Lightning strikes overnight continue to cause headaches for homeowners.
Bruce Owen, a spokesperson for Manitoba Hydro, said lightning strikes caused outages around 1 a.m. after a thunderstorm rolled into Winnipeg. About 2,500 customers were without power at the height of the outage.
Owen said affected areas include Selkirk, Headingly, St. Bonafice, Old St. Vital, River Heights, Tuxedo and Polo park.
#mboutage Lightening strikes in Headingley, River Heights, St. Boniface knocked out power starting 1 a.m. Full restoration in 1 hr.
— Manitoba Hydro (@manitobahydro) May 23, 2016
#mboutage Outages in Winnipeg, Selkirk & east of city due to overnight storm. If still no power, please report https://t.co/vZMTKWqN1B
— Manitoba Hydro (@manitobahydro) May 23, 2016
Staff are responding. Approximately 50 customers affected. Power on within the hour. https://t.co/6jLOBEzKyJ
— Manitoba Hydro (@manitobahydro) May 23, 2016
#mboutage Crews now responding to more outages in Winnipeg. Downed wires (trees, wind). Academy & Wellington Cres. & St Matthews & Empress.
— Manitoba Hydro (@manitobahydro) May 23, 2016
Owne said power has been restored to most areas. The outages in River Heights, Tuxedo and Polo Park happend Monday afternoon after strong winds knocked down lines, and crews were still out trying to restore power as of 6:30 p.m.
He estimated power would be restored within two hours. He also urged people to report power outages in their neighbourhoods.
“As people come home from their weekend, they might not have power in their home, because a tree might have gone dwon in their neighbourhood, and we need them to report it,” he said.
To report an outage in your area, go to this website: https://www.hydro.mb.ca/outage/
