s storm caused localized flooding, and a 57-year-old woman was killed when a hemlock tree tore through a roof.
The strongest winds in Sunday’s storm were expected to occur between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.
With files from CTV Vancouver’s St. John Alexander
